Mogg

Mogg
Origin Umeå, Sweden
Genres Hard rock
Glam metal
Heavy metal
Melodic rock
Years active 1981–1995
Labels GMR Records
Associated acts Tryckvåg, Gotham City, Nocturnal Rites, Beautiful Grey, Brassmonkey, Great King Rat, Electric Boys, Yngwie Malmsteen, Mental Hippie Blood
Members Current members
Past members Former members

Mogg was a Swedish hard rock/glam metal band, formed in Umeå, Sweden in 1981, as an Iron Maiden influenced metal band. The name Mogg was invented to sound like "cool 1970s bands with long hair and flashy moustaches", a la Mud or Mott the Hoople.[1] They split up in 1995.

Biography

The core members were Thomas Carfors, Janne Eklund, and Mats Attaque. Thomas Broman left Mogg and joined the Swedish bands Great King Rat and the Electric Boys.[2] Several other members were part of the different incarnations of Mogg between 1981-1995,[2] including Yngwie Malmsteen drummer Bo Werner, Gotham City bassist Björn Melander[3] and Nocturnal Rites frontman, Jonny Lindqvist,[4] who came from the band Arrows.[1]

Mogg moved first to Stockholm in 1985 and then to Los Angeles in 1991, and released two albums and several singles during their career.[5] They recorded their first album From the Ice Fields at Grandmaster Recorders Studios,[6] in Hollywood, and also released a self-titled album,[7] with more grunge rock influence[8] before splitting up in 1995.

Mogg were somewhat successful in Sweden, toured a lot with among others Treat and Europe (band), played before an audience of 14 000 at an outdoor show in Kungsträdgården, Stockholm.[9] Mogg were interviewed on the leading hard rock radio show in Sweden Rockbox in 1986[10] and there are still cover bands in Sweden performing some of their songs.[11]

During their time in Los Angeles, Mogg played shows at Coconut Teaszer, and Fm Station in North Hollywood, California. Their gig at the Fm Station was in January 1995.[12] They opened for Killing Machine (band) and Tracii Guns at the Fm Station, in 1993. They also recorded soundtracks for "adult movies" including one 1992 TV movie starring Shannon Tweed, wife of Gene Simmons from Kiss, until they finally went their separate ways back in Sweden 1995.

Thomas Carfors and Janne Eklund started a brand new band called Brassmonkey[13] in 1998, also featuring John Norum bassplayer Anders "Nippe" Festader[14] and released three albums[15] that were met with positive reviews.[16]

Jonas Östman and Mats Attaque are currently members of the band Beautiful Grey [17] who released the album Fine Forever in 2007. Östman also played in grunge band Mental Hippie Blood with Anders Wikström of Treat (band)[18] and is now an established mixer/producer with among others Britney Spears 2004 hit single Toxic (song) on his resume.

On January 21, 2012 Mogg did a hometown reunion show at Scharinska in Umeå [4] to favorable reviews in the local press [5][19]

Discography

Albums

Compilations

Singles

Demos

Movie soundtracks

Band members

Current

Former

References

  1. 1 2 Västerbottens Kuriren (2013-01-18). "Mogg åter redo att ta Umeå med storm | Västerbottens-Kuriren |". Vk.se. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
  2. 1 2 3 "Umeå Rock-City". Umearockcity.com. 2010-10-20. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
  3. ↑
  4. 1 2 "Mogg spelar i Umeå igen! | 7:an". Blogg.folkbladet.nu. 2011-12-06. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
  5. 1 2 "Mogg | Festivalphoto". Festivalphoto.se. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
  6. ↑ "HÃ¥rdrock - CD". Tradera.com. 2013-09-17. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
  7. ↑ "Mogg - Encyclopaedia Metallum". The Metal Archives. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
  8. ↑ "Artists :: MOGG". MusicMight. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
  9. ↑ "Mogg återvänder till platsen där det började | Folkbladet |". Folkbladet.nu. 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
  10. ↑ "Mogg (Swe) - Interview with Björn Melander & Fly Away Demo (Rockbox 4/8-1986)". YouTube. 2012-04-28. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
  11. ↑ "FYF - I Don't Need You (Mogg).wmv". YouTube. 2010-01-09. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
  12. ↑ "Mogg". EMOL. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
  13. ↑ "BRASSMONKEY | Free Music, Mixes, Tour Dates, Photos, Videos". Myspace.com. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
  14. ↑ "Brassmonkey rockar ända till Nyköping - Kultur & Nöje" (in Swedish). Sn.se. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
  15. ↑ "Brassmonkey till Motala - Nyheter - Corren.se - Östergötlands största nyhetssajt". Corren.se. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
  16. ↑ "Går inte att få grepp på Brassmonkey - Nyheter" (in Swedish). Sn.se. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
  17. ↑ "Beautiful Grey | Free Music, Mixes, Tour Dates, Photos, Videos". Myspace.com. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
  18. ↑ http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Mental_Hippie_Blood/5576
  19. ↑ Västerbottens Kuriren. "Mogg återförenades | Västerbottens-Kuriren |". Vk.se. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
  20. ↑ "From the Ice Fields by Mogg : Reviews and Ratings". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
  21. ↑ "MOGG-From the icefields '94 CD GMR Gotham City TREAT (06/22/2010)". Worthpoint.com. 2010-06-22. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
  22. ↑ "Mogg - Rock I Umeå - Encyclopaedia Metallum". The Metal Archives. 2012-07-19. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
  23. ↑ "V/A - Sommarrock 86". Musikon.se. 2010-09-21. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
  24. ↑ "Mogg - In And Out Of Love (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
  25. ↑ "Mogg - Demo - Encyclopaedia Metallum". The Metal Archives. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
  26. ↑ "Mogg - Mogg - Encyclopaedia Metallum". The Metal Archives. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
  27. ↑ "Sexual Response (1992 TV Movie) : Soundtracks". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2013-12-07.
  28. ↑ "Legendariska Mogg på scen i Umeå | Folkbladet |". Folkbladet.nu. 2011-12-08. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
  29. ↑
  30. ↑ "Tony Reno". Wingsoftomorrow.com. 1963-02-10. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
  31. ↑ "Bo Werner Discography and Music at CD Universe". Cduniverse.com. 1972-08-27. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
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