Sator (band) explained

Sator
Landscape:	Yes
Background:	group_or_band
Origin:	Sweden
Genre:	Rock
Years Active:	1987–present
Website:	Official Website
Current Members:	Kent Norberg Hans Gäfvert Chips Kiesbye Heikki Kiviaho Michael Solén

Sator is a Swedish rock band. The band was founded in Borlänge as Sator Codex in 1981. Sator Codex released one album, "Wanna Start A Fire?" and three singles before shortening their name in 1987 and continuing without their previous lead singer Björn Clarin and changing their sound. Chips Kiesbye is also a successful producer and has worked with The Hellacopters, Sahara Hotnights, Millencolin and several other rock bands.

Members

• Kent Norberg: lead vocals, guitar
• Chips Kiesbye: lead vocals, guitar
• Hans Gäfvert: keyboards, samples
• Heikki Kiviaho: bass, backing vocals
• Michael Solén: drums

Discography

Albums

• Slammer! (1988)
• Stock Rocker Nuts! (1990)
• Headquake (1992)
• Barbie-Q-Killers Vol. 1 (1994)
• Stereo (1995)
• Musical Differences (1998)
• Basement Noise (2006)
• Under the Radar (2011)
• Return of the Barbie-Q-Killers (2022) – No. 14 Sweden^[1]

Singles

• "Oh Mama" (1988) – Lili & Susie cover
• "World" (1990)
• "Restless Again" (1990)
• "Hello Hello! (I'm Back Again)" (1990) – Gary Glitter cover
• "We're Right, You're Wrong" (1992)
• "I Wanna Go Home" (1992)
• "Ring Ring" (1993) – ABBA cover
• "I'd Rather Drink Than Talk" (1993)
• "No Solution" (1994) – The Nuns cover
• "I'll Wait" (1994) – The Suicide Commandos cover
• "Nothing Hurts" (1994)
• "Out of the Void" (1995)
• "This Is My Life" (1995) – Gasolin' cover
• "Even as We Speak" (1995)
• "It Really Doesn't Matter Now" (1995)
• "I'm Gone" (1995)
• "Everybody's Making Plans" (1998)
• "Love MF" (1998)
• "TV-Night" (1999)
• "Droppin' Out!" (1999)
• Leksands EP:n (2009)
• "I Wanna Go Home (Twenty-Ten)" (2010)
• "World Keeps Turning" (2013)
• "When You Lie Down with Dogs" (2014)

Split single

• Sator vs White Flag (1994)
• Sator / Gangbangers (1996)

DVDs

• Live at Sticky Fingers 2006 (2007)

Other recordings

• "Ring Ring" – ABBA cover from 1992 Swedish ABBA tribute album "ABBA: The Tribute", released on the Polar Music label

External links

• Official Website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Veckolista Album, vecka 31. Sverigetopplistan. 5 August 2022.