Truckfighters Explained

Truckfighters
Origin:	Örebro, Sweden
Genre:	Stoner rock, heavy metal, psychedelic rock^[1]
Years Active:	2001–2018, 2019–present
Label:	Fuzzorama MeteorCity Poison Tree
Current Members:	Dango Ozo Toro
Past Members:	El Danno Enzo Franco Fredo Frongo Paco Pedro Pezo Poncho

Truckfighters are a Swedish rock band from Örebro, formed in 2001. The band's current lineup comprises founding members Oskar "Ozo" Cedermalm and Niklas "Dango" Källgren, and Johan "Toro" Marberg. Truckfighters have released five studio albums.

History

Truckfighters was formed in Örebro, Sweden in 2001. After releasing EPs Desert Cruiser and Headed For God's Warehouse in 2001 and 2002 respectively, they recorded the split-EP Truckfighters Vs. Firestone; Fuzzsplit of The Century with local Swedish band Firestone in 2003.^[2] In 2005 they released their debut album Gravity X on both Fuzzorama Records and MeteorCity Records. Their follow-up album, Phi, was released in 2007 by Poison Tree Records in the U.S. and on the Fuzzorama label elsewhere. Their sound has been described as classic desert rock, similar to bands like Dozer, Fu Manchu, and Kyuss. They have been featured on the MTV Sweden show "Fuzz".^[3] The band has done extensive touring over the years, playing more than 300 live shows, most of them in Europe. Their first US tour, in July 2011, included stops in New York, Chicago, Detroit, and Cleveland.

The film Truckfighters (Fuzzomentary) by Joerg Steineck and Christian Maciejewski portrays the band's life.^[4] It was released in December 2011 and features interviews with Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age. The film provides an ironic, entertaining view of the three "ordinary" guys who transform into Fuzz Monsters onstage.^[5] ^[6]

Their album Universe was released on February 24, 2014. As a teaser, The Chairman EP was released in October 2013.

The band's most recent studio album, V, was released on September 30, 2016.^[7] It marks a significant change in style for the trio, as they intermingle their trademark heavy stoner rock sound with lengthy atmospheric sections.On February 21, 2018, the band announced on their Facebook page that they are going on a "long, long hiatus" and "Might come back stronger than ever (that's the only way) or not at all!"

On March 4, 2019, the band was announced to reconvene to play an exclusive set at Psycho Las Vegas 2019, and took the Pool stage on Aug 28th as a part of a reunion tour.

During the second half of 2019 and early 2020, the band toured the album Gravity X in its entirety from finish to start.

Members

Current members

Ozo (Oskar Cedermalm) – vocals, bass (2001–present)
Dango (Niklas Källgren) – guitar (2001–present)
Toro (Johan Marberg) – drums (2017–present; session)

Former members

Pezo (Oscar Johansson) – drums (2001–2003, 2008–2009, 2011–2012, 2017)
El Danno (Daniel Israelsson) – drums (2016)
Enzo (Axel Larsson) – drums (2015)
Poncho (Andre Kvarnström) – drums (2013–2014)
Frongo (Fredrik Larsson) – drums (2010–2011)
Pedro (Pär Hjulström) – drums (2009–2010)
Fredo (Winfred Kennerknecht) – guitar (2008)^[8]
Paco (Andreas von Ahn) – drums (2008)^[9]

Session and touring members

Franco (Fredrik Nilsson) – guitar (2006)
Mckenzo (Danne Mckenzie) – drums (2012)
Lobo (Aaron Michael Boyer) – drums (2017)
Taco (Robert Wiiand) – drums (2016–2017)
Maco (Marcus Johansson) – drums (2016)

Discography

Studio albums

Gravity X (2005)
Phi (2007)
Mania (2009)
Universe (2014)
V (2016)

Compilation albums

Hidden Treasures of Fuzz - The Anniversary of the Century! (2011)
Gravity X / Phi (2013)
The Complete History (2014)

EPs

Desert Cruiser EP (2001)
Heading for God's Warehouse (2002)
Truckfighters vs. Firestone - Fuzzsplit of the Century (2003)
The Chairman Special EP (2013)

External links

Notes and References

Web site: Truckfighters | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links. AllMusic. 17 November 2020.
Web site: Musicmight.com . Truckfighters MusicMight Biography . 2006-10-31 . 2008-02-08 .
Web site: MTV | MTV FUZZ. https://archive.today/20071009210131/http://www.mtv.se/overdrive.php?StoryId=14431. dead. 9 October 2007. 17 November 2020.
Web site: Truckfightersfilm.de . Truckfighters Film website . 2011-09-05 . 2011-09-05 .
Web site: Pegoraro . John . Truckfighters - Gravity X review . 2005-03-30 . 2008-02-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080208010101/http://www.stonerrock.com/forums2/allposts.asp?summary=1&Forum=ap809241559&ID=24364&access=2&status=1&StartAt=0&subject=Truckfighters+-+Gravity+X . 2008-02-08.
Web site: Rivadavia . Eduardo . [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p728800|pure_url=yes}} Truckfighters: Biography]. . 2008-02-08 .
Web site: Koczan . J.J. . July 7, 2016 . Truckfighters Sign to Century Media; New Album V Due Sept. 30 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160829135744/https://theobelisk.net/obelisk/2016/07/07/truckfighters-v-release-cm-signing/ . August 29, 2016 . August 26, 2016 . The Obelisk.
Web site: Michaels . Jon . Truckfighters Line Up Change . 2008-04-02 . 2008-04-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110928045522/http://www.stonerrock.com/news/news.asp?NewsID=7011 . 2011-09-28 . dead.
Web site: Pegoraro . John . Truckfighters Line Up Change . 2008-01-15 . 2008-02-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110928045457/http://www.stonerrock.com/news/news.asp?NewsID=6915 . 2011-09-28 . dead.