Final Exit (band)
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Final Exit was a Swedish hardcore punk
Hardcore punk
Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...

 band witch originating from Umeå
Umeå
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, Sweden
Sweden
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, formed in 1994. The band was a side project made up by the members of Refused
Refused
Refused was a Swedish hardcore punk band originating from Umeå, Sweden, formed in 1991. In total the band released five EPs and three albums, before splitting up in 1998...

 and Abhinanda. The band existed from 1994 and broke up in 1997.

History

Final Exit formed in 1994 by Dennis Lyxzén
Dennis Lyxzén
Dennis Lyxzén is a musician most famously known for being the lead vocalist for Swedish hardcore punk band Refused.-Career:...

(D-Rp), David Sandström (Dave Exit), Pär Hansson (SXE Guile) and Kristoffer Steen(Kid Stone). Unlike most of the band in Umeå at the time Final Exit played a more old-school hardcore influenced by band such as Sick of it all, youth of today and agnostic front instead of the more metal influenced hardcore sound of the nineties. Final Exit quickly gained a reputation as the members of the band worked on creating a myth around themselves and the Umeå Hardcore scene with acts such as naming their first album "Teg" witch portrayed the upperclass suburb of Teg as a rough ghetto. The members famous from their other bands took on fake aliases that they used on their records and in interviews where they often bad mouthed their real bands and even themselves.
After the release of their second album "Umeå" the band embraced on a last tour in 1997 before splitting up. By then Kristoffer Steen had left the band and been replaced by Anders Johansson aka "Anders And".

Reunion

In 2007 Final Exit reunited for one gig at the Umeå open festival to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the bands break-up. Jens Nordén AKA "Jens Rens" who had played some shows with the band in its last days returned as the drummer. The same year also saw the relse of "Det Egentliga Västerbotten - Complete Discography 94-97" on CD and in 2009 the vinyl release included a DVD witch contained the last show and some older liveshows caught on tape.
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