BAND BIO:
Molotow is an energic rocknroll band from Oslo, Norway who plays catchy and melodic rock with big balls. With roots from the good old 80s rock n roll they strike you with their modern and unike sound.
Catchy melodies, raw guitarriffs and an exploding energy is some of the elements you'll recognize Molotow by!
Molotow as we know it today first met in september 2004 when drummer Terry the Tank joined and finally completed the band. A year after Molotow did the carpenterjob themselves and built their own studio in a small town outside Oslo called Aas. Their first album, "feat. Rock & Roll" was recorded here and now the band is on the road whereever there is a need for Rock & Roll!
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Pål Grytnes:
Lt. LesPaul started the rock 'n roll circus in the year 2000. He couldn't play the guitar and certanly couldn't sing, so Scarface joined on lead guitar and Sgt. Alexx on vocals. By the time Scarface left the band, Lt.
LesPaul had worked up some serious skills and stepped in on
lead guitar. Lt. LesPaul doesn't know jack about scales and
notation, but who gives a shit? It's rock 'n roll!
Born: 29 June 1979
Equipment: Gibson Les Paul Classic, Esp Kh-3 Spider,
Schecter Brianna Banks, Hughes & Kettner Switch-
blade Half stack, Boss Pedals, Cry Baby Wah Wah,
Rocktron Talk Box, 0.11 and 0.10 Strings,Molotow
Custom Picks.
Influences: Iron Maiden, Guns 'n roses, Mötley Crüe,
Def Leppard, Europe, Dio, Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, Dia
Psalma, Dum Dum Boys, Gluecifer, Ac/Dc, Hellbillies,
Nightwish, Scorpions, TNT, WASP, Wig Wam, Dire
Straits, Mark Knopfler.
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Terje Sandvik:
Born:
5 January 1978
Equipment:
Yamaha drums. Additional gear: Perl Chad Smith snare,
Sonor Giant step pedal, Zildjan and Paiste cymbals.
Evans drum heads.
Influences:
Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sepultura, Metallica, Slayer,
Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Jokke, Something
Corporate, Foo Fighters, and more...
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Aleksander Eriksen:
Sgt. Alexx is a long time guitar player and song writer, but
when he joined Molotow, it was on lead vocals. For the last
few years he has also played the bass, but when former
guitar player Andreas Sandven left the band in 2008,
Stian "The Reverend" Traasdahl joined on bass and
Sgt. Alexx was rejoined with his guitar.
Born:
30 August 1983
Equipment:
Custom Alexx RockBird, Gibson Les Paul Custom '76,
Epiphone Firebird Custom shop, Bogner Alchemist and
Molotow custom picks.
Influences:
Span, Mötley Crue, Gluecifer, Foo Fighters, Bon Jovi,
Muse, NoFX, Jimmy Eat World, Max Martin, Desmond
Child and so on...
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Henning Johansson:
Triggerboy has played keys in Molotow since the very
beginning. Back then Molotow had emerged from the
Norwegian singing pop/rock band ”Skinn” in which he
also played the keys. Even though Triggerboy has played
both the piano and the accordion (!!) in the band, he’s
now more or less sticking to the overdriven B3 to make
the perfect Molotow sound.
Born:
27 April 1979
Equipment:
Clavia Nord Electro mkII
Influences:
Absolutely everything, but particularly 80's
music, musical theaters and Swedish folk music.
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Stian Traasdahl:
The Reverend is the most recent Molotow memeber of Molotow. He joined the band in the beginning of 2009 after playing in various bands based in Oslo. He also plays the bass in the band Steep, but is very satisfied being a part of the
Molotow family.
Born:
31 January 1976
Equipment:
Fender bass guitars (j-bass and p-bass), Ampeg
SVT-4 PRO bass amp, Gallien-Krueger bass
enclosure, Boss and EBS effects and fat strings.
Influences:
TOOL, Rage Against The Machine, Foo Fighters,
Mötley Crüe, Jane's Addiction, Faith No More,
Turboneger, Alter Bridge +++
Bass players:
Justin Chancellor, Tim Commerford, Tom Hamilton
and Nate Mendel
Source : http://www.molotow.no/molotow.html, site édité par Jonas Kroon et Aleksander Eriksen lui-même.
