God Mother


God Mother is a Swedish hardcore band formed in Stockholm in 2012.

History

God Mother was founded 2012 by Michael Dahlström, Daniel Noring and Jonatan Lindgren. They wanted to start a band with the focus on intensity, aggressiveness och with influences from hardcore, grindcore, metal and sludge. They released their first EP 2013 Imitation where drummer Michael Dahlström did the vocals. Later in 2013 Sebastian Campbell joined the band as singer and they released the single Inga Budskap Kvar Jonatan Lindgren chose to leave the band in 2015 and was replaced by Max Lindström on guitar.

Releases and touring

The band toured extensively in 2014 and did their first European tour and Central American tours. They became one of the first Swedish hardcore bands to play in Guatemala and Nicaragua.
In 2015 they released their first album Maktbehov which received critical acclaim in international media. Among the reviews where Pitchfork Media and Metal Injection
They followed up the record by touring in Sweden, Central Europe and South Africa.
In 2016 they released a split-EP on 7" vinyl with British band Artemis through WOOAAARGH Records, SmithsFoodGroup and Dingleberry Records. They also headlined a tour in South Africa and did a small tour with Cult Leader in Sweden.
God Mother supported The Dillinger Escape Plan on their two Sweden dates in February. Ben Weinman invited them shortly after to play the Party Smasher Showcase at SXSW in Austin, Texas. The show marked the bands US debut. Party Smasher Inc announced in July that they had signed the band. The band toured with The Dillinger Escape Plan during their last tour in Europe and the United States. They also played at Brutal Assault festival.

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