Mimikry
Mimikry plays at Café 44, 2008
Mimikry plays at Café 44, 2008
Background information
OriginSweden
GenresPunk rock
Years active1993–present
MembersHjalmar "Hjalle" Östman
Jonas "Heavy" Stentäpp
Johan Åsberg
Mia Mästerbo
Anders "Apan" Andersson
Past membersJonas Nyberg
Anders Brandström
Websitewww.alderland.se

Mimikry is a Swedish punk rock band established by singer Hjalmar "Hjalle" Östman and drummer Jonas "Heavy" Stentäpp both coming from the Gagnef region west of Sweden. Besides Mimikry with its 8 albums to date, Hjalle and Heavy had an important duo project and had three further albums in their name Hjalle och Heavy, after huge popularity through the television series På rymmen. Heavy was also involved in metal band Dökött.

Beginnings

Hjalle och Heavy (1998)

Hjalle och Heavy
OriginGagnef, Sweden
GenresPunk rock
Years active1998
Past membersHjalle (Hjalmar Östman)
Heavy (Jonas Stentäpp)

The two principal members Hjalle (Hjalmar Östman, born 1976 in Floda, Gagnef Municipality) and Heavy (Jonas Stentäpp, born 1975 in Björbo, Gagnef Municipality) met each other very early on when they both competed in På rymmen (a Swedish version of Wanted) on TV4,[1] which had an average of 1.7 million viewers.

Forming the duo Hjalle och Heavy, the band released three albums in 1998. The first was På rymmen, which reached the top of the charts for 4 weeks with 80,000 copies sold.[2] The 16-track album included a mix of songs produced as Hjalle och Heavy, Mimikry, and Dökött (Stentäpp's metal band trio). The follow-up album 2:a säsongen sold 120,000 copies and also reached the top of the charts.

They engaged on a national tour of Sweden accompanied by their bands Mimikry and Dökött (Heavy's Björbo metal band with Peter "Pekka" Hindén and Andreas "Ryttarn" Ryttare). The third album in 1998 was Dunder, which sold 40,000 copies and was based on the tour. After the third album, subsequent efforts by the duo were focused on Mimikry.

Career as Mimikry

The band Mimikry formed in 1993 released its debut album Automatiskt after the huge success and popularity of Hjalle och Heavy. Mimikry has released 9 albums to date.


Current members

  • Hjalmar "Hjalle" Östman – lead vocals (1993–present)
  • Johan Åsberg – guitar (1993–present)
  • Mia Mästerbo – bass, backing vocals (1997–present)
  • Jonas "Heavy" Stentäpp – drums (1993–present)
  • Anders "Apan" Andersson – guitar, backing vocals (2005–2010, 2023-present)

Former members

  • Jonas Nyberg – bass (1993-1997)
  • Anders Brandström – guitar, backing vocals (2011–2023)

Discography

As Hjalle och Heavy

Year Album Peak positions
SWE[3]
1998 På rymmen 1
1998 2:a säsongen 1
1998 Dunder 22

As Mimikry

Year Album Peak positions
SWE[4]
2000 Automatiskt
2002 Visar vägen
2004 Kryptonit
2005 Uppsamlingsheatet
2008 Alderland 27
2010 Mimifierat  –
2012 Monster 23
2014 Tjugo 13
2016 Alla sover 25[5]
2018 Grit 7[6]
2021 Splitter 13[7]

EPs

  • 2011: Jag blöder lika mycket som du

DVDs

  • 2006: Scream for me Finnåker / Lika bra som Iron Maiden
  • 2007: Bullrigt, hembränt och live!

Singles / Videography

(Selective)

  • 2000: "500 mil"
  • 2004: "En flicka som är stark"
  • 2006: "Kom och dansa lite"
  • 2008: "Alderland"
  • 2008: "Min sång"
  • 2010: "Borgarsvin"
  • 2014: "Röda Fanor"

References

  1. ↑ Aftonbladet: Slutrockat för Hjalle & Heavy (in Swedish)
  2. ↑ Det går ju som på räls, killar... (in Swedish)
  3. ↑ "Discography Hjalle & Heavy". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "Mimikry discography". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 23 April 2016. Click on "Veckans albumlista".
  6. ↑ "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 10 March 2018. Click on "Veckans fysiska".
  7. ↑ "Veckolista Album, vecka 14". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
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