Robex Lundgren virkblogg.

What´s the name of your band?  Battle Scarred

How was the band formed? We were 3 friends who just thought it would be cool to be in a band. We really couldn´t play or anything. But we had the right spirit. And practiced alot in the beginning.

Can you tell about your band? Me (Puncc)"Pitch" on drums and my cousin "Joe.L" on bass started it in the summer of 1995. In March ´96 we recorded our first demo and played our first gig.
After alot of lineup changes, gigs and a couple of releases later, Here we are still!

Where are all band members from?/Who does what in the band? Me (Puncc. Singer/bass player) and the other guys who started the band are based in Gefle, Sweden. But todays lineup includes "Pontan" on guitars, and "Micro" on drums. They
both live in Stockholm, so it´s about 180km between us.

What was the ambitions of the band when you started? To have plenty of fun and get some girls. Hehehe... We succeded on at least one of those.

Could you explain your music to someone that haven't heard you? A hard question. But i think we play melodic punk rock. I have no intention to compare ourselves to any other band really. Check us out and see for your self.

Where was your first gig? In March of 1996 at a youth club in Gefle. Still have it on video :)

Where was the latest gig? In Stockholm in October last year.

Who writes your songs?/Who writes the music who writes lyrics? I usually come up with the songs and arrangements. "Svulf" who used to play bass with us have helped out alot through the years.

Who has the best since of humor in the band? Me! No doubt about that.

What's good/bad with the band?/What genre do you feel you are?

What is good about it is that everything takes a really long time (writing songs etc.) and we just take it as it comes. No hurry.
Bad things? Hmm... Perhaps that everything takes a really long time. Hahaha... And. I wouldn´t mind if the other guys lived closer.
What genre? Well... People usually have opinions whether we are Oi!, streetpunk or what ever... I just call us Punk.

Why did you pick that particular style?/What are your songs about? When we started the band. All of us were into Punk music. So it was a pretty easy choice. Our songs are about hanging out with mates, drinking beer and watch football.

Do you write your own material or mainly covers? We usually have one or two covers on our records. And the rest is written by us.

Have you made any albums?/If yes what are they? We have recorded 5 fullength records. "Battle scarred", "Oi! Oi! music, football & beer", "Thunder & Lightning", "Gevalia"
And a split called "Belive in revenge" and a couple of singles.
A compilation cd called "Too punk to fuck. Singles and rarities 1995-2012" will be released next month. And we are also working 
on a new fullength called "Punk rock high" that will be released next year.

Do you have any clips on YouTube?

Alot of them. Here´s my favourites:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMbCB7DZ19c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maostgAZW_w

How old are you? in our early 30:s

At what age did you start playing? For me it was at age 14. I think the other guys started around that age aswell

How old were you guys when you first stood on stage? 15 years old

What places will you be playing in in the imidate future? Germany 

Where have you played from then till now? All over Europe.

Witch band is the best you´ve seen? The Toy dolls and Cock sparrer

Is it always the same songs live? We try to variate. But some songs always works.

What has been the best/most promising gig so far? I think a gig we played in France (last year?) with Condemned 84.

Have you had any bigger tours from start to now? No bigger tours. But many mini tours.

How big crowds do you usually play for? It´s really very different. 100-1000 usually.

What are the plans for the rest of the year? Finnish writing the songs for the new album. And play 2 Swedish gigs.

Where do you usually play? Germany or Belgium

How do you get psyched up for a gig? Looking out over the crowd and have a few beers

What are your goals with your music? To never have to "grow up" ;)

When did you decide to go all in for the music? Never.

Is it easier to get your inspiration from older bands or from bands more modern? Older. No doubt about it! I hardly hear/see any good bands nowdays

What are your sources of inspiration? Alcohol

What's the first step when making a new song? A good melody. Or a catchy chorus.

How do you feel about the downloading of music instead of buying albums? I always buy albums. So i cannot relate to downloading at all. But in the end. Downloading will sadly be all there is left

What would be your dreams for the band?  To play with the Toy dolls.

Besides your own music, what genres and bands do you listen to? Mostly punk music.

What do you hold most dear? My rottweilers

When you are on stage, what do you fear most then? That someone is drinking our backstage beer.

Have you been in any other bands? Yes. We have all played or play in other bands.

What do you work with outside of the band and the music? I´m in construction, Pontan in alarm systems. And Micro works with kids.

What would you do if there was no music? Make some.

How important are your fans? Without our fans. There wouldn´t be any band.

What's the funniest/most memorable thing a fan has done for you? Haha... Hmm. I guess it was pretty funny when a couple of girls threw up really big panties on stage
that they had smeared chocolate cream inside :) Those Belgian chicks are crazy ;)

How often do you rehearse? Almost never because of the distance.

Where do you rehearse? At a biker club.

Name 2 of your own songs you like at the moment? "Been there, done her" and a new one that we haven´t recorded yet "Punk rock high"

What do you feel is the best live band you've seen?  The Toy dolls

Do you have any webpages? Just facebook at the moment.

What are the biggest obstacles for a band? To stay friends, and musical differences.

What is best/worst with playing the clubs? Nothing bad at all. Just good things. Drinking beer with the fans in a social way.

How would you describe your sound in one sentence Melodic

Whats your Pre-show ritual? Tuning our guitars and drink a few beers