Rabies was formed in 1981 in a west coast ultra marine community south of Gothenburg in Sweden. Three pissed off and bored youngster 15 years of age with no future and teenage frustration started to meet up and listen to Punk records; The Who, Ramones and Sex Pistols, Vibrators and Sham 69...At this time Disco music ruled the radio. To be Successful and rich and posh was in. Not for Rabies. - Punk was the only way to save your soul. The strange sense of humour and the angst from school and to do something different. This was the "ignition" for starting the band. Punk was the only way out.
Per Svensson had bought an electric guitar a "Bellwood Star" from Hobbex mail order in 1980. Hans Selander had a bass and Magnus Börjesson a drum kit. The trio was mainly doing recordings on casette tape recorder and the rehearsals was more like a "noise workshop". The Swedish Punk Scene at the time was already growing strong with Rukorna, Glo, Göteborgs Sound, TP, Cortex, Leather Nun, Troublemakers etc. The band members of Rabies went to see a lot of groups at "Sprängkullen" in Gothenburg around 1980. Later the members joined Garageligan and did some gigs at some festival at Azaleadalen etc...Rabies GBG is still looking for a record deal...a terrible noise
