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SWITCH OPENS

About Me

SWITCH OPENS from Stockholm, Sweden started out in 2000 as Fingerspitzengefühl. They made two albums for Kooljunk Communications, "Fingerspitzengefühl" in 2004 and "Happy Doomsday" in 2006, and decided to continue as SWITCH OPENS in 2008. The three albums have all been highly acclaimed in Swedish and European rock press, such as Close-Up Magazine, Sweden Rock Magazine, Metal Hammer, Rock Hard and numerous webzines. "Happy Doomsday" was nominated as best metal/punk in the Swedish independent music awards (Manifest) in 2006. The self-titled Switch Opens-album was nominated in the rock/metal-category at P3 Guld 2010, the swedish radio music awards. The band has done extensive gigging on their own, but also supported bands such as NEUROSIS, SCARS ON BROADWAY and ENTOMBED. The band has earned a reputation as an adrenalized live act, crushing everything in their way. Switch Opens signed to GMR Music Group in October 2008 and the self-titled record was released in Scandinavia in September 2009 and in the rest of Europe in the end of October.
Merch and website - www.switchopens.com

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/09/2008
Band Website: switchopens.com
Band Members: Anders Bartonek - drums
Tomas Bergstrand - guitar
Jesper Skarin - bass & vocals
Mikael Tuominen - guitar

MERCH:
Get in touch with us to buy, info (at) switchopens.com
We accept PayPal, cash (well hidden, at your own risk) and bank transfer (swedish customers).

T-shirt:

Available Sizes: S, M, L, XL & GIRLS
Price: 150 SEK, 15 EUR, 18 USD incl. shipping

Influences: Fingerspitzengefühl
Sounds Like: When a switch opens and you suddenly realize you have been thrown into an unknown dimension by a creature with a very twisted mind of monumental proportions.
Record Label: GMR Music Group
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

P3 Live tonight!

The best songs from the P3 Live Session we did a few months ago will be broadcast again tonight at P3 Live! The show will be available for streaming the upcoming 30 days.
Posted by on Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:07:00 GMT

Video and pics from Sweden Rock

A couple of minutes from the Sweden Rock Festival, He Dives Down: And some pics from the same festival:Nemis
Posted by on Wed, 30 Jun 2010 01:56:00 GMT

Vinyl!!!

The vinyl LP is here! Buy it from the GMR mailorder store!
Posted by on Tue, 22 Jun 2010 07:42:00 GMT

Switch Opens at P3 Live Session tonight!

A few weeks ago we went to the Soundtrack Of Our Lives-studio (Svenska Grammofonstudion)in Gothenburg and recorded a show "live in studio" for swedish radio. It will broadcast tonight on P3 at 20.30-2...
Posted by on Wed, 07 Apr 2010 04:02:00 GMT

P3 Live Session

We will be recording a show live in studio for P3. It will be recorded at Svenska Grammofonstudion in Göteborg this upcoming Friday, March 12th. Win tickets here!
Posted by on Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:30:00 GMT

Review from Ragnarök Radio (UK)

Rating: 4/5Ill get it out of the way right from the start - Switch Opens are a Swedish metal band. Yeah, I know, youre probably scuttling for cover toward the stereotype of all those identical Goth...
Posted by on Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:38:00 GMT

Review from Ultimate Metal (Canada)

Really fuzzy metal is on offer that raises a pulse. It has enough to groove to carry out its intentions and make your head spin. The song Paper Walls features a really cool build up that gradually i...
Posted by on Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:07:00 GMT

Review from Zware Metalen (Holland)

Rating: 84/100De naam Switch Opens zegt weinig mensen iets denk ik, hoewel sommigen de link zullen leggen met het gelijknamige nummer van Soundgarden. Als ik zeg dat deze Zweedse band het vervolg is o...
Posted by on Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:02:00 GMT

P3 Rock Listener's Poll 2009

1. Mastodon - Crack The Skye2. Alice In Chains - Black Gives Way To Blue3. Thåström - Kärlek är för dom4. Candlemass - Death Magic Doom5. Porcupine Tree - The Incident6. Lamb Of God - Wrath7. Slayer -...
Posted by on Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:48:00 GMT

Interview with Micke at Metal Team UK

Two albums, no recognition and with a name change later the band that was Fingerspitzengefühl have managed to capture the ears of critics and music fans across Europe with their latest album as Sw...
Posted by on Thu, 21 Jan 2010 05:04:00 GMT