#Johan Johansson

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Johan Johansson - A walk along the sea

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Rainbow Kåseberga

Johan Johansson

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Album Review: Brothers of Metal - Fimbulvinter (AFM Records)

Swedish Vikings, Brothers of Metal will release their new album, Fimbulvinter, on 1st November, through AFM Records. Brothers of Metal are a rising phenomenon on the international metal scene delivering catchy songs that pay homage to both heavy metal and the Norse gods. Their first two album releases, Prophecy Of Ragnarök in 2017 and Emblas Saga in 2020, earned the band an outstanding…

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And I yearn for the sun to set, for the curtain to fall.

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ljo_: June 2024- ✨June 6✨ Sweden’s National Day has been celebrated since 1893 to commemorate Gustav Vasa’s election as king in 1523 and 1809 form of the government. For a period of time, this day was called the Swedish Flag Day. However since 1983 it has officially been the Swedish National Day 🇸🇪.

A very big TACK SÅ MYCKET to the Swedish Ambassador H.E. Dr. Joachim Bergström and the team at the Swedish Embassy Malaysia for kindly organising the most delicious Swedish Princess Cake to celebrate my birthday, baked by Chef Eric.

#sweden #sverige #national #day #june #6 #1893 #gustavvasa #1st #king #1523 #1809 #flag #blue #yellow #1983 #swedish #ambassador #princesscake #cheferik #tack #så #mycket #malaysia #asia #double #celebration

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I used a picrew to try and make a French revolutionary Leif... but then @messiahmarcolin​ told me I should do Messiah too and well, here I am ~

Sweet sweet, evil Leif ~

I had to try my best as no monk robes were available, so... here’s Messiah ~

And here is Mappe ~

We needed Lasse, of course ~

Janne? here you go ~

I tried with a Johan...

And you know, it’s always him in my heart... my blorbo!

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New Music Review: ASTRAL DOORS 'The End Of It All'

Rating: 8.5 / 10 Stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 8.5 out of 10. ASTRAL DOORS is: Nils Patrik Johansson (vocals), Ulf Lagerström (bass), Jocke Roberg (keys), Mats Gesar (guitar), Johan Lindstedt (drums), Joachim Nordlund (guitar) REVIEW – Out October 18th, via Metalville Records, The End of It All marks the triumphant return of ASTRAL DOORS with their tenth studio album. Five years since their chart…

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EuroTrip | Part 19 | Heroic New Goalkeeper

#FM24 #EuroTrip Part 19: Heroic New Goalkeeper. This European adventure continues to deliver great storylines as @DIF_Fotboll compete for the Swedish title and a superb run led by a new goalie sees them reach a maiden European Final! Read here:

A move back to Sweden had worked out quite nicely for Trebor Mahtal as he led Djurgårdens into a close title race, but narrowly missed out to two of their rivals. But the hard work began now as he looked to rebuild a squad that was blighted by plenty of deadwood. Djurgårdens’ European participation had boosted their finances to £17m and Mahtal had a £12.7m transfer kitty ahead of the 2039…

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Johan Johansson (1663 – November 1676), usually known as the Gävle Boy, was a young Swedish boy remembered for being a witness in witch trials and for bearing substantial responsibility for the Katarina witch trials of 1676. Johan was the son of a shoemaker Johan Davidsson (d. 1672) in the city of Gävle in Gästrikland. He came to live with relatives in Stockholm in 1675 at the age of twelve, after having orphaned himself by having his widowed mother Karin Nilsdotter Griis executed, claiming she had abducted him to the sabbath of Satan in Blåkulla where she had molested him sexually.

In Stockholm, he became known as the crown witness from Gävle and everyone wanted to hear about his visits to Blåkulla. He told them many stories about the sabbath of Satan, each more fantastic and exciting than the last, and gathered more and more people around him, including adults, and was soon a real celebrity and regarded as an expert on witches and sorcery. [...] Soon, other children and teenagers, inspired by his stories, began to claim that they had been abducted and taken to Satan too, and the parents in the congregation of Katarina became worried. A witch-hysteria broke out[.] [...] During the proceedings, the Gävle Boy and other children were interrogated. When the Gävle Boy was questioned, he suddenly changed his testimony[.] [...] During his mother's execution, [he claimed] "her spirit" fell over him, and he had thereafter been a witch, and was able to transform himself into Brita Zippel [one of the women accused during the Katarina witch trials] and take children to Blåkulla himself. He was then sentenced to be decapitated and burned as a witch[.] [...]

During all these events, [Johan] was described as triumphant; he was not afraid, not even when he was sentenced to death, but seemed happy to be the center of attention. [...] The Gävle Boy was executed by hanging at the age of thirteen in November 1676, followed by Lisbeth Carlsdotter and the maids of Myra on December 20, 1676.

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🎶✨️when u get this u have to put 5 songs u actually listen to, publish. then, send this ask to 10 of your favourite followers (non-negotiable, positivity is cool)🎶✨️

Sending 'Cause you're a favorite, but I understand if you don't want to

Johan Johansson - Trough Falling Snow

ZLAD! - Elektronik Supersonik

Bob Dylan - Everything is broken

Oliver Tree & Robin Schulz - Miss You

KENT - Då Som Nu För Alltid

BONUS Track (my all time favorite song)

Edmund Fetting - Nim wstanie dzień

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John Fernström (1897-1961) : Wind Quintet, Op. 59 (1943)

00:00 - I. Allegro molto 05:49 - II. Adagio 11:47 - III. Scherzo: Allegro molto 14:51 - IV. Finale-Rondo: Vivace

Ensemble: Pollux Wind Quintet : Bassoon: Magnus Nilsson Clarinet: Per Johansson Flute: Johan Skeppstedt Andersson Horn: Åshilld Henriksen Oboe: Carl Andersson

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Hour of the Wolf (Ingmar Bergman, 1968)

Cast: Max von Sydow, Liv Ullmann, Gertrud Fridh, Georg Rydeberg, Erland Josephson, Naima Wilfstrand, Ulf Johansson, Gudrun Brost, Bertil Anderberg, Ingrid Thulin. Screenplay: Ingmar Bergman. Cinematography: Sven Sykvist. Production design: Marik Vos-Lundh. Film editing: Ulla Ryghe. Music: Lars Johan Werle. 

Ingmar Bergman's Hour of the Wolf is unquestionably a "horror movie" -- i.e., one filled with incidents and images and narrative details aimed at shocking the viewer. It takes place on a remote island with a mysterious castle. Figures appear who may be either humans or demons. There's a scene in which a man walks up the wall and across the ceiling and one in which a woman peels off first her wig and then her face. The protagonist either murders or imagines that he has murdered a small boy. That protagonist is Johan Borg (Max von Sydow), an artist, who has come to the island with his wife, Alma (Liv Ullmann), to recover after an illness -- physical or mental, we're not told. Johan can't sleep, and Alma sits up with him at night while he tells her about the demons whose images he has sketched, so no wonder that her own mental state becomes fragile. One day, she meets an old woman who tells her that she should read Johan's diary, which he keeps under his bed. She does so, rather like Bluebeard's wife persisting in opening his castle's doors, uncovering some disturbing entries regarding his continued obsession with an old love, Veronica Vogler (Ingrid Thulin). They're invited to a dinner party at the castle by the baron (Erland Josephson), where they meet a variety of unlovely sophisticates and are entertained by a rather bizarre puppet show excerpt from Mozart's The Magic Flute (an opera that Bergman would film, in a less bizarre manner, seven years later). But the climax of the evening comes when the baroness (Gertrud Fridh) takes the Borgs to her bedroom to show off her prized possession: Johan's portrait of Veronica Vogler. From then on, it's a deep descent into madness for Johan and a desperate attempt by Alma to save both of them from self-destruction. The "creep factor" in Bergman's movies is never entirely missing, but Hour of the Wolf cranks it up higher than ever. The problem is that the creepiness is sustained almost to the point of tedium, and with a concomitant loss of credibility. The remote island setting prevents the film from grounding itself in normality, so that the action plays out on one sustained note of oppressive isolation. Hour of the Wolf has many admirers, who rightly point out that Bergman, with the considerable help of his actors and his cinematographer, Sven Nykvist, has crafted a nightmare of erotic obsession with the utmost skill. But I like to compare Hour of the Wolf to another horror movie released the same year, Roman Polanski's Rosemary's Baby, a "commercial" product aimed at a general audience, which suggests evil things going on beneath the surface of a commonplace urban setting, and ask which is the more successful: the sustained psychological oppressiveness of the Bergman film or the sinister mixture of comedy and shock of the Polanski movie?  

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We have ARTISTS and ENTRIES for semi 1 & 2!!!

(list below cut)

Semi 1

Victor Crone – Diamonds (Writers: David Lindgren Zacharias, Peter Kvint, Victor Crone)

Rejhan – Haunted (Writers: Albin Johnsén, Mattias Andréasson, Pontus Söderman, Tilde RONIA Wrigsell)

Loulou Lamotte – Inga sorger (Writers: Jonas Thander, Loulou Lamotte)

Eva Rydberg & Ewa Roos – Länge leve livet (Writers: Emil Vaker, Henric Pierroff, Kalle Rydberg)

Elov & Beny – Raggen går (Writers: Johan Werner, Kristian Wejshag, Mattias Elovsson, Oscar Kilenius, Tim Larsson)

Tone Sekelius – Rythm of my show (Writers: Anderz Wrethov, Dino Medanhodzic, Jimmy "Joker" Thörnfeldt, Tone Sekelius)

Jon Henrik Fjällgren, Arc North feat. Adam Woods – Where You Are (Sávečan) (Writers: Arc North, Calle Hellberg, Jon Henrik Fjällgren, Joy Deb, Oliver Belvelin, Richard Lästh, Tobias Lundgren, William Segerdahl)

Semi 2

Wiktoria – All my life (Where have you been) (Writers: Herman Gardarfve, Melanie Wehbe, Patrik Jean, Wiktoria Johansson)

Eden – Comfortable (Writers: Benjamin Rosenbohm, Eden Alm, Emil Adler Lei, Julie Aagaard)

Uje Brandelius – Grytan (Writer: Uje Brandelius)

Theoz – Mer av dig (Writers: Axel Schylström, Jakob Redtzer, Peter Boström, Thomas G:son)

Maria Sur – Never give up (Writers: Anderz Wrethov, Laurell Barker)

Tennessee Tears – Now I know (Writers: Anderz Wrethov, Jonas Hermansson, Thomas Stengaard, Tilda Feuk)

Panetoz – On My Way (Writers: Anders Wigelius, Daniel Nzinga, Jimmy Jansson, Nebeyu Baheru, Njol Badjie, Pa Modou Badjie, Robert Norberg)

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Would you take my hand and follow through the ether?

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ljo_: September 16- Selamat Hari Malaysia semua. 🇲🇾

Merdeka or Independence Day and Malaysia Day - Hari Malaysia should not be mistaken as the same day. They are separate important days in Malaysia. Independence Day is a celebration on the 31st of August and Malaysia Day is celebrated on the 16th of September.

So why do we have 2 days to commemorate these days? This is because Independence Day is celebrated to commemorate the independence of the federation of Malaya from the British colony, whereas Malaysia Day - Hari Malaysia is celebrated to commemorate the joining of the federation of Malaya, North Borneo (Sabah), Sarawak and Singapore to become a new country called Malaysia.

(Info: twinkl.my)

#malaysia #day #september #2024 #flag #kujohan #sayang #baju #melayu #monday #13 #states #3 #federalterritory #sunny #summer #kelantan #johor #kedah #malacca #negerisembilan #pahang #penang #perak #perlis #sabah #sarawak #selangor #terengganu

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THE GEMS Feat. Former THUNDERMOTHER Members: Record Deal Announced; 'Like A Phoenix' Single To Arrive 'Very Soon'

THE GEMS, the new Swedish rock band featuring former THUNDERMOTHER members Guernica Mancini (vocals),Emlee Johansson (drums) and Mona Lindgren (bass),has signed a worldwide deal with Napalm Records. THE GEMS' debut single, "Like A Phoenix", will arrive "very soon," according to a press release.

THE GEMS are currently working hard on finishing their debut album, but will also make time to play their second show ever at the Downtown Riot festival in their hometown of Stockholm this Saturday, May 6.

THE GEMS commented on the signing: "We are so happy and excited to be a part of the Napalm Records family. We feel very confident that Napalm is the perfect label for us to spread our music, and that we will make a great team together and conquer the world!"

Napalm Records CEO Thomas Caser added: "With THE GEMS the name says it all! The musicians are already well-known to every rock fan and we are convinced that we have discovered a new star in the rock scene. We are already looking forward to the first anthems from the Swedes!"

THE GEMS made their live debut on March 22 at Pustervik in Gothenburg, Sweden as the support act for THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA.

THE GEMS see Lindgren returning to her original instrument, the guitar. Playing bass at the Gothenburg show was THE GEMS' friend and collaborator Johan Randén.

Regarding the "Like A Phoenix" single title and how it relates to the trio's sudden and unexpected exit from THUNDERMOTHER, Guernica recently told Germany's Metal Hammer magazine (translated from German): "We wanted a hopeful and positive first single. There's a light at the end of the tunnel. This is how we felt as we struggled through this dark period of our career."

Mancini and Lindgren also noted that THE GEMS' live performances will include material from THUNDERMOTHER's last two albums, 2020's "Heat Wave" and 2022's "Black And Gold", both of which featured songwriting contributions from Guernica and Emlee.

In February, it was announced that Mancini, Johansson and Lindgren were exiting THUNDERMOTHER and would form a new band together. At the same time, guitarist Filippa Nässil revealed that she would continue with a new THUNDERMOTHER lineup featuring singer Linnéa Vikström (THERION, AT THE MOVIES) and returning bassist Majsan Lindberg. Filippa has also since recruited Joan Massing (HONEY CREEK) as THUNDERMOTHER's new drummer.

Mancini, who joined THUNDERMOTHER in 2017, reflected on her split with the band in an interview with Canada's The Metal Voice. Asked when she first had a feeling that things were not as they should be within THUNDERMOTHER, Guernica said: "It's a tough question to answer. I would say like this, that it's never been great for me. And it's been six tough years. But regardless of that, I don't regret anything. I still had amazing experiences with the band. And I wouldn't take anything back, 'cause I've grown and I've become the singer that I am. And there are so many positives to that. So even though it has been a very bumpy ride, I still think that it's been a beautiful ride. Because it does teach you a lot about yourself, and you grow as a human."

She added: "When you go through something that's tough and hard for you, you can either choose to learn from it and try to do something positive with it. And that's kind of what I'm aiming to do for myself."

When asked by host Jimmy Kay if she is saying that she was unhappy for six years, Mancini replied: "Not a hundred percent unhappy. It's been [up and down]. Definitely I've questioned how my dream of doing music and everything that I love so much and hold so dear had to be so tough. But in my mind I've always thought that it's probably the price you pay for getting these experiences or whatever. But I think that it doesn't necessarily have to be that. But like anything in life, nothing is gonna be happy and roses all the time. You go through things. It's normal."

Guernica also addressed the fact that Emlee and Mona both voluntarily left THUNDERMOTHER, once they found out Mancini was being kicked out of the group.

"It does make me feel [good], but I also felt really guilty… I felt guilty because I knew the opportunities that they were giving up because of this, but they had their own reasons," she said. "They did this completely on their own. And the problems that we've had in the band, they're not just something that is between [Filippa] and I; it's something that's been brewing and been there always. So when this happened, they also felt that it was very disrespectful towards them, being that they believed that we were a democracy and that we had a say in these things. She more or less [told] them, 'I wanna do this, and I've already found a new singer.' And that's when Emlee just said, 'I don't wanna play with another singer. And if you're gonna go ahead and do this, I'm gonna leave the band.' And that's what she did. And Mona felt the same way."

Guernica added: "I love [Emlee and Mona], and I'm forever grateful. I wouldn't have expected anything, but I also feel like I'm so blessed. Honestly, I'm so incredibly grateful that they are my new band. And they are the two that I enjoyed working with. And I have so much fun with them. And we already had two songwriting days, and we had just so much fun. And it was drama free. It was just a dream. And it's just, like, this is what a band is supposed to be."

Mancini then clarified: "We've had our differences. If you don't fight with your family and friends, that's kind of weird in itself. And we have. But we always… we say 'sorry', and we move past it. And our relationships always grow stronger and stronger and stronger. And that's, I think, the testament of a real, solid, healthy relationship. And that's how it is with them. So I'm really grateful that we have something and we get to continue playing together."

Guernica previously discussed her departure from THUNDERMOTHER in February in an interview with the "Rock And Roll Geek Show". Regarding how she found out she was being fired from THUNDERMOTHER, Guernica said: "I was blindsided. It's almost like I'm in an episode of fucking 'Survivor'. [Laughs]

"I got an e-mail [letting me know that I was no longer in the band]. I had a feeling it was coming because the week prior, [Filippa] had taken me off all our social media accounts. And I thought we had gotten hacked. I wrote to the group; I was, like, 'Girls, I think we're getting hacked. I can't get into our e-mail or Instagram — none of the accounts.'"

Asked if Filippa had any issues with Guernica's live performance or what she was doing on stage, Mancini said: "No, that's not something that I've… no information that I've received. I think that there's nothing you can complain about my performance or my singing, 'cause I've always brought my 'A game.' And if you have problems with that, I think that's strange, considering that's something that people really enjoy and respect the band for. So I think that would be weird."

Clarifying that the reasons for the split were "a hundred percent personal", Guernica revealed that "a lot of things happened behind my back, and I was the last one to know… Like there were meetings behind my back, trying to convince my fellow bandmates that I'm an awful person, I'm all these things that I'm not."

When interviewer Michael Butler noted that all the girls in THUNDERMOTHER looked like they were getting "along really well" when they were supporting the SCORPIONS on a tour of North America last fall, Guernica said: "I deserve an Oscar nomination for my acting. [Laughs]"

According to Mancini, she is still "really close" to Emlee and Mona. "We're actually really good friends, and that's the best part of my time in THUNDERMOTHER," she said. "Me and Emlee, she's legitimately one of my best friends. And Mona has become a really good friend as well. And we have a mutual respect and similar work ethic and we want the same things. We just work together. I just feel like, if anything, it's really lovely and positive that we have each other and that we all feel the same way and we all have had the same experiences and the reasoning behind not feeling great in the band as it was."

Asked how Emlee and Mona found out Guernica was being fired from THUNDERMOTHER, Mancini said: "[Filippa] had a secret meeting behind my back. She just told the girls, 'I wanna fire Guernica, and I already have a new singer.' And the girls were, like, 'Woah. Hold up. Wait a second. We did not sign up for that. And we thought we were a democracy in this band,' because that's something that we'd been told and that's how we've done everything.' So they were shocked."

In early March, Nässil shared a six-minute video in which she addressed some of the questions surrounding the departures of Mancini, Johansson and Lindgren as well as her decision to carry on with a new lineup. She said in part: "Some stuff you read online and even now in some magazines is true and some stuff has more to it," she explained. "I mean, there's a depth to what happened and it's impossible to read in a few lines or a quote from someone. And I wanna assure you and tell you guys that I did my absolute best to work everything out between the old members. I think we should be conscious in what we're saying and trust that I have done my absolute best for peace, love and rock and roll and I did everything in my power to work it out with the previous bandmembers.

"I would never throw anybody under the bridge. I think that's another private matter. What happened has been behind the curtain, so to speak, so it's not everything that people need to know about or should know about because it's just unnecessary to throw stuff at each other, I think."

"I'm thrilled to have Majsan back, who's done hundreds of shows with me in THUNDERMOTHER. She's the THUNDERMOTHER bass player. And I'm thrilled to have Linnéa Vikström, my friend since many, many years, on vocals. And I can't wait for the future."

Nässil went on to say that all the previously announced THUNDERMOTHER concerts "will happen. Not a single canceled show. Everyone has faith in THUNDERMOTHER and so should you.

"We are super stoked to tour with the SCORPIONS in Europe again and doing our own shows," she added.

Photo credit: Mikael Hultén