| Dead Man | |
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| Origin | Örebro, Närke, Sweden |
| Genres | Psychedelic rock, folk rock |
| Years active | 2003- |
| Labels | Crusher Records MeteorCity Records |
| Associated acts | Norrsken |
| Website | Dead Man (band) on Myspace |
| Members | |
| Kristoffer Sjödahl Peter Lindström Mikael Olausson Jesper Mattsoff |
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| Past members | |
| Marcus Allard Johan Rydholm Jonas Askerlund Joakim Dimberg |
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Dead Man is a psychedelic rock band from Örebro, Närke, Sweden formed in 2003. The band’s sound is highly influenced by 60’s and 70’s psychedelic rock/folk rock as well as other musical genres.
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The band was started by Kristoffer Sjödahl (formerly of Norrsken) and Johan Rydholm. As the two jammed together a lot, they then asked Marcus Allard to join which he said yes and later that year bass player Joakim Dimberg joined to complete the band. The band’s name arose from an album by Texas rock band Josefus which was entitled Dead Man. Dead Man initially released a vinyl 7” containing two songs, "Ship Ahoy!" and "Thousand Mile Stare", recorded in a basement in the rural town of Kumla. The two songs created a buzz among stoners and hippies in the underground scene in Sweden.[1]
Next, Dead Man decided to start on making their debut album. Dead Man snuck into the famous Svenska Grammofon Studion and began to work on their first album. In early 2006, with a fresh set of songs in hand, Dead Man was set to release their eponymous debut album. Released via Sweden’s Crusher Records, Dead Man was praised by Rock Hard, Metal Hammer and Stoner Rock.[2]
In mid 2007, Dead Man once again entered the studio to record their second album, Euphoria. While Dead Man was successful in the underground stoner and progressive rock scene, Euphoria would awaken many more listeners.[3][4]
In February 2009, Dead Man embarked in its first U.S. tour. In April Dead Man played the Afterburber of the Roadburn Festival.