Victims (band)

Victims formed in 1997 in Nyköping, Sweden. The original line-up consisted of Johan Eriksson on vocals, Andy Henriksson on drums, Andy Söderström on bass and Marcus Strandberg on guitar. With this lineup in 1997 the band recorded a seven songs demo, reissued in 1999 as an EP titled Harder Than It Was Meant to Be, a split EP with Acursed in 1999 and their debut album Neverendinglasting in 2001 on German label Yellow Dog Records. Shortly after the release of Neverendinglasting, guitarist Marcus left the band and was replaced by Acursed guitar player Jon Lindqvist. In 2003 they released a split LP with American crust punk act From Ashes Rise and in 2004 their second album, ...In Blood, both on Havoc Records. After the Release of ...In Blood, Victims embarked on their first US tour. Facebook and Instagram in a message titled "THIS IS THE END – WE ARE DEAD". ==Influences==

The band credits Discharge, Motörhead and American hardcore bands from the 80s as influential for its sound. ==Members==

;Final • Johan Eriksson – lead vocals (1997–present); bass (2006–present) • Andy Henriksson – drums (1997–present) • Jon Lindqvist – guitar, vocals (2002–present) • Gareth Smith – guitar (2008–present) ;Previous • Marcus Strandberg – guitar (1997–2001) • Andy Söderström – bass (1997–2006) ==Discography==

;Studio albums • Neverendinglasting (Yellow Dog/Scorched Earth Policy, 2001) • ...In Blood (Havoc, 2004) • Divide and Conquer (Havoc, 2006) • Killer (Deathwish/Combat Rock Industry, 2008) • A Dissident (Deathwish/La Familia/Tankcrimes, 2011) • Sirens (Tankcrimes, 2016) • The Horse and Sparrow Theory (Relapse, 2019) ;Extended plays • Harder Than It Was Meant to Be (Yellow Dog, 1999) • Lies, Lies, Lies (Deathwish, 2008) ;Split albums • Split EP with Acursed (Putrid Filth Conspiracy, 1999) • Split LP with From Ashes Rise (Havoc, 2003) • Split EP with Kylesa (La Familia, 2009) ==References==