Mogg
| Mogg | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Umeå, Sweden |
| Genres |
Hard rock Glam metal Heavy metal Melodic rock |
| Years active | 1981–1995 |
| Labels | GMR Records |
| Associated acts | Tryckvåg, Gotham City, Nocturnal Rites, Beautiful Grey, Brassmonkey, Great King Rat, Electric Boys, Yngwie Malmsteen, Mental Hippie Blood |
| Members | Current members |
| Past members | Former members |
Mogg was a Swedish hard rock/glam metal band, formed in Umeå, Sweden in 1981, as an Iron Maiden influenced metal band. The name Mogg was invented to sound like "cool 1970s bands with long hair and flashy moustaches", a la Mud or Mott the Hoople. They split up in 1995.
The core members were Thomas Carfors, Janne Eklund, and Mats Attaque. Thomas Broman left Mogg and joined the Swedish bands Great King Rat and the Electric Boys. Several other members were part of the different incarnations of Mogg between 1981-1995, including Yngwie Malmsteen drummer Bo Werner, Gotham City members drummer Jonas Östman and bassist Björn Melander and Nocturnal Rites frontman, Jonny Lindqvist, who came from the band Arrows.
Mogg moved first to Stockholm in 1985 and then to Los Angeles in 1991, and released two albums and several singles during their career. They recorded their first album From the Ice Fields at Grandmaster Recorders Studios, in Hollywood, and also released a self-titled album, with more grunge rock influence before splitting up in 1995.
Mogg were somewhat successful in Sweden, toured a lot with among others Treat and Europe (band), played before an audience of 14 000 at an outdoor show in Kungsträdgården, Stockholm. Mogg were interviewed on the leading hard rock radio show in Sweden Rockbox in 1986 and there are still cover bands in Sweden performing some of their songs.
During their time in Los Angeles, Mogg played shows at Coconut Teaszer, and Fm Station in North Hollywood, California. Their gig at the Fm Station was in January 1995. They opened for Killing Machine (band) and Tracii Guns at the Fm Station, in 1993. They also recorded soundtracks for "adult movies" including one 1992 TV movie starring Shannon Tweed, wife of Gene Simmons from Kiss, until they finally went their separate ways back in Sweden 1995.
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