Mob 47

Mob 47

Mob 47 is a hardcore punk band from Stockholm, Sweden. It forms in Täby in 1982 under the name Censur and changes to Mob 47 in 1983. The group remains active and is associated with hardcore punk, punk, hard rock, d-beat and crust.

Early years and influences

In its early years, Mob 47 plays with Anti Cimex. The band draws influence from Discharge, Crucifix, D.R.I. and B.G.K., and its early material becomes part of the Swedish hardcore and d-beat underground.

Recordings and compilations

Mob 47 appears on Pushead’s 1985 hardcore compilation Cleanse the Bacteria. Much of the original material later circulates through bootlegs, demo tapes and file-sharing networks. In 1985, the group also features on the Stockholm's Mangel compilation alongside Agoni, Röjers, Discard, Crudity and Protes Bengt, with some of those acts involving other Mob 47 members, mainly drummer Chrille. Per, the vocalist of Bruce Banner, sings in a number of these related bands.

Later activity

Guitarist and founding member Åke forms several other bands after and around Mob 47, including Agoni, Röjers, Discard, Crudity and Protes Bengt. He also records a new Mob 47 demo in 1998, performing alone with a drum machine. A two-CD official discography is issued in Japan in 2003. The band begins rehearsing again in 2005, plays its first official gig in 20 years at Debaser in Stockholm in 2006, and releases new material in 2008 under the title Dom Ljuger Igen on Communichaos Media.