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{{Short description|Swedish rap metal band}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Clawfinger
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| caption = Clawfinger performing in 2024.
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| origin = [[Stockholm]], Sweden
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*[[Rap metal]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Everley |first=Dave |date=
*[[nu metal]]<ref>{{cite book|first=Joel|last=McIver|author-link=Joel McIver|title=Nu Metal: The Next Generation of Rock & Punk|year=2002|publisher=Omnibus Press|isbn=978-0-7119-9209-2|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=grWO5XKtbCoC|page=40}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author= Bob.D |title= Clawfinger, "Hate Yourself with Style" |website= Deadtide |access-date= 11 December 2015 |url= https://www.deadtide.com/reviews/albums/page.php?id=4519 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170807192828/https://www.deadtide.com/reviews/albums/page.php?id=4519 |archive-date= 7 August 2017 |url-status= dead }}</ref>
*{{nowrap|[[industrial metal]]}}<ref>{{cite web| *[[alternative metal]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Clawfinger - Hate Yourself With Style review |url=https://metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=2712 |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=Metal Storm}}</ref>
}}
| years_active = 1989–2013, 2017–present
| label = [[Nuclear Blast]], [[Warner Music Group|WEA]]/[[Warner Music Group|WMG]]
| website = {{URL|clawfinger.net}}
| current_members = Zak Tell<br/>Jocke Skog<br/>[[Bård Torstensen]]<br/>André Skaug<br/>Micke Dahlén
| past_members = Henka Johansson<br/>Erlend Ottem<br/>Morten Skaug<br/>Ottar Vigerstøl
}}
'''Clawfinger''' is a Swedish [[rap metal]] band formed in [[Stockholm]] in 1989. Considered pioneers of the rap metal genre, the band had their international and commercial breakthrough in 1993 with the release of their debut album, ''[[Deaf Dumb Blind]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Clawfinger |url=https://hellfest.fr/en/artiste/clawfinger/ |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=Hellfest |language=en}}</ref> The band's musical style is described as aggressive, melodic and groovy, with lyrics tackling politics, social issues, racism and war.<ref>
*{{Cite web |last=Riesto |first=Matti |date=2003-06-11 |title=Clawfinger produserer boyband |url=https://www.nrk.no/kultur/clawfinger-produserer-boyband-1.859066 |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=NRK |language=nb-NO}}
*{{Cite web |last=Everley |first=Dave |date=2021-08-23 |title=10 rap metal bands that time forgot |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/10-rap-metal-bands-that-time-forgot |access-date=2024-03-26 |website=louder |language=en}}
*{{Cite web |last=Møllen |first=Jon Anders |date=2006-05-08 |title=Clawfinger med hardtslående Norges-comeback i Arendal |url=https://www.fvn.no/kultur/i/Jq718/clawfinger-med-hardtslaaende-norges-comeback-i-arendal |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=fvn.no |language=no}}
*{{Cite web |last=Polwin-Plass |first=Lydia Dr |date=2020-02-04 |title=Exclusive interview with ZAK TELL, frontman and voice from CLAWFINGER - part 4 |url=https://metalogy.de/exclusive-interview-with-zak-tell-frontman-and-voice-from-clawfinger-part-4/ |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=Metalogy |language=de-DE}}</ref> Clawfinger has released seven studio albums and sold over 1.5 million albums worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eikeland |first=Torgeir |date=2007-11-28 |title=Hvor ble det av Clawfinger? |url=https://www.fvn.no/kultur/i/2JKaB/hvor-ble-det-av-clawfinger |access-date=2024-03-26 |website=fvn.no |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=KRISTIANSEN |first=KAI |date=2011-06-22 |title=Clawfinger var ikke døde |url=https://www.adressa.no/kultur/i/jaBznz/clawfinger-var-ikke-dode |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=adressa.no |language=no}}</ref>
==History==
===
▲Their original demo comprising three tracks ("Waste of Time", "[[Nigger (Clawfinger song)|Nigger]]" and "Profit Preacher") quickly secured local radio airplay for them and consequently brought them to the attention of the music label MVG Records. "Nigger" is an anti-racism statement that caused quite a stir and was a massive success; it was also released as a single.<ref name="LarkinHR">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Heavy Rock]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=1999|edition=First|isbn=0-7535-0257-7|page=100}}</ref> By the beginning of the 1990s, Clawfinger self-released their debut ''[[Deaf Dumb Blind]]''.<ref name="LarkinHR"/> This sold over 600,000 copies worldwide and was critically acclaimed by the Swedish press. With the addition of André Skaug and drummer Morten Skaug, Clawfinger went on tour and played at European festivals, including opening for [[Anthrax (American band)|Anthrax]] and [[Alice in Chains]].<ref name="LarkinHR"/>
=== ''Use Your Brain'' and ''Clawfinger'':
[[File:Clawfinger saarbrucken.jpg|thumb|Vocalist Zak Tell in 2006]]▼
In 1997, Clawfinger's [[Clawfinger (album)|self-titled album]] was released, their first with new drummer Henka Johansson, who replaced Vigerstøl that same year. The album's opening track, "Two Sides", notably expanded the band's soundscape by featuring female choir vocals and Middle Eastern-influenced sounds, while the rest of the album maintained the band's aggressive metal sound and socio-political lyrics. ''Clawfinger'' yielded three singles ("Biggest & the Best", "Two Sides", "Don't Wake Me Up") and two music videos for the singles "Biggest & the Best" and "Two Sides".
Clawfinger's fourth studio album, ''[[A Whole Lot of Nothing]]'', was released on 23 July 2001. The album was the band's first collaboration with producer Hellner in six years and saw the band adopting an industrial and electronic sound in a larger scale than previous albums with the use of synthesizers.
▲[[File:Clawfinger saarbrucken.jpg|thumb|Vocalist Zak Tell]]
In 2002, the band released their fifth studio album, ''Zeros & Heroes''. The album caused controversy upon release in America due to its open critique of then-president [[George W. Bush]] and US military politics following the [[11 September 2001 attacks]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Blabbermouth |date=2009-08-06 |title=CLAWFINGER To Re-Record 'Deaf Dumb Blind' For 20th Anniversary |url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/clawfinger-to-re-record-deaf-dumb-blind-for-20th-anniversary/ |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |language=en}}</ref> Clawfinger would again experiment with new and different sounds for new recordings, opting for complex and melodic guitar riffs as opposed to the electronic and industrial sound of their previous album. In 2003, lead guitarist Ottem departed the band to pursue a career as a software specialist.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blabbermouth |date=2003-10-15 |title=CLAWFINGER Guitarist Quits The Music Business |url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/clawfinger-guitarist-quits-the-music-business/ |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |language=en}}</ref>
=== ''
In 2005, Clawfinger released the album ''[[Hate Yourself with Style]]''. The album continued the musical style of ''Zeros & Heroes'' with a hard rock style of melodic and fast guitar riffs. The album's limited edition featured a bonus disc with live footage from the band's performance at the Greenfield Festival in Switzerland in 2005 and music videos for all of the band's singles up to their third studio album.
In 2007, the band's seventh studio album, ''[[Life Will Kill You]]'', was released. The album spawned three singles: "Prisoners", "The Price We Pay" and "Little Baby". In 2008, long-time drummer Johansson left the band after eleven years and was replaced by Micke Dahlén. In August 2009, Clawfinger announced that they had been working on a re-recording of their debut album, ''[[Deaf Dumb Blind]]'', that would feature guest musicians, including members of [[Rammstein]] and [[Peter Tägtgren]].<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{cite web |date=4 August 2009 |title=Online rock radio Tangra Mega Rock! |url=https://www.radiotangra.com/?page=int&lng=en&id=206 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111112233813/https://radiotangra.com/?page=int&lng=en&id=206 |archive-date=12 November 2011 |access-date=31 March 2012 |website=Radiotangra.com}}</ref>
▲=== ''Zeroes & Heroes'': 2002–2004 ===
===Disbandment and reunions: 2012–present ===
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| footer = Clawfinger at Hammaburg Fest 2019
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In
On 4 August 2017, the band released the
▲In May 2014, the Facebook page of the band announced a one-off show at the [[Zaxidfest|ZAKHID festival]] in Ukraine on 8 August 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zaxidfest.com/|title=Захід — фестиваль, що нас об'єднує|work=Фестиваль ЗАХІД|access-date=2 February 2015}}</ref> The band has been occasional one-off reunion shows since then, performing two in 2015, two in 2016 for Denmark's CopenHell Festival and Bulgaria's Summer Chaos Festival, and most recently on the ''Irreversible Festival 2017'' in Monthey, Switzerland.
▲On 4 August 2017, the band released the new single "Save Our Souls" via iTunes and YouTube.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://clawfinger.net/discography/singles/save-our-souls|title=Clawfinger - Save Our Souls|website=Clawfinger.net|access-date=6 August 2017}}</ref> Another single, "Tear You Down", was released on 4 October 2019. On 11 Juni 2022, they performed at [[Sweden Rock Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/clawfinger-releases-music-video-for-new-single-tear-you-down/|title=CLAWFINGER Releases Music Video For New Single 'Tear You Down'|date=27 September 2019|website=Blabbermouth.net|access-date=6 October 2020}}
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'''Current line-up'''
* Zak Tell – lead vocals (
* Jocke Skog – keyboards, backing vocals (
*[[Bård Torstensen]] –
*André Skaug – bass (
*Micke Dahlén – drums (
'''Former members'''
*Erlend Ottem – lead guitar (1990–2003)
*Morten Skaug – drums (
*Ottar Vigerstøl – drums (
*Henka Johansson – drums (1997–2008)
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*''[[Clawfinger (album)|Clawfinger]]'' (1997)
*''[[A Whole Lot of Nothing]]'' (2001)
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*''[[Hate Yourself with Style]]'' (2005)
*''[[Life Will Kill You]]'' (2007)
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