Joakim Thåström
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Thåström live in 2015
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Sven Joachim Eriksson Thåström |
| Also known as | Pimme |
| Born | 20 March 1957 |
| Origin | Sweden |
| Genres | Punk rock, hard rock, industrial, rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, keyboards |
| Years active | 1977–present |
| Associated acts | Ebba Grön, Imperiet, Peace Love & Pitbulls, Sällskapet, Ossler |
| Website | www.thastrom.se |
| Notable instruments | |
| Gibson Les Paul | |
Sven Joachim Eriksson Thåström (born 20 March 1957), better known as Thåström, is one of Sweden's best known rock musicians, he is mostly known for the bands Ebba Grön and Imperiet. He has moved between a number of genres, from punk to rock, industrial and autobiographical singer-songwriter music.
Thåström grew up in Högdalen and Rågsved, working class suburbs south of , where he from 1977 to 1982 was the singer of punk band Ebba Grön. When Ebba Grön went in hiatus in 1981 due to bassist Lennart "Fjodor" Eriksson having to serve time in jail for refusing military service, the three remaining members (Thåström, drummer Gunnar "Gurra" Ljungstedt and keyboardist Anders "Stry Terrarie" Sjöblom) formed side-project Rymdimperiet (Galactic Empire).
When Ebba Grön officially disbanded in 1983, Rymdimperiet was renamed Imperiet (The Empire). With a then-modern sound firmly set in the 80s and a more focused leftist political stance combined with easily accessible songs, Imperiet became one of the biggest Swedish bands of the 1980s.
In an attempt to cross over to international audiences, Imperiet also recorded an album with some of their songs translated to English.
In 1989 Thåström started a solo career as a rock singer-songwriter with progg influences. He began his solo career with the release of two solo albums, the self-titled 'Thåström' in 1989 and then "Xplodera mig 2000" (Xplode Me 2000) in 1991. The later was extremely computer-based and led to the development of the band Peace Love & Pitbulls.
In 1992, he started the heavy industrial rock band Peace Love & Pitbulls, with lyrics in English. The band existed until 1997 and released three studio albums.
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