Torch
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About Torch
There are several different artists called Torch: 1. A Swedish heavy metal band 3. A Norwegian hardcore band 4. An American jazz band from Texas 5. An American rapper from Florida 6. An American rapper from New York 7. A reggae musican 8. A German rapper from Heidelberg 9. An Ukrainian dubstep duo 10. A dark wave/post-punk band from Denmark 11. A german hardcore band from Brunswick, Germany The band was formed 1980 by Chris J. First, Steve Streaker and Claus Wildt. Stefan Wedlund did the vocals but soon Dan Dark joined the band to do the voice. The band released their debut E.P. "Fire Raiser" in 1982, and shortly after that they toured around Europe and did some festivals with as well as Motörhead as the German heavy metal band Warlock. Torch became a classic name during the FWoSHM - First Wave of Swedish Heavy Metal - in the eighties. During their lifetime the band released only a MLP and two albums, but made a permanent mark in the Swedish metal history. Parts of the band have been seen in cover band Eccept, but in 2005 they proclaimed Torch was back in action, which they proved at the Keep It True festival in Germany. Now they will spread some classic Swedish steel at the Sweden Rock Festival in 2009.
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