The Borderline Saints

The Borderline Saints is a rock band from Skåne, Sweden.

The Borderline Saints
OriginSkåne, Sweden
GenresRock
Years active2009-present
Websitewww.theborderlinesaints.com
MembersAndreas Centervall - Guitar
Dennis Petersson - Vocals
Emanuel Svensson - Bass
Jimmy Fehrm - Vocals
Mattias Breivald - Guitar
Alexander Platon - Keyboard
Jonas Andersson - Drums

Biography

The Borderline Saints is a rock band formed on January 1, 2009. They released their debut album "F60-F69" in the spring of 2011.[1] Their music is described as alternative power pop,[2] and according to their own description it is " highly characteristic, with catchy riffs that will give you goosebumps, powerful drive that will make the hair on the back of your neck rise, and melodic lyrics in combination with the voices of the two singers complementing each other".[3] The band made a flying start in their early days, and made it all the way to the regional final of the Emergenza music festival contest.[4][5][6] In the regional final competition the band finished 4th.[7] In 2010 the band teamed up with bands Artmade, Classified Drama and Zoma Cruz and went on tour in the south region of Sweden.[8] The tour was called A.C.T.Z. Rock Tour. At this point the band had also got signed by independent record label Ktown records.[9][10] The tour took the band to the famous club Slagthuset in Malmö, amongst other venues.[11]

Behind the scene

The band are locally known for their "do it yourself"-attitude,
having built their own in-house studio where they record, mix
and master their music on their own. (Sonart studio)[12][13]
Guitarist AC also started his own label in order to release the
music, Rockstar re:chords.[14]

Discography

For credits & lyrics goto theborderlinesaints.com/discography

Albums

  • Anger Management (2013)
  • F60-F69 (2011)

EPs

  • Straitjackets & the usual medication (2012)
  • Tear Down These Walls... (2010)


The EP "Tear down these walls" was a preview of the debut album "F60-F69", the latter being a 12-song strong album with a variety of styles. The songs and genres crossing from rock influenced by punk and heavy metal to softer pop and ballads.
 "Straitjackets & the usual medication" saw the introduction of Platon on keyboards/piano which opened new doors for the band and widened their sound.[15] The EP reaped some fine reviews (see reviews listed below) leaving audience and journalists craving for more.
Both "F60-F69" and "Straitjackets & the usual medication" was released on Spotify [16] and iTunes.[17]

Collaborations

In 2012 The Borderline Saints teamed up with Danish electronic music producer Dishy and released dance versions of both "Cut by an angel" [18] and "Cruel world" on Spotify and iTunes.[19][20][21]
After the release of "Straitjackets & the usual medication" sign language artists Vega & Sofie made a trademark sign language music video for "Cheers".[22]

In the media

Media interest is steadily rising, below listing some of the articles:

Articles

Reviews
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gollark: I also suggested Unicode approximately-equal signs.
gollark: Do they get monkeyized or what?
gollark: If not, it may be a bit of a problem for my low-cost pokeyem service.

References
  1. http://www.theborderlinesaints.com/index.php?view=bio
  2. http://rocksverige.zitiz.se/2012/07/06/recension--the-borderline-saints---straitjackets__64297
  3. http://www.theborderlinesaints.com/index.php?view=bio
  4. http://www.last.fm/event/1041615+Emergenza+festival
  5. http://dygnetrunt.se/emergenza-skanefinal/78821
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-04-18. Retrieved 2012-12-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. http://151.1.141.220/2/search.asp?bandcod=63092%5B%5D
  8. http://www.kristianstadsbladet.se/noje/article921138/Lokal-variant-paring-ambulerande-rockturn%C3%A9.html
  9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-04-18. Retrieved 2012-12-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. http://www.e-pages.dk/svalov/109/23
  11. http://dygnetrunt.se/c-t-z-rock-tour/90758
  12. https://www.facebook.com/Sonart.Productions?fref=ts
  13. http://www.theborderlinesaints.com/index.php?view=discography
  14. https://www.facebook.com/ROCKSTARRECHORDS?fref=ts
  15. http://zinkenmusik.dinstudio.se/text1_3.html
  16. http://open.spotify.com/artist/1Gwf1Su79jRGKR4se3dFsT
  17. https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/the-borderline-saints/id369556226
  18. http://open.spotify.com/track/7LUP0OslEnSoqaRMIIyCJZ
  19. https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/the-borderline-saints/id369556226
  20. http://open.spotify.com/track/1gfY0nUo1B4vp9SKi5jxB7
  21. http://www.theborderlinesaints.com/index.php?view=news
  22. https://www.facebook.com/tbsmusic?fref=ts
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