Raised Fist

Raised Fist was formed in 1993 on the island of Hertsön in Luleå, Sweden, with Alexander "Alle" Hagman as lead vocalist and Andreas "Josse" Johansson on bass, the only remaining original members.^[1] The name "Raised Fist" refers to the Rage Against the Machine song "Know Your Enemy", which include the lyrics: "Born with an insight and a raised fist"

They were signed to Burning Heart Records, an independent record label notable for being the home of many influential Swedish punk rock and hardcore punk bands in the 90s and 2000s.

The band played at the Scandinavian Roskilde Festival in 2004.

In 2010 Hagman received a serious electrical shock during a concert in Sundsvall when he touched a power cable which had been punctured by a riot fence. He collapsed on the stage.^[2]

The band's album Veil of Ignorance, released in 2009, was the last released on Burning Heart Record. It placed on the Swedish charts^[3] and was nominated for a Swedish Grammy Award.^[4] Many of the songs on this album were written by Hagman.

After Burning Heart folded in 2010, Raised Fist signed a two-album contract with Epitaph Records in 2013. In 2015, after working on the songs for five years, Raised Fist released their sixth album, From the North.^[5] This was followed in 2019 by their seventh album, Anthems.

Vocalist Alexander appeared in an interview on Swedish television TV4 where he criticizes the EU Directive on the enforcement of intellectual property rights in EU countries.^[6]

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