Artist description You combine solid music with excellent vocals and astounding lyrics, and you've got Dislife in a nutshell. That's why I see a strong future for these Swedish musicians" Jonathan Sanders of www.godsofmusic.com

Music Style Rock

Musical Influences Foo Fighters, Our Lady Peace, Nirvana, System of a Down, Nickelback, Bush, Creed, Live, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam,

Similar Artists Foo Fighters, Our Lady Peace, Nirvana, System of a Down, Nickelback, Bush, Creed, Live, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam

Artist History Dislife is a genuine rock band from Sweden consisting of seven guys in their twentieths. The band setup of Dislife is Chris Michols vocals, Peter Johansson keyboard, Staffan Winroth lead guitar, Peter Lindholm Guitar, Martin Hast bass, Fredrik Olsson drums and Karl Jansson on percussion. The music style of the band can be a little hard to define but rock with a twist of grunge is probably the closest possible description. Dislife has during the time they've played together, which is about two years, produced a pretty large amount of material. About twenty of the songs have been recorded and about twenty additional songs are ready to be recorded. During these two years they have also done some touring and built up a pretty large fan base around the country and the world. Although it might seem like Dislife have released at least two records they have actually not released a single one officially. But rest assure, they will soon, with or without a record label.

Group Members Chris Michols - vocals Fredrik Olsson - drums Karl Jansson - percussion Martin Hast - bass Staffan Winroth - guitar Peter Lindholm - guitar Peter Johansson - keyboard, percussion

Instruments Drums,Keyboard,Guitar,Bass,Percussion,Vocals

Albums Square One, Greetings, Hangover, Too Freakin' Good to Break Through, Holy Sphere, Dislife "rare", Dislife "rare" v2.0

Press Reviews Clone: Of the trio of songs written by Chris Michols, "Clone" by Dislife is the best. This is college radio fodder that tops most of what I've spent this year listening to, and I've heard a lot of good music lately. If this is the level at which Dislife is now performing, then it's time that corporate radio starts listening. This is the future of radio, people, and it's looking good. This is a midtempo song that is musically impressive. A solid drum backdrop is followed with light acoustic guitars, a steady bassline, and keyboards that are able to gel everything into a solid track. These are musicians who know what they're doing, and it shows. They've obviously been playing together for a long time, and their music will withstand the test of time because of this "as a whole" band sound. The vocals caught my attention very quickly, as they probed the intriguing lyrics and made this song mind blowing. I've been reviewing for six months, and I've been listening to music for most of my twenty years, and I haven't heard as distinctive a voice as this in a long time. At least not since Raine Maida (Our Lady Peace) and Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam). And those lyrics! I can only say I'm hooked. I've long thought that the lyrics are what can make a song live or die, and if that is the case, Dislife will never die. Any day For him it doesn't matter They're all the same At least he likes to think so He has opinions of mostly everything But he refuses to reflect He opens doors that he never cares to lock He's got the keys but he can't Remember where he put them In any way, he don't want to believe That they're something he might need He can see his life so clear It's a way to disappear And he wants to be alone Don't want to be another clone You combine solid music with excellent vocals and astounding lyrics, and you've got Dislife in a nutshell. That's why I see a strong future for these Sweedish musicians. Chalk up another winner for Chris Michols and Dislife. I highly recommend this song, it will surely be the best one you hear in a long time I Want To Go Home: This song is an upbeat alternative radio gem. This is the kind of music that record companies should be looking for, because it is the kind of music that sells records. Dislife is a band that is making waves, and "I Want To Go Home" is another rung in their ladder to the top. With a rocking feel, this song gets their page off to a wild start. With radio friendly music and solid lyrics and vocals, you can already tell this song is a winner. The music, though, is one of the things that truly drives this song. The guitars are tight and driven, helped out by the excellent bassline. All that is kept together by some of the best drumming I've heard in a while. And Chris Michols does an excellent job as the band's front man, his introspective lyrics and heartfelt vocals giving a sense of direction to the music. The vocals have a heavy emotion to them, but that emotion takes a back seat to the pure power of Michols' voice. Mixing that with the music itself, and you have a musical bomb ready to explode. Give this song some attention, and then when you've done that, I urge you to listen to the rest of their page. The music is top notch, and you never know which song will move you the most. Hangover (album) This is adult alternative that anyone with an ear can be pround to listen to. Dislife, a band from Sweeden, is showing once and for all that Sweedes can rock as hard as (or harder than) any of their worldwide musical counterparts. What makes it all so great to listen to is that sound . . . part Pearl Jam, but mostly themselves . . . that just makes this music hard to turn off. And that’s just the way it ought to be. This album starts off with the pure adrenaline of “Reverend Rider”, which is one hell of a kickoff for any CD. But it is when “Adapting” cues up that you’ll realise that Dislife has real hitmaking abilities. This track is ready for any alternative format that is willing to give Dislife a chance. If you don’t think this is single material, nothing is. “Clone”, the third track on the album, is somewhat mellower (or as mellow as you’re going to get on this CD), but that doesn’t eliminate any of the punch it carries. Though the vocals are somewhat muddled, that’s vocalist Chris Michols’ trademark, and it suits this style perfectly. Hangover never quits, never weakens . . . tracks like “Hangover” with that “do do do do” thing in the background (awesome, I must say) and disturbingly Vedder-like vocals (clear vocals, mind you!) help show their versitility. Other songs that don’t disappoint would include “I Want To Go Home” (yet another condender for best album track!), “Hangover” (the album’s most rocking track, in my opinion), and “Long Road’s Call”, which sports the most kick ass bassline I’ve heard. Ever. Best of all, this is one obtainable album! Recently signed to FightCloud.com, Dislife is offering Hangover at the insane price of . . . nothing! Well, you do have to pay shipping. But that should take away any excuse you’ve had for not buying this CD. What excuse could you have anyway? Dislife combines excellent songwriting and hitmaking skills that could bring MTV to its knees, to form one of the most cohesive albums I’ve heard in a long time. What more can I say? Jonathan Sanders for www.godsofmusic.com

Location Uppsala, Uppland - Sweden

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