BIOGRAPHY
Graveyard formed in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 2006, when Joakim Nilsson and Rikard Edlund, both veterans of the band Norrsken, joined forces with drummer Axel Sjöberg and guitarist/singer Truls Mörck. Their self-titled debut, recorded by Don Ahlsterberg, arrived in 2008 and led to a breakout performance at SXSW, earning a spot in Rolling Stone's Fricke's Picks for their first US gig. The band's 2011 album Hisingen Blues topped the Swedish charts, followed by Lights Out (2012, No. 3) and Innocence & Decadence (2015, No. 2). After a brief split in 2016, they reunited in 2017 and released Peace in 2018. Despite frequent comparisons to classic and retro rock, Graveyard has pushed back on being defined by the past, as noted in a Vice interview titled 'Graveyard Is Dead Serious: Don't Call Them Classic Rock.' They've also collaborated with fellow Swedish act Goat on the single 'Ship of Fools.'