Wolfbrigade (formerly
Wolfpack) is a Swedish
hardcore punk band formed in 1995 by Jocke Rydbjer, Frank Johansen, Erik Norberg, Marcus "M. Psykfall" Johansson and the vocalist Tomas Jonsson (known for being part of the local
crust punk band Anti Cimex) their line-up has included members of
Asta Kask, To What End?, Cosa Nostra, Obscure Infinity, and Harlequin. Singer Tomas Jonsson was forced to leave the band in 1998 and was replaced by Micke. At around the same time, the band changed their name from
Wolfpack to
Wolfbrigade to avoid association with a Swedish neo-
Nazi prison gang who shared that name. In 2002, drummer Frank left and was replaced by Dadde. The band split up in 2004 because
… Read more of lack of motivation and Micke needing surgery for vocal chord problems. Four of the members started a new band, Today's Overdose.
On 7 January 2007,
Wolfbrigade announced that they were reuniting.
Wolfbrigade imported bassist Johan from Today's Overdose and released a comeback album, Prey to the World, in June 2007. In 2008, the group released Comalive.
Wolfbrigade went on a one-year hiatus from playing live in 2011, and then regrouped for the release of Damned in 2012.
Wolfbrigade's last album The Enemy: Reality was released Fall 2019 thru Southern Lord Records.