Spetsnaz (band)

Spetsnaz
Spetsnaz at E-Tropolis 2015
Background information
Origin	Sweden
Genres	EBM
Years active	2001–present
Labels	Out of Line Scanner SubSpace Communications
Members	Stefan Nilsson Pontus Stålberg

Spetsnaz (named for the Russian word for "Special Forces") is an EBM duo, formed in Örebro, Sweden by Stefan Nilsson and Pontus Stålberg in 2001.

Inspired by pioneering artists such as Nitzer Ebb, Front 242, Die Krupps and DAF, Spetsnaz was formed as a reaction against Futurepop and to revive what Nilsson and Stålberg saw as "old school" EBM music.^[1] The band name was taken from one of the street gangs in the 1979 film The Warriors.