The Bristles

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The Bristles
The Bristles performing in 1983 in Uddevalla, Swe. Left to right: Puma, Ingemar, Svegis & Lankan.
Background information
Origin	Landskrona, Sweden
Genres	Punk rock
Years active	1982–1985, 1996, 2008–present
Labels	Bristles Punx and Skins Records, Ägg Tapes, Rockin Rebels Records, MCR, Noise & Distortion, Switchlight Records, Turist i Tillvaron, Noise of Sweden, Heptown Records, Hot Stuff, Aftermath Tapes, Majken Records, Pike Records, Civilisation Records, Rosa Honung
Members	Svegis Ingemar Ray Tobbe Pascal
Past members	Nelle Rotcher Viking Lankan Groll Malwin Harri Puma
Website	thebristles.wordpress.com

The Bristles is a raw punk band formed in 1982 in Landskrona, Sweden. The name comes from GBH 12-inch Leather, Bristles, Studs and Acne.

The band formed in the beginning of the second wave of punk, influenced by bands like The Exploited and developed from punk with Oi!-influences to a raw punk band (in Swedish, råpunk). Together with Swedish bands like Asta Kask, Sötlimpa, Existenz, Moderat Likvidation, Noncens, EATER, Anti Cimex and many others the Bristles were the new breed of fast playing bands that released mostly singles, and did a lot of gigging. The band broke up in 1985.

The band briefly reunited in 1996, and later in 2008. In 2009 the EP Union Bashing State was out. In 2010 the album Reflections of the Bourgeois Society is released. It contains 11 tracks. In 2012, the band's second album, Bigger than Punk, was released. In 2014 the tape "Val?" is released. In 2015, the band's third album, Last Days of Capitalism was released. In 2017 a split 7-inch single was out with Rövsvett. In 2019 the EP "Live at Insikten, Kulturhuset Jönköping 20180901" was out.