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Käpprätt is a really good hardcore band and in the end they were so kind
that they answered a bunch of questions from me. The interview was published
at the end of August 2026.
The boring thing first, when and why did you form?
-Käpprätt started in 2017! In short: One day, Daniel and Johnny went out to
the pub and met some friends. In passing, they mentioned that they were
eager to start a new band, and the news spread like wildfire. Before the
evening was over, they suddenly had a whole lineup. If you want to hear the
whole version, you can listen to Döda Katten's podcast episode no. 94 (take
the opportunity to listen to Recat no. 257)
Tell us a little about each member, age, band next to and before. What do
you work with and a fun thing about each member?
-David, 33 years old. Plays drums in No Saving Grace, Steel Freight, Dead
Awaken, Fix Bayonets & Struggle.
-Didrik, 30 years old. Plays in Trolltakt (70's rock), Morbidoz (die good
music). Works as a personal assistant. A funny thing about me is that I've
been 11th best in the world, and best in the Nordic countries, at grilling.
-Emilia, 27 years old. Have only played in Käpprätt! I have a tendency to
have a lot of balls in the air but right now I'm studying remotely and I'm a
daycare for a little grumpy aunt. Sometimes I work at a youth center and on
behalf of our local Tjejjour! One thing that maybe not everyone knows about
me is that I have taught ballet, jazz and mother dance!
-Johnny, 29 years old (turns 30 in a couple of days). A newly graduated art
historian, in other words, professionally unemployed, will continue to study
pedagogy in order to one day become a teacher at some folk high school in
the future. Previously I have played in a bunch of bands but the one that
lasted for a while was called Fågelunge, and also have a current
Eskilstuna-based band called Bella Sparks.
-Johannes, 27 years old and works as an office gnome. Has previously played
in A Lethal Smile. Drink beer as if it were air, the cat that is. The owner
is no better himself
You come from Västerås, there have been some good bands from there and there
are probably still around... Any favorites?
- TST, Tvärnitad, Steel Freight, No Saving Grace, Stick o Brinn,
Looptooprocker, Vittra, PuffBall, Soddus, Fix Bayonets, Fridlyst.
Favorites from Sweden?
- Hårda tider, Wolfbrigade, Kålrot, Skitsystem, Massgrav, Gadget, Vägran,
Minimum Rage, Kallsup, Pyrocat, Strikt, Västerbron, Slöa Knivar, Beyond
Pink.
You don't seem to like our prime minister, how do you think the election
will go?
-Hopefully it will go to hell for him. Let's crush the right cocks.
How do you think it is to live in this Sweden led by a blue-brown mourning?
-Manageable now that September is around the corner:) We have been somewhat
spared compared to many others, but it has been misery.
If you were given the chance to be prime minister for two weeks, what was
the first thing you would decide on?
-First of all, we will be busy sorting out the shit the little man and all
the other money-hungry bastards have started. But we can start by taxing the
rich and stopping the privatization of welfare. Everyone should have access
to the most basic things in life, such as a roof over their head, food on
the table and good healthcare. In addition, we would like to: Invest and
preserve culture, children should crowdsurf not sit in prison. Make an
exception and lift the permit requirement for women's young women's shelters
so that they can conduct sheltered housing. The end of the world is around
the corner, but we can at least try to make it less bearable for future
generations, so try to save the environment? Impose an arms embargo on all
imperialist supporters. Criminalize the "secret lobbying" If we are lucky,
we can fix refrigerators for Systembolaget.
Is it right, any thought behind the name or does it just sound good?
-The input came from a Tvärnitad & Stick o Brinn song called "Våran makt".
Now you have released your new record En hel jävla platta, didn you not have
more songs or was it the intention that so few songs on the record?
-Okay like this, four of the songs were finished with our previous lineup.
The rest was written in a panic when Emilia forgot to tell us that
Grönpeppar had written to us on Messenger (real boomer who writes on
messenger). Believed a reminder from Grönpeppar, she forgot AGAIN. Emilia
blames the fact that she recently changed her ADHD medication and tapered
down on her antidepressants. The third time Grönpeppar gets in touch, Didrik
saw the message, and then they were in a hurry!! Now we needed to write as
many songs as possible in 2-3 months. It may not sound so bad, but keep in
mind that we just brought in a new drummer AND bassist in the band. So in
addition to getting to know each other and practicing the setlist for
already booked gigs, we were now going to write new music. That we even
managed to write a few songs when we could barely get rehearsals together,
is a miracle.
How is it feeling to release the album?
-Fat!!
Have you released anything before and if so, how do you get it?
-All our music is available on most
streaming services! EP; Fulla som vanligt (2017) EP; Harkla upp
dammet (2020) Album; S/T (2021) Samlingsskiva; En Bomb i skitsystemet -
Ursäkta röran vol 5 (2022) Album; En hel jävla platta (2026)
It became Grönpeppar Records, how did that come, it's not so well known for
hardcore bands exactly?
-We were asked and we said yes. You only get a chance like this once in a
lifetime, but we almost missed out on because of Emilia.
Singing in English is nothing for you, I hope?
-Well I don't think so
Is it difficult to write a text that no one has written before or how does
it feel?
-It's the first time that Emilia writes her own text so she thinks
everything is hard and scary. But we all help each other so we don't have
round two of afterparty at psych.
Politics and music is it a must when you play punk/hardcore?
-The majority of our songs are about drinking, so no, not really. But
everything can be made into a political issue, so depends on how you look at
it. However, there are a lot of class stories that come out by writing songs
about how to bend.
Do you have any good example of any band that is really good even though
they are not political?
-No
Ten favorite records right now?
-MCR - Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge The Kristet Utseende- Sug och fräls
Slipknot - Slipknot
Wormrot - Voices
Lock up - Demonization
Mgla - Exercises in Futility
Motörhead - Ace of spades
Röjarskivan 4
Dopethrone, - Electric wizard
Wolfbrigade - Run with the hunted
The Neighborhood Kids - Voice of the revolution
Lowkey - Soundtrack to the struggle 3
Dishumanitär - Dishumanitär
Kålrot - Grönsakslådan
(you asked for 10 records but you got 14)
Is it important to get the music out in a physical way and not just
digitally?
-We have always talked about releasing something physical, but it never
happened because it costs too much. So it feels awesome to finally have done
it!
Do you buy a lot of records yourself?
-Didrik, Johannes and Johnny are the ones who buy the most records from us!
David's girlfriend threatens to leave him if he starts collecting physical
media, so he doesn't buy any.
First and last record you bought?
David: I don't remember the first one, the last one was Borstal - No
Surrender/Dark Path
Didrik: The doors & Wolfbrigade
Emilia: Amy Diamond's CD from 2007. Otherwise, I haven't bought anything
since then. Johnny: : Fredag den 13e Mänskliga Gränstillstånd &
Gimic - New Tradition
Johannes: Alcazar & Bring me the horizon - count your blessings
Are you on the way with more material for a new record soon?
-Right now we don't even want to think about writing new music. We are still
recovering from an intense and traumatizing autumn. But ideas and riffs
exist, so we'll have to wait and see! But we've gotten a nice response to
the album so I'm a little excited!
When you play live, what do you think is the best thing about it?
-DRINK!! FRIENDS!! If you
could choose five bands, any, dead and alive, which five bands would you
choose for a concert night with? -Motörhead,
Anti-Cimex, Wolfbrigade, Bikini Kill and Massgrav. No band, but Emilia says
Lady Gaga. What
are the future plans for the band right now?
-Continue to have fun and book more gigs! Future
plans for yourself? -We
face darker times with sunglasses Words
of wisdom? -Go
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