| Caesars | |
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| Origin |  Borlänge, Sweden |
| Genre(s) | Rock Indie Rock |
| Years active | 1995—present |
| Label(s) | Dolores Recordings |
| Website | www.caesarsweb.com |
| Members | |
| Joakim Åhlund César Vidal David Lindquist Nino Keller |
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| Former members | |
| Jens Örjenheim | |
Caesars is a Swedish alternative rock band. In their native Sweden, the band was originally known as Caesars Palace, and in the rest of Scandinavia they are known as Twelve Caesars. Elsewhere they go by the name Caesars. Outside of Sweden, they may be best known for the song "Jerk It Out", which was originally featured in the snowboarding video Afterbang in 2002 and later appeared in an iPod advertisement in 2005, as well as the Electronic Arts video games SSX 3 and FIFA Football 2004, also known as FIFA Soccer 2004 and on the PlayStation 2 game LMA Manager 2005, and arcade game Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA. The song is featured on their 39 Minutes of Bliss (In an Otherwise Meaningless World), Paper Tigers, and Love For The Streets albums. They have won Swedish Grammy Awards for best album and best new artist. Their song "We Got to Leave" is the theme music to the television series Confessions of a Matchmaker. The band is currently recording their new album with Ebbot Lundberg as producer and is expected to be out in Scandinavia in February 2007.
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Style
The band employs several techniques in all of their songs: heavily distorted vocals, guitars, and, where applicable, a synth organ. This affords them a very "old-school" feel in stark contrast to their crisp basslines.
Band members
- Joakim Åhlund - guitars, vocals
- César Vidal - guitars, lead vocals
- David Lindquist - bass
- Jens Örjenheim - drums (1998-2000)
- Nino Keller - drums (2000-present)
Discography
Albums
- Rock De Puta Mierda (Dolores), released 1996
- Youth Is Wasted On The Young (as Twelve Caesars), released December 8, 1998
- Cherry Kicks (as Caesars Palace), released 2000 (Gold In Sweden)
- Love For The Streets (as Caesars Palace), released 2002 (Gold In Sweden)
- 39 Minutes of Bliss (In an Otherwise Meaningless World), released April 22, 2003
- Paper Tigers, released April 26, 2005
Singles
- Shake It 7 inch (Dolores) 1995. Their first seven inch single with three songs: "Shake It"; "Odd Job" and "Born Cool".
- "Jerk It Out", released April 7 2003; re-released April 18 2005
