MATTS VASSFJORD/PRESS
IT’S TAKEN THUNDERMOTHER
a while to find the perfect mix. In the 13 years since the Swedish band formed in Stockholm, the card-carrying old-school rock’n’rollers have seen band members come and go; only guitarist Filippa Nässil is left from the original line-up. Third time’s the charm, though, and now, with singer Guernica Mancini, drummer Emlee Johansson and bassist Mona Lindgren on board, the band have hit the high notes, both literally and figuratively, with their new album
Black
&
Gold,
stuffed with the kind of anthems Bon Jovi would have been proud of in their prime. “I just showed up with a kick-ass new line-up,” says Nässil, “and people were stoked”.