  teddybears (formerly teddybears sthlm) is a swedish band formed in 1991, known for mixing pop, rock, hip-hop, electronica, reggae, punk and many other genres. ==history== teddybears began as a grindcore group called skull. as for the name teddybears, joakim Ãhlund says, "if you're familiar with the swedish or norwegian black metal scene, you know back then every band was called things like 'corpse grinder from hell'. so we called ourselves the teddybears as an 'anti' thing. we were the hardest rocking [band] in sweden and we're calling ourselves the teddybears." the band members started to wear large bear masks in album art and promotional photographs sometime after 2006, before that they appeared in concert and on photos without disguises.  the band initially consisted of patrik arve and brothers joakim and klas Ãhlund, before drummer olsson joined them. they released their debut album you are teddybears in 1993 and their second album, titled i can't believe it's teddybears sthlm followed in 1996. their third album rock 'n' roll highschool came out in 2000 and consisted of electronic elements, which were a departure from the band's previous hardcore sound. a fourth album, fresh, was released in 2005 and included the singles "cobrastyle" and "hey boy". joakim Ãhlund is also the lead guitarist and songwriter for the band caesars, who are best known for their hit single "jerk it out". klas Ãhlund has produced most of the caesars' albums and also produced robyn's 2005 self-titled album. the two brothers also direct television adverts and music videos. their song "cobrastyle" is featured on the s
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