#obehag

i can’t believe; while i was in 2nd grade, a kid. that knows nothing except school and fun and mother’s warmth, school friends, internet games, and innocence lived in the same timeline where some Swedish band was making songs about depression and suffering, drug misuse and pain

i can’t believe that while i was oblivious to the meaning of depression out of innocence, i existed at the same time where this band was making such beautiful music out of sheer pain and suffering

while i was playing minecraft with friends on skype, these people were in the streets, self-harming- drug overdosing, and dying...

then some time 12 years later, i discover them and i fall into the rabbit hole of reading about their disbanding and the passing of obehag (don’t look it up, it is graphic and traumatizing) rip...

Of course! I am no expert myself so any misinformation can be corrected in the comments if another feels that any of my knowledge feels diluted or missing key componants.

Apati

The core band members consist of:

David (C9H13N)

Fredrik (Obehag)

However their past members consisted of Christian Larsson (Patient C - who later went on to join Shining) and Professor X (which I know little information about)

During this period, most - if not all the members engaged in drug usage and were in a toxic headspace which led Obehag to leave the band, a few weeks later he died from a methadone overdose. The band then ceased to exist.

However, David (C9H13N) started a new band called Ofdrykkja which began with a DSBM musical route, however in recent years have turned towards folk. They are currently preparing to release a new album soon of the same nature.

Ofdrykkja

The core members of Ofdrykkja consists of

David (now known as Pessimisten)

Lars (Drabbad) however in Lepra it is listed that his name is Gamle Dalton; his private facebook and metal archives uses Lars.

Stefan (Bödeln - died in 2020)

And have had some temporary members such as 1853 (from Lifelover) and Ahlström (little known about him too)

David and Drabbad met when Apati was still together and he too was close to Obehag.

"around 2005 or 2006, says Pessimisten. APATI members Obehag and Professor X were standing at a bus stop in downtown Västerås when they were approached by an extremely doped-up Drabbad, who gave them a note with a handwritten link to his band’s Myspace page. Before walking off again, he snarled ’Support LEPRA or die!’"

*Lepra was a band Drabbad was in

On one event, Drabbad and Bödeln were high + drunk which led them to carve words into eachother and smear blood throughout the house. One of them decided to wander outside which frightened members of the public and they were taken away to the hospital. It seems that both were institutionalised for a while however it's commonly referred that Drabbad has been in and out of both psychiatric wards and prison regularly. During this time Drabbad was in a ward, Obehag (Apati) had reached out to him asking for narcotics however due to being hospitalised he couldn't; later he found out Obehag had overdosed. Nowadays, the members are striving for a path of sobriety; atleast abandoning drugs and aiming to better themselves. I have come across old comments on their facebook where they have mentioned they aren't avid users but engaged irregularly but most post from 2020 onwards gives indication that they are not about that life anymore but will maintain the sense of melancholy, addiction and depression within their music.

Here are some Links which may be of your interest! Apati: 1 | image of David snorting Coke 2 | David in Hospital after Overdose - what he has claimed to be at one of his lowest points. 3 | David's poetry blogspot in Swedish with English translation

Ofdrykkja: 1 | interview & images on how Ofdrykkja met includes ALOT of blood. 2 | Drabbad arrested within another situation 3 | Facebook post concerning the incarceration of Drabbad 4 | 5 | Videos of Drabbad (during Lepra years) High David - Myspace , VK , Tumblr (Dead/Might not be real - posts are from 2014 but theres some images I have not seen elsewhere) , Instagram Drabbad - Instagram , Lepra Myspace

Apati - Jag Älskar Dig (subtítulos español)