Who We Are: Anti Cimex, Swedish D-Beat Since 1981
Before you pick a design, here's a little about us: where our name comes from, who played in the band, and why we split twice.
Where do we come from?
We were a hardcore punk band from Sweden, formed in 1981. We took our name from Anticimex, a Swedish pest-control company, whose name comes from Cimex, the Latin name for the bed bug. Our first single, Anarkist Attack (1982), is often called the start of Swedish käng punk, and the band is remembered as one of the first to define Scandinavian hardcore.
Who was in the band?
The early band had Nillen Andersson on vocals, Tomas Jonsson on bass and later vocals, Jocke Pettersson on guitar and Charlie Claeson on drums. Later, Cliff Lundberg joined on guitar and Lefty on bass, and several other players came and went.
Why did we split twice?
The band broke up in 1986, when Jocke left. We came back in 1990 with Cliff on guitar, and our sound turned slower, heavier and more metal. In 1993 we called it a day for good.
The main records
- Anarkist Attack (1982)
- Victims of a Bomb Raid (1984)
- Criminal Trap (1986)
- Absolut Country of Sweden (1990), our first album
- Scandinavian Jawbreaker (1993), our last
Still loud today
In 2025 Anti Cimex was inducted into the Swedish Music Hall of Fame, and the same year brought Jawbreaker, a documentary about the band.
Every design here comes on tees, hoodies, sweatshirts and kids' sizes.