# Johnossi

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**Johnossi** is a rock duo from [Saltsjöbaden](/source/Saltsj%C3%B6baden), [Stockholm County](/source/Stockholm_County), Sweden, consisting of songwriter, singer, guitarist [John Engelbert](/source/John_Engelbert) and drummer, percussionist, singer [Oskar "Ossi" Bonde](/source/Oskar_Bonde).

## History

Engelbert and Bonde first met when they were 12 and 15 years old, respectively, and started playing together as a duo in 2004. They recorded their first album after only five months as a band, and with only three live shows to their credit. Their self-titled first album was released in January 2005 by a small Swedish indie label; it was rereleased in September 2006 by V2 Music with an additional three tracks.

Their second album, *[All They Ever Wanted](/source/All_They_Ever_Wanted)*, had its Scandinavian and Western European release in April 2008, followed by a Japanese release in 2009.

Johnossi has toured extensively in Sweden and Western Europe, both alone and with other Swedish bands such as [The Soundtrack of Our Lives](/source/The_Soundtrack_of_Our_Lives), [Mando Diao](/source/Mando_Diao) and [Sibling Sense](/source/Sibling_Sense). They also toured the US in 2007 with [Shout Out Louds](/source/Shout_Out_Louds). In 2009, they made their first appearances in Japan, supporting [The Hives](/source/The_Hives).

In June 2010, the band supported [Green Day](/source/Green_Day) at [Ullevi](/source/Ullevi) in their home country.[1]

In 2016 "Into the Wild" was used in the [USA Network](/source/USA_Network) remake of [Eyewitness](/source/Eyewitness_(U.S._TV_series)) as the opening song.

## Musical style

Their music is characterized by a full guitar sound supported by Engelbert's unorthodox guitar rig and myriad effects pedals, and Bonde's straightforward beats; studio releases often feature colorful percussion accents on instruments such as tambourine, woodblock, guiro, and chimes. A variety of musical styles appear in their work, from hard rock, to blues riffs, post-punk, and even gloom-pop, though lyrical themes are almost uniformly personal and slightly angsty.[2] Their 2020 release "Torch // Flame" showed a continued expansion of their sound and themes, with "a sense that each song has the potential to end up in an entirely different musical world than the last."[3]

## Media reference

- A cover version of "Santa Monica Bay" was used in a commercial for the Scandinavian teen clothing chain "J-Store".
- "Bobby" appears in the film *Four Dimensions*.
- "Execution Song" appears in the 2008 German film *[The Wave](/source/The_Wave_(2008_film))* ("Die Welle").
- "Execution Song" appears on the video game *[NHL 09](/source/NHL_09)*.
- "There's a Lot of Things to Do Before You Die" appears in the 2006 Swedish film [When Darkness Falls](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0782700/) ("När mörkret faller")
- An instrumental version of their song "Mavericks" was used in a promotional trailer for *[The Guest](/source/The_Guest_(2014_American_film))*.
- "Air Is Free" appears on the video games *[Dirt 4](/source/Dirt_4)* and *[NHL 18](/source/NHL_18)*.

## Members

- [John Engelbert](/source/John_Engelbert) – vocals, guitar
- [Oskar "Ossi" Bonde](/source/Oskar_%22Ossi%22_Bonde) – drums, percussion, backing vocals

## Discography

### Albums

Year Album Peak positions SWE [4] SWI GER 2006/ 2007 Johnossi Date released: 2006 / 2007 Record labels: Rekord Musik V2 Music Scandinavia Control Group 33 — — 2008 All They Ever Wanted Date released: 2008 Record label: Universal 11 — 68 2010 Mavericks Date released: 2010 Record label: Universal 4 54 51 2013 Transitions Date released: 23 March 2013 Record label: Universal 5 — 81 2017 Blood Jungle Date released: 17 February 2017 Record label: Universal 7 46 51 2020 Torch // Flame Date released: 28 February 2020 Record label: BMG 27 — — 2022 Mad Gone Wild Date released: 11 February 2022 Record label: BMG — — — 2024 Forevers Date released: 27 September 2024 Record label: Universal Music Sweden 9 [5] — —

### EPs

- 2006 *Execution Song* (EP), V2 Music Scandinavia
- 2016 *Air Is Free* (EP), Universal
- 2017 *Live In Berlin* (EP), Bud Fox Recordings

### Singles

Year Single Peak positions Album SWE [4] 2008 "Party with My Pain" — All They Ever Wanted 2010 "What's the Point" 20 Mavericks "Dead End" 58 2016 "Air Is Free" — Blood Jungle 2022 "Anxious Angel" 22 rowspan="4" "Dina ord" —[A] "Heroes" —[B] 2024 "Känns så längesen" (with Lars Winnerbäck) 65 [6]

## Notes

1. "Dina ord" did not enter the [Swedish Singellista Chart](/source/Sverigetopplistan), but peaked at number six on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[7]

1. "Heroes" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number eight on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[8]

## References

1. Edling, Johan (20 May 2010). ["Johossi förband till Green Day"](http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/musik/article12316552.ab) [Johossi support Green Day] (in Swedish). *Aftonbladet*. Retrieved 30 April 2016.

1. Greene, Jo-Ann. "Johnossi Review". *Allmusic*. Retrieved 2008-07-30.

1. ["Album Review: Johnossi – Torch // Flame"](https://www.kerrang.com/reviews/album-review-johnossi-torch-flame/). *Kerrang!*. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 2021-04-19.

1. ["SwedishCharts.com Johnossi discography page"](https://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Johnossi). Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2012-09-02.

1. ["Veckolista Album, vecka 40"](https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/54?dspy=2024&dspp=40). [Sverigetopplistan](/source/Sverigetopplistan). Retrieved 4 October 2024.

1. ["Veckolista Singlar, vecka 29, 2024"](https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/41?dspy=2024&dspp=29). [Sverigetopplistan](/source/Sverigetopplistan). Retrieved 26 July 2024.

1. ["Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 47"](https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/215?dspy=2022&dspp=47). [Sverigetopplistan](/source/Sverigetopplistan). Retrieved 25 November 2022.

1. ["Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 50"](https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/215?dspy=2022&dspp=50). [Sverigetopplistan](/source/Sverigetopplistan). Retrieved 16 December 2022.

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.johnossi.com)
- [Johnossi](http://www.myspace.com/johnossi) at [MySpace](/source/MySpace)

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