Split, Reunion, Return: Clawfinger Since 2017
Not every band gets a second run. We did. Here's how Clawfinger went from calling it a day to being back on stage and in the studio.
Why did Clawfinger split?
In August 2013 we announced that the band had split. It came six years after Life Will Kill You, our seventh album, and more than twenty years after the band started in 1989.
What happened after that?
It didn't stay quiet for long. In 2014 we played a one-off reunion show, and over the next few years a few more shows followed, here and there. By 2017 it was clear: we weren't finished.
What have we released since coming back?
Since 2017 Clawfinger has been active again, and new songs have come out along the way:
- Save Our Souls (2017)
- Tear You Down (2019)
- Environmental Patients (2022)
- Scum: announced in 2025
In 2025 we signed with Perception, a label of Reigning Phoenix Music, and in 2026 our eighth studio album, Before We All Die, came out.
Are we playing live?
Yes. 2025 and 2026 have brought shows and festival appearances again.
Who's on stage now?
Zak Tell on vocals, Jocke Skog on keyboards and backing vocals, Bård Torstensen on guitar, André Skaug on bass and Micke Dahlén on drums.
What does that mean for the merch?
The Rapmetal Since 1993 crest in our store goes back to the start, and it sits next to the red hand and the rest of our designs. Every design comes on unisex tees, long sleeves, crewnecks and hoodies, plus kids' and youth sizes, in black or white.
Pick yours for the next show in the shop.