VANGUARD was founded in 2008 by two Swedes, Jonas Olofsson (synthesizer, electronic drums) and Patrik Hansson (vocals, synthesizer), after they met online in a musicians’ forum.<\/p>\n
With their catchy, club-ready electropop combined with harmonious vocals in the best Swedish (synthpop) tradition, VANGUARD are one of the fastest-rising stars on the electro scene and have quickly gained a large fan base. They sound very fresh and unspent, combining the charm of the 80s with modern soundscapes and impressively convincing with both slower songs and uptempo club tracks.<\/p>\n
After initially producing only their first demo songs together, they released their first album, \u201cSanctuary,\u201d in May 2012 via Conzoom Records. \u201cGoodbye\u201d followed in December 2012 as their first single and also their first music video. Shortly thereafter, another single from the album, \u201cShine,\u201d was released.<\/p>\n
The band released their second album, \u201cRetribution,\u201d in February 2014. The singles \u201cOn My Own,\u201d \u201cLet Us Fall,\u201d and \u201cA Brighter Day\u201d were released from this album. This album was an important step in further developing the band’s own sound.<\/p>\n
In fall 2015, VANGUARD signed with the renowned scene label Infacted Recordings and made an impressive comeback with their new single \u201cI Want To Live.\u201d The album \u201cNever Surrender\u201d was released in May 2016 and was met with enthusiasm by the synthpop faction. With \u201cA Different Story,\u201d they released another single with an accompanying music video. At this time, they also began their ongoing collaboration with successful producer Rob Dust (remixer for Camouflage, Chrom, Frozen Plasma, Torul, Joachim Witt, and many others), who produced \u201cNever Surrender\u201d and left his unmistakable mark on the songs.<\/p>\n
VANGUARD have also been very active live since then, playing numerous club shows and festival gigs. They gained many new fans, especially during their joint concerts with Solitary Experiments and on the \u201cHybridize Tour 2019\u201d with Eisfabrik, Funker Vogt, and Agonoize.<\/p>\n
VANGUARD used the time of the ubiquitous lockdown creatively to write and produce new songs. In 2022, they released three new club singles, \u201cRagnar\u00f6k,\u201d \u201cInside,\u201d and \u201cMove Out,\u201d and most recently their new album, \u201cSpectrum.\u201d<\/p>\n
VANGUARD are ready and have the very best prerequisites to earn themselves a permanent place within the electro scene. We can certainly expect a lot more from this likeable duo!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":2341,"template":"","festival":[17],"class_list":["post-842","act","type-act","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","festival-17"],"acf":{"website":"https:\/\/www.vanguardofficial.com\/","facebook_url":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/vanguardofficial\/","spotify_url":"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/intl-de\/artist\/4uyq84KMVyrewGu3lxyCSt","instagram_url":"","tiktok_url":"","date":"20260328","begin":"14:45:00","end":"15:25:00","location":"Main Stage (Halle 1)","amphi_festival_premiere":false},"yoast_head":"\n