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Swedish heavy metal band formed in Stockholm 1976.

Initially formed as a trio, by the two brothers Ragne (vocals and guitar) and Styrbjörn Wahlquist (vocals and drums), together with bassist Michael Backlund.
In 1977 Heavy Load recorded their debut-album Full Speed At High Level (released 1978), now with Dan Molén handeling the bass playing. The record company, Heavy Sound Records, went bankrupt after a while and the Wahlquist Bros. formed their own label, Thunderload Records.
After their debut, Ex-Highbrow guitarist was added to the line-up as well as Torbjörn Ragnesjö, replacing Dan Molén. This line-up released the EP Metal Conquest and the two full-length albums Death Or Glory and Stronger Than Evil before breaking up. A last try was made in 1985 with the single Monsters Of The Night, featuring bassist Andreas Fritz, but split up shortly after.

In 1987, the Wahlquist Bros. kick started the band again and recorded an album together with ex-UFO bassist Paul Gray and guitarist Patrik Karlsson. The album was never released, though.

ALBUMS


Heavy Load
Riders Of The Ancient Storm
2023
Europe (2), Entombed, The Hellacopters, Yngwie Malmsteen, Heavy Load (2) Directed By Yasin Hillborg
Så Jävla Metal
2011, DVD-V, PAL, 2-D, Atlantic Film AB, ,
Death Metal/Arena Rock/Blues Rock/Doom Metal/Garage Rock/Hard Rock/Heavy Metal/Thrash/Speed Metal/Power Metal/Viking Metal/Art Rock/Avantgarde
Heavy Load
Metal Angels In Leather
1991
Heavy Load
Demo 1987
1987, Cass, Promo, Thunderload Productions
Heavy Load
Monsters Of The Night
1985, 7", Single, WEA
Heavy Load
Live At Folkets Park
1985, VHS, Not On Label (Heavy Load (2))
Heavy Load
Stronger Than Evil
1983
Heavy Load
Free
1983, ,
Hard Rock
Heavy Load
Live
1983
Heavy Load
Take Me Away / Trespasser
1982
Heavy Load
Death Or Glory
1982
Heavy Load
Metal Conquest
1981
Heavy Load
Live at Konsertsalen, Västerås, 12/11-1978
1978, Cass, Not On Label (Heavy Load (2))
Heavy Load
Live at Västmanlands-Dala Nations Aula, Uppsala, 13/11-1978
1978, Cass, Not On Label
Heavy Load
Full Speed At High Level
1978
Various
Rocket (Caught In Steel)
1985,
Hard Rock
Heavy Load
Swedish Conquest - Live Radio Session 1982
2017
Heavy Load
Metal Conquest
2016
Heavy Load
Stronger Than Evil
2013
Heavy Load
Death Or Glory
2013
Heavy Load
Death Or Glory / Metal Conquest
2005
Heavy Load
Full Speed At High Level
2004
Heavy Load
Full Speed At High Level/Metal Conquest
1990, CD, Unofficial, 2 i, Roxcalibur Distribution
Heavy Load
Stronger Than Evil / Monsters Of The Night
1990
Heavy Load
Live at Konserthuset, Örebro, 10/11-1978
1978, Cass, Unofficial, Not On Label
Heavy Load
Radiohuset, Stockholm, Sweden 1982
Heavy Load
Free
Heavy Load
Live - 1982