Clawfinger is a Swedish-Norwegian rap-metal band formed in Stockholm in 1989. Their debut album Deaf Dumb Blind (1993) sold over 600,000 copies worldwide and earned them a Swedish Grammis award, establishing them as pioneers of European rap metal. Over eight studio albums they have sold more than 1.5 million records, with lyrics consistently addressing racism, war and political hypocrisy. In February 2026 they released Before We All Die, their first studio album in 18 years.
Clawfinger released on February 20, 2026 the album Before We All Die - their first studio album in 18 years - on the label Perception / Reigning Phoenix Music.
For the album release, the band published a music video for the title track and announced an autumn European tour for October and November 2026.
In July 2025, the band announced the upcoming album and released the single "Scum", which exceeded 100,000 streams in two weeks.
In 2025, Clawfinger performed the European Festival Tour, which included performances at the festivals Wacken Open Air, Rockharz and others.
The band performed at Sweden Rock Festival 2026 and continues the summer festival series before the autumn tour.
