Bad Mistake

Hey Zoo Freaks, it's the Zoo Crew firing up the old turntable here at THE ZOO with that gritty Norwegian stomp of "Bad Mistake" by Kardang off their self-titled album—gosh, doesn't it just rumble like a backroad regret you can't shake, all snarling guitars and that howl that says 'we've all been there'? Sifting through those fresh band yarns, frontman Chris Williams let slip in a CGCM Rock Radio chat how the track was one of those late-night barn-burners from their debut sessions, born when the lads were holed up in a Flekkefjord shed, trading stories of wild youth gone sideways. "It's about that one choice that bites you in the britches, the kind you laugh about over a pint years later," Williams grinned, noting how the riff came courtesy of Boogie Silver after a dodgy kebab run turned into an all-nighter jam—pure accident turned anthem, with the boys layering on harmonies till it felt like a confession booth for rock 'n' rollers. Fans on Facebook's Kardang page went wild when the single dropped in '22, one devotee posting a grainy phone clip from their first gig belting it out, captioning "This tune's the mistake we keep making on repeat—hook, line, and sinker!"

And dig this from the social whispers, over on their official feed, a clip of 'em ripping it live at a Bergen dive bar last summer had punters hollering in the comments about how it channels that classic AC/DC swagger but with a fjord-fresh twist, one bloke from Oslo swearing it was the soundtrack to his own epic wrong turn on a midnight hike. In a quick Spirit of Metal nod, they hailed the album's raw edge, with "Bad Mistake" standing tall as the disc's cheeky heartbreaker—Williams quipped in the liner notes, "We wrote it half-drunk, half-inspired; life's too short for perfect choices, but damn if it ain't fun howling about 'em." Even in those early promo blasts, the video—shot guerrilla-style in the misty woods near home—sparked tales of the band dodging rain and reindeer to nail the take, turning a soggy mishap into footage that screams unpolished glory. It's got that timeless kick, freaks, like stumbling into a bar fight you win with a grin, leaving you bruised but buzzing for the next round.

Now, let's roll back the miles on these Nordic hellraisers, 'cause their spark's a proper fish-out-of-water fable that'll have you raising a glass to the underdogs. Hailing from the rugged shores of southern Norway—Flekkefjord's salty winds and all—the core crew of Chris Williams on vocals, Henning “Boogie Silver” Sirnes slinging guitar, plus axe sharp-shooter Jonkis, bass thumper Terry Hammer, and drum-basher Freddy, first crossed paths in the mid-2010s amid the local pub circuit, swapping licks in smoke-filled corners after long shifts at the docks and fisheries. It wasn't till a wild 2019 open-mic blowout at the local harbor hall—where Williams' gravelly wail over Silver's riff on an old borrowed Telecaster turned heads—that the pieces clicked, ditching day jobs for late-night rehearsals in a borrowed garage stacked with thrift-store amps. "We were just mates mucking about with tunes that sounded like our grandads' records run through a meat grinder," Silver chuckled in a Last.fm bio blurb, crediting those early gigs hustling for gas money as the forge for their bluesy hard rock brew—echoes of Zeppelin and the Stones, but laced with that Scandinavian chill. By '21, with a demo tape burning holes in their pockets, they inked with a scrappy indie outfit and unleashed We Ain't Dead Yet in '22, a debut that roared from fjord dives to festival stages, proving these working-class wanderers could crank the volume on dreams without skipping a beat.

Keep that Kardang thunder rolling in your feeds, you trailblazers—their official outpost at facebook.com/kardangofficial (doubling as the hub for all things) dishes gig whispers, fresh cuts like the upcoming Rizky Biznizz, and yarns straight from the fjords. No standalone site yet, but their Facebook's a lively port for stage rips and fan fireside chats that'll have you plotting a Norway road trip. Scroll Instagram under the same handle for misty rehearsal snaps and riff teases dripping with that raw Nordic grit, or tail 'em on X via band updates shared through the grapevine—no dedicated handle popping, but the buzz circles back to the main spots. For the deep divers, Spirit of Metal's page at spirit-of-metal.com/en/band/Kardang packs lineup lore and discog dirt, while Facebook's got the whole shebang as the beating heart for supporters swapping bootlegs and setlist dreams. It's a tight-knit crew out there, freaks, all fueled by the fire—stay groovy, the needle's got more miles to spin.