---
title: "Misery Loves Co."
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/misery-loves-co"
genre: "Industrial"
country: "Sweden"
formed: 1993
---

# Misery Loves Co.

**Misery Loves Co.** is a industrial band, from Sweden, active 1993 to present.

Misery Loves Co. is a Swedish industrial metal duo, initially active in the 1990s and early 2000s and again since 2016. The band combine the hostility of thrash metal riffs with electronic samples usually associated with industrial music. Their lyrics generally focus on bleak sexual visions and pain over troubled relationships.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misery_Loves_Co.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Misery Loves Co. |
| Genre | Industrial |
| Parent genre | Metal |
| Origin | Uppsala, Sweden |
| Formed | 1993 |
| Releases in catalog | 8 |

## Genres

[Industrial](https://themetalnet.com/genre/industrial-metal) · [Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Michael Hahne](https://themetalnet.com/musician/michael-hahne) | Guitar | 2000 to present | Current |
| [Örjan Örnkloo](https://themetalnet.com/musician/orjan-ornkloo) | Electronic instruments, Guitar | 1993 to present | Current |
| [Patrik Wirén](https://themetalnet.com/musician/patrik-wiren) | Lead vocals | 1993 to present | Current |
| [Olle Dahlstedt](https://themetalnet.com/musician/olle-dahlstedt) |  | until 2000 | Former |
| [Jim Edwards](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jim-edwards) | Guitar | until 2000 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1994 | [Misery Loves Co.](https://themetalnet.com/album/4989996b-e305-311d-90ac-ee74eb400a39) | Album |
| 1995 | [Happy?](https://themetalnet.com/album/4c2712ee-5cde-339e-91c4-a97a83b5ad5f) | EP |
| 1995 | [Misery Loves Co.](https://themetalnet.com/album/f8a74763-1f3b-41d3-9a7c-f986e63b7f15) | EP |
| 1997 | [Not Like Them](https://themetalnet.com/album/171616d3-f0ee-3fa3-9369-cb8be924252f) | Album |
| 1997 | [Prove Me Wrong](https://themetalnet.com/album/883ffa4c-fd49-4ab6-9ffd-b111f7da894d) | EP |
| 2000 | [Your Vision Was Never Mine to Share](https://themetalnet.com/album/7abce6c6-082a-3ac3-9fa4-449b1ed68452) | Album |
| 2019 | [Suburban Breakdown / Would You?](https://themetalnet.com/album/142be5ba-e1a9-44f2-8b88-671dabea23be) | EP |
| 2019 | [Zero](https://themetalnet.com/album/84651c90-69fc-4bb8-8754-083c5f343d3d) | Album |

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- [Pitchshifter](https://themetalnet.com/band/pitchshifter) (listened together)
- [Napalm Death](https://themetalnet.com/band/napalm-death) (listened together)
- [Killing Joke](https://themetalnet.com/band/killing-joke) (listened together)
- [Carcass](https://themetalnet.com/band/carcass) (listened together)
- [System of a Down](https://themetalnet.com/band/system-of-a-down) (listened together)
- [Dub War](https://themetalnet.com/band/dub-war) (listened together)
- [White Zombie](https://themetalnet.com/band/white-zombie) (listened together)
- [Oomph!](https://themetalnet.com/band/oomph) (listened together)
- [Cathedral](https://themetalnet.com/band/cathedral) (listened together)
- [Die Krupps](https://themetalnet.com/band/die-krupps) (listened together)
- [Clawfinger](https://themetalnet.com/band/clawfinger) (listened together)
- [Celldweller](https://themetalnet.com/band/celldweller) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Misery-Loves-Co-100819526726770
- bandcamp: https://miserylovesco1.bandcamp.com/
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/20UgZzpTMlb9kP2ezU0bEs
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/1408179
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Misery_Loves_Co./3601

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/misery-loves-co](https://themetalnet.com/band/misery-loves-co). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt