Who is Finnegan's Hell?
Finnegan's Hell is a Celtic punk band from Sweden, and the driving force behind "The New Wave of Swedish Celtic Punk". The band was formed in 2010. After a year of touring Finnegan's Hell released the EP "The Molly Maguires" in 2011, the title track of which put the band on the European Celtic punk map. The following year Finnegan's Hell recorded the song "The Boys in Green Will Conquer" and took part in a competition in Ireland, aimed at finding the official Euro 2012 anthem for Ireland's soccer team. The Irish Times were intrigued by the band and wrote: "They’re hard to describe, but just imagine a blend of Metallica and the Kilfenora céilí Band and you’d be about right." Finnegan's Hell caught the attention of the media when releasing the song "Drunken Christmas" in 2013. The song was voted "Christmas song of the year" by the readers of the Swedish music magazine Gaffa. The controversial video for the song was described by rock journalist Håkan Engström at Sydsvenska Dagbl...