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Airbag is a progressive rock band from Oslo, Noway. All their albums are distributed through Karisma Records.

Biography
Airbag started in 1994 after a group of high school friends was inspired by seeing Pink Floyd live on the Division Bell tour. All 5 band members are also part of the band The Pink Floyd Experience.

They released their first EP Come On In in 2004. The second EP, Sounds That I Hear came out in 2006, blending influences from acts such as a-ha, Porcupine Tree and Pink Floyd. In they managed to create a sonic expression defying normal genre convencions - and allowing the release to be freely downloadable from their website was a smart move: In the first few months more than 10.000 people got the EP, and Airbag established a good-sized, international fanbase.

In 2007 a third EP was issued, Safetree. Like the previous production this one too was freely downloadable, and further extended their popularity among a internet-savvy fanbase. 2007 also saw Airbag's debut as a live outfit, opening for acts like The Pineapple Thief, Gazpacho and Riverside.

In 2009 they were signed by Karisma Records, and their debut album Identity was issued. This time as a regular commercial production. The release of their debut effort saw the band withdraw their previous EPs, as many of the tracks on those efforts found their way onto their first full length venture - albeit in more or less refined versions.

To date they have released four studio albums and 3 EPs. The Lead singer Bjørn Riis also released three solo albums, Lullabies in a Car Crash in 2014, Forever Comes to an End in 2017 and A Storm Is Coming in 2019.

Members
Current members
 * Bjørn Riis - vocals, guitars (1994-present)
 * Asle Tostrup – vocals, guitars, percussion (1994-present)
 * Anders Hovdan – bass (1994-present)
 * Jørgen Hagen – keyboards (1994-present)
 * Henrik Fossum – drums (2010-present)

Former members
 * Joachim Slikker – drums (1994-2010)

Discography
Studio albums
 * Identity (2009)
 * All Rights Removed (2011)
 * The Greatest Show on Earth (2013)
 * Disconnected (2016)

Live albums
 * Crying Out in Oslo (2001)

Extended plays
 * Come On In (2004)
 * Sounds That I Hear (2006)
 * Safetree (2007)