Kriminella Gitarrer was formed in the beginning of 1977 in Klippan, a small town in the south of Sweden, by Stry (vocals), Sticky Bomb (drums), Affe (bass) and Mats P (guitarr). Kriminella Gitarrer belonged to the first generation of Swedish punk bands. They released two 7"s in '78 after which Stry left for Malmö, while the rest band released a final single and toured for a while. They were not the most influential but they managed to produce a great number of rough and imaginative punk songs before they split up in 1979.