The Hellacopters are a
Swedish
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Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically:
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rock band
A rock band or pop band is a small musical ensemble that performs rock music, pop music, or a related genre. A four-piece band is the most common configuration in rock and pop music. In the early years, the configuration was typically two gui ...
, active between 1994 and 2008 and again since 2016. The band was formed by vocalist and guitarist
Nicke Andersson
Nicke Andersson (born 1 August 1972), also known as Nick Royale, is a Swedish musician best known for his work as the singer and guitarist for the rock band The Hellacopters and drummer for the death metal band Entombed. He was also briefly th ...
, guitarist
Dregen, bassist
Kenny Håkansson
Kenny Håkansson is a Swedish musician, best known as the bassist for the Hellacopters. The Hellacopters were founded by Håkansson's childhood friend Nicke Andersson as a side project to his role as a drummer in the heavy metal band Entombe ...
and drummer
Robban Eriksson, later
keyboard player
Anders Lindström
Anders Lindström, or Boba Fett, as he is often called, is a Swedish rock musician most known for being the organist and pianist of the Swedish rock band The Hellacopters and co-founder and guitarist of The Diamond Dogs.
Life and career
Lindst ...
joined the band. In 1997 guitarist Dregen left the band in order to focus fully on his other band
The Backyard Babies, the band quickly recruited Danne Andersson and later
Mattias Hellberg as temporary replacements in order to complete the band's European and American tour. After recording the band's third album
Robert Dahlqvist was hired as a full-time replacement for Dregen and solidified the band's line up. Besides recording prolifically with seven
studio albums, six
Ep's, two
compilations of rarities and non album material as well as numerous other releases and collaborations the
band's members have been active in various other side projects.
Cold Ethyl
Cold Ethyl was formed during ''The Tour Before the Fall'' by Nicke Andersson along with Thomas Eriksson, Tobias Egge and Dolf De Borst from
The Datsuns who opened up for The Hellacopters during the last leg of the tour. The band claims to have no interest in recording or releasing any original material and considers itself to be more of a house band than a recording and touring band. The band played their first show at Debaser
Stockholm January 30, 2009, with set consisting mostly of 1970s rock songs.
;Members:
*Nicke Andersson - lead vocals, guitar
*Tobias Egge - lead vocals, guitar
*Dolf De Borst - lead vocals, bass
*Thomas Eriksson - drums
Daemon
Daemon was formed by Anders Lundemark of the
Danish metal band
Konkhra and Nicke Andersson and released their debut album ''Seven Deadly Sins'' in 1996.
[Daemon - "Seven Deadly Sins" (1996)](_blank)
metalbastard.blogspot.com Retrieved: 2009-07-07 The album was a
concept album
A concept album is an album whose tracks hold a larger purpose or meaning collectively than they do individually. This is typically achieved through a single central narrative or theme, which can be instrumental, compositional, or lyrical. So ...
with one song based around the theme of each
sins and an eight instrumental song called "Eight Sin" and part of the film
Seven incorporated into the music.
After the release of the band's debut album Andersson left the band to focus fully on The Hellacopters and
Entombed which he at that point was still a member in. Since the band has released two more album, ''The Second Coming'' in 1999 and ''Eye for an Eye'' in 2002.
;Members
*Anders Lundmark - vocals, guitar
*Thomas Fagerlind - bass
*Gene Hoglan - drums
;Former members
*Nicke Andersson - drums
*Frank Hellmet - drums
Death Breath
Death Breath was formed in 2005 by Nicke Andersson and
Robert Pehrsson, the band plays what they consider to be old school death metal without modern elements such as
keyboards and
seven string guitars. Soon after the band was put together enough material to fill three albums was written, along with
Jörgen Sandström,
Fred Estby
Fred Estby (born 14 March 1972) is a Swedish drummer. He is best known as the drummer and main songwriter of the Swedish death metal band Dismember. Before he played drums in the band Carnage. Estby appeared in various other projects includin ...
and other friends the band started recording material. The band released a self-titled 7" single in 2006 which was followed by their debut album ''
Stinking Up the Night'' the same year and the Ep ''
Let It Stink'' the following year.
;Members
*Nicke Andersson - drums, guitar, bass
*Robert Pehrsson - vocals, guitar
;Other contributors
*Fred Estby - vocals
*Jörgern Sandström - vocals
*Erik Sahlström - vocals
*Scott Carlsson - vocals, bass
*Erik Wallin - guitar
*Mange Hedqvist - bass
Dundertåget
Dundertåget, originally known as Thunder Express, was a Swedish rock band formed in 2004 by Robert Dahlqvist. They released a total of four albums before disbanding in 2011.
History
The band was formed by Dahlqvist in 2004 as a side project to ...
Dunder Tåget was originally formed in 2004 under the name Thunder Express taken from an
MC5 song.
[Thunder Express - We Play for Pleasure](_blank)
cuttingedgerecords.com Retrieved: 2009-07-07 The band released two records under that name before changing their name to Dunder Tåget, a rough Swedish translation of Thunder Express. With the help of Swedish singer/songwriter
Stefan Sundström
Stefan Sundström is a Swedish singer/songwriter and troubadour. After dropping out of school, he started playing in small bands such as Trots, Läppstars and Apache, which later went on to become Weeping Willows. Sundström's music often refers ...
who wrote the majority of the Swedish lyrics the band released their debut album ''Skaffa Ny Frisyr'' in 2009.
[Karin Larsso]
Hellacopters efter Hellacopters
Corren.se Retrieved: 2009-07-07 April 21, 2010 the band will release their second album ''Dom Feta Åren är Förbi''.
;Members:
*Robert Dahlqvist - lead vocals, guitar
*Robert Pehrsson - backing vocals, guitar
*Jens Lagergren - bass
*Jesper karlsson - drums
;Other contributors:
*Stefan Sundström - songwriting
*
Mattias Hellberg - harmonica
Kurt-Sunes med Helveteshundarna
Kurt-Sunes med Helveteshundarna (Kurt-Sunes with the hell hounds) was formed by Nicke Andersson and
Johan Johansson from
The Diamond Dogs
The Diamond Dogs was a Swedish rock band founded in Katrineholm during the early 1990s, by vocalist Sören 'Sulo' Karlsson and guitarist Anders 'Boba' Lindström.
History
The line-up has changed several times throughout the band's career and ...
,
KSMB and Strindbergs. The band's first and so far only release came in 2004 with the single "(Komma Ut Ur Matchen) NU!", a Swedish version of the ''
Supershitty to the Max!'' opening track "(Gotta Get Some Action) NOW". A newly recorded version with new lyrics of the KSMB's song "8 PM" was also included as a b-side to the single.
;Members:
*Nicke Andersson - vocals, guitar
*
Johan Johansson - vocals, bass, drums
;Other contributors:
*
Sulo - vocals
*Dregen - guitar
*Anders Lindström - piano
*Stefan Björk - bass
*Peter Ampull - guitar
*Lutten - drums
Supershit 666
Supershit 666 or Super$hit 666 were a European rock supergroup consisting of Ginger from The Wildhearts on vocals and guitar, Nicke Andersson from the Hellacopters on vocals and drums, Dregen from the Backyard Babies on vocals and guitar, and Swed ...
Supershit 666 was a short-lived
supergroup formed by Dregen and Nicke Andersson from The Hellacopters, along with
producer
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Thomas Skogsberg and
David "Ginger" Walls from
The Wildhearts. The group's only release was their self-titled EP from 1999. While Dregen has expressed interest in recording with the group again, no new material has been written since the EP was released.
;Members:
*Ginger - vocals, guitar
*Dregen - guitar
*Thomas Skogsberg - bass
*Nicke Andersson - drums
The Bitter Twins
The Bitter Twins is a Swedish rock band composed of Sören 'Sulo' Karlsson and Anders 'Boba' Lindström, the duo released their debut album ''Global Panic!'' in 2009.
History
Karlsson and Lindström had been long time friends and collaborato ...
The Bitter Twins was formed by Anders Lindström and
Sören "Sulo" Karlsson in 2007. The two had previously played together in
The Diamond Dogs
The Diamond Dogs was a Swedish rock band founded in Katrineholm during the early 1990s, by vocalist Sören 'Sulo' Karlsson and guitarist Anders 'Boba' Lindström.
History
The line-up has changed several times throughout the band's career and ...
which Lindström left in 1996 to join The Hellacopters. The original idea for the band was to play the depressive type of rock the two started playing twenty years earlier, but the direction of the music changed to a sound more inspired by
The Clash
The Clash were an English rock music, rock band formed in London in 1976 who were key players in the original wave of British punk rock. Billed as "The Only Band That Matters", they also contributed to the and new wave music, new wave moveme ...
circa 1978 to 1982. The two have also enlisted the help of other high profiled musicians such as Papa Dee, Anders Hernestam, Stefan Björk,
Mattias Bärjed
Tore Mattias Bärjed (born 21 May 1973) is a Swedish musician, songwriter and music composer. Between 1997–2012 he was a guitarist for The Soundtrack of Our Lives, co-writing many of their songs, such as "Sister Surround", "Bigtime" and "Second ...
, Brian Robertson and Nicke Andersson to record their debut album ''Global Panic''.
;Members:
*Sören " Sulo" Karlsson - vocals
*Anders Lindström - guitar, keyboard
;Other contributors
*
Papa Dee -
toasting
*Nicke Andersson - lead guitar, vocals
*
Brian Robertson - lead guitar
*
Stefan Björk - bass
*Robert Eriksson - , drums
*
Magnus Carlson
Magnus Carlson (born 3 August 1968) is a Swedish singer, composer, songwriter, DJ, and record collector. After playing in various cover bands in the nineties he formed the indie group, Weeping Willows. Their 1997 debut album was an instant succ ...
- backing vocals
*
Ola Nyström - slide guitar
*
Magic - horns
*
Henrik Widén - moog
*
Anders Härnestam - drums
*Micke Borg - guitar
The Hydromatics
The Hydromatics was formed by Nicke Andersson and Tony Slug of Amsterdam punk band Nitwitz, the two had long planned to record a number of
Sonic's Rendezvous Band covers. During The Hellacopters second visit to Detroit the duo got in contact with original Sonic's Rendezvous Band vocalist
Scott Morgan, who accepted the invitation to record with the group. in 1999 the three meet up in Amsterdam and along with Theo Brouwer the group recorded their debut album ''Part Unknown'' and toured through Europe which resulted in the six track live album ''Fluid Drive''. After the tour Andersson left the band due to his commitments with The Hellacopters, the band however has continued to occasionally record and tour to this day.
;Members:
*Scott Morgan - lead vocals, guitar, harmonica
*Tony Slug - guitar
*Ries Doms - drums
*Theo Brouwer - bass guitar
*Kent Steedman - guitar
;Previous members:
*Nicke Andersson - drums, percussion, backing vocals
*Laurent Ciron - bass guitar
*Andy Frost - drums
The Solution
The Solution was after Nicke Anderssons departure from The Hydromatics, Andersson and Scott Morgan kept in touch and in 2004 Morgan traveled to Sweden to record the debut album of Soulmover, during the recording the name was however changed to The Solution. The band's debut album ''
Communicate!'' was released the same year and contained original material written by both Morgan and Andersson as well as covers from
Curtis Mayfield
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Tony Joe White
Tony Joe White (July 23, 1943 – October 24, 2018), nicknamed the Swamp Fox, was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, best known for his 1969 hit " Polk Salad Annie" and for " Rainy Night in Georgia", which he wrote but which was first ...
. The follow-up was released in 2007 and besides original work contained covers of
Albert King
Albert Nelson (April 25, 1923 – December 21, 1992), known by his stage name Albert King, was an American guitarist and singer who is often regarded as one of the greatest and most influential blues guitarists of all time. He is perhaps ...
,
Staple Singers
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and
Loretta Lynn
Loretta Lynn (; April 14, 1932 – October 4, 2022) was an American country music singer and songwriter. In a career spanning six decades, Lynn released multiple gold albums. She had numerous hits such as "You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Ma ...
.
;Members:
*Scott Morgan - lead vocals, guitar, harmonica
*Nicke Andersson - drums, percussion, guitar, backing vocals
*Henke "The Duke of Honk" Wilden - piano, organ
*Jim Heneghan - bass guitar
*
Mattias Hellberg - rhythm guitar, lead guitar
*Linn Segolson - backing vocals
*Clarisse Muvemba - backing vocals
*Cecilia Gärding - backing vocals
*Jennifer Strömberg - backing vocals
*Linnea Sporre - backing vocals
*Gustav Bendt - saxophone
*Emil Strandberg - trumpet
;Other contributors:
*Robert Dahlqvist - lead guitar on ''Soulmover''
Thunder Express
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Thunder Express was started as a side project by Robert Dahlqvist along with Robert Pehrsson, Jens Langren and Jesper Karlsson. The band describes their music as inspired by
The Rolling Stones
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,
Cheap Trick
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,
The Faces and early material from
ZZ Top
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.
The band released their debut album ''We Play for Pleasure'' in 2004, which was followed up with ''Republic Disgrace'' in 2007. While Dahlqvist still was playing with The Hellacopters he considered Thunder Express to be a side project, after the breakup of The Hellacopters the Swedish language incarnation of the band - Dunder Tåget - to be his main focus.
;Members:
*
Robert Dahlqvist - guitar and vocals
*Robert Pehrsson - guitar and harmonies
*Jens Lagergren - bass
*Jesper Karlsson - drums
;Other contributors;
*
Ebbot Lundberg - songwriting
* Nathan Larson - songwriting
*Kenny Håkansson - songwriting
*Anders Osborne - songwriting
*
Martin Hederos - piano, organ
*Henrik Widen - piano
*Magnus Jonsson - trumpet
*Mattias Hellberg - harmonica
*
Jaqee
Jaqueline Nakiri Nalubale (born 1977), also known as Jaqee, is a musician born in Kampala, Uganda. In 1990, she immigrated to Sweden, where she began her musical career. She describes herself as a "musical chameleon", having no single musical sty ...
- vocals
Tramp
Tramp was formed by Robban Eriksson along with members from Swedish rock bands Henry Fiats Open Sore and Captain Murphy. The currently unsigned band describes their music as more dramatic than The Hellacopters and more similar to the early works of
Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer whose career spans over five decades. With a raspy voice and a stage show that features numerous props and stage illusions, including pyrotechnics, guilloti ...
.
Urrke T & the Midlife Crisis
Urrke T & the Midlife Crisis is a semiactive punkband formed by Robban Eriksson and Dregen along with Urrke T from
Maryslim and Måns P Månsson from the Maggots. The band released a three-song single in 2004 consisting of covers of old punk songs. The single was followed up in 2007 with a 7" vinyl single with another set of punk covers.
;Members:
*Urrke T - vocals, bass
*Dregen - guitar, backing vocals
*Robban Eriksson - drums
*Måns P Månsson - guitar
Wild Kings
Wild Kings was formed in 2003 as part of a tribute show held by the record company Wild Kingdom for the Swedish rock band
The Nomads. The band has since become that house band consisting of Robban Eriksson,
producer
Producer or producers may refer to:
Occupations
*Producer (agriculture), a farm operator
*A stakeholder of economic production
*Film producer, supervises the making of films
**Executive producer, contributes to a film's budget and usually does not ...
Chips Kiesbye
Chips Kiesbye is the guitarist and vocalist for the Swedish rock band Sator formed in the late 1980s in Borlänge. Kiesbye is also successful music producer and has worked with several of Sweden's most successful rock bands and artists such as ...
and a revolving line up of other members.
Chips Kiesbye interview
Retrieved: 2009-07-07
;Members:
*Chips Kiesbye - vocals, guitar
*Robban Eriksson - drums
;Other contributors:
*Nicke Andersson - vocals guitar
*Dregen - vocals, guitar
*Maria Andersson - vocals, guitar
*Pelle Almqvist
Per "Pelle" Almqvist (born 29 May 1978), also known as Howlin' Pelle Almqvist, is a Swedish singer and songwriter. He is the lead singer of garage rock band The Hives.
Biography
Almqvist was born to a doctor father and a teacher mother. Almqv ...
- vocals
References
External links
Official Hellacopters Website
Official Hellacopters MySpace
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