Hardcore superstar

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Hardcore superstar
Hardcore Superstar Logo.jpg
Live in Ahlen (2006)
Live in Ahlen (2006)
General information
origin Gothenburg , Sweden
Genre (s) Sleaze rock , hard rock
founding 1997
Website www.hardcoresuperstar.com
Current occupation
Joakim "Jocke" Berg
Vic Zino (since 2008)
Martin Sandvick
Magnus "Adde" Andreasson (since 1999)
former members
guitar
 Thomas Silver (1997-2008)
Drums
 Mika Vainio (1997-1999)

Hardcore Superstar is a Swedish hard rock and sleazer rock band from Gothenburg . It was founded in 1997 and has had numerous hit singles in Sweden since then.

Band history

Shortly after it was founded in autumn 1997, she got her first record deal with Gain Records , which released the debut album "It's Only Rock'n'Roll", initially only on the Swedish market.

This debut opened the band's doors to the Music For Nations label , where they signed a contract for their international debut "Bad Sneakers and a Piña Colada" (the title comes from a song by Steely Dan , from their album "Katy Lied"). After the video for Liberation was nominated for a Swedish Grammis , the group embarked on their first European and Japan tour. In 2005, Hardcore Superstar released their album of the same name, Hardcore Superstar, and received a lot of media coverage. Worldwide tours followed.

Live in Cologne (2013)

In 2007 the next very successful album followed under the title "Dreaming in a Casket", which continued the band's success trend. Hardcore superstars were once again among the Grammis nominees. Among other things, the troupe then played support concerts for Motörhead . With their last two albums, the band ushered in a direction that few people would have thought possible after the album "No Regrets", which was regarded as mixed. The sound became considerably harder and the lyrics more straightforward.

In late January 2008, guitarist Thomas Silver left the band, but was replaced by Vic Zino. At the beginning of June 2009 Hardcore Superstar released their seventh studio album "Beg for it", this time under the German label Nuclear Blast . The previously released single of the same name achieved gold status in Sweden.

style

Although the musical group mainly plays sleazer rock, their style varies from album to album. They also published cover songs from classic hard rock bands such as The Who , Hanoi Rocks , Alice Cooper , INXS and The Troublemakers .

Live (2008)

Discography

Albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
SE SE
2000 Bad Sneakers and a Piña Colada SE7 (9 weeks)
SE
2001 Thank You (For Letting Us Be Ourselves) SE21 (3 weeks)
SE
2003 No regrets SE21 (2 weeks)
SE
2005 Hardcore superstar SE12 (8 weeks)
SE
2007 Dreamin 'in a casket SE7 (8 weeks)
SE
2009 Beg for It SE4 (4 weeks)
SE
2010 Split your lip SE5 (3 weeks)
SE
2011 The Party Ain't Over 'Til We Say So SE5 (2 weeks)
SE
compilation
2013 C'mon Take on Me SE3 (6 weeks)
SE
2015 HCSS SE5 (1 week)
SE
2018 You Can't Kill My Rock 'n Roll SE20 (2 weeks)
SE

More albums

  • 1997: It's Only Rock'n'Roll

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
SE SE
1999 Someone Special
It's Only Rock'n'Roll 		SE13 (9 weeks)
SE
2000 Liberation
Bad Sneakers and a Piña Colada 		SE22 (10 weeks)
SE
2001 Staden Goteborg
 SE25 (7 weeks)
SE
with locomotive
Shame
Thank You (For Letting Us Be Ourselves) 		SE38 (6 weeks)
SE
2003 Honey Tongue
No Regrets 		SE5 (11 weeks)
SE
Still I'm Glad
No Regrets 		SE13 (3 weeks)
SE
2005 Wild Boys
Hardcore Superstar 		SE11 (4 weeks)
SE
2007 Bastards
 SE4 (6 weeks)
SE
2009 Beg For It
Beg For It 		SE5 (2 weeks)
SE

More singles

  • 1998: Hello / Goodbye
  • 2002: Mother's Love
  • 2005: We Don't Celebrate Sundays
  • 2006: My Good Reputation
  • 2007: Bag On Your Head
  • 2010: Moonshine
  • 2013: Above the Law
  • 2013: One More Minute
  • 2014: Glue
  • 2015: Don't Mean Shit
  • 2015: Touch the Sky
  • 2017: Have Mercy On Me
  • 2018: Bring The House Down

Web links

Commons : Hardcore Superstar  album with pictures, videos and audio files

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  1. ↑ a b Chart sources: SE