The Hellacopters
| Hellacopters | |
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| General information | |
| origin | Sweden |
| Genre (s) | Sleaze rock , rock , power pop |
| founding | 1994, 2016 |
| resolution | 2008 |
| Website | www.hellacopters.com |
| Founding members | |
| Andersson nods | |
Guitar, vocals |
Dregen (until 1998) |
Drums , vocals |
Robert Eriksson |
| Kenny Håkansson | |
| Current occupation | |
Vocals, guitar |
Andersson nods |
Drums, vocals |
Robert Eriksson |
| Kenny Håkansson | |
Guitar, vocals |
Dregen (1994–1998, since 2016) |
Keyboard , guitar |
Anders Lindström (since 1996, 97) |
| former members | |
Guitar, vocals |
Matias Hellberg (1997-1998) |
Guitar, vocals |
Danne Andersson (1997) |
guitar |
Robert Dahlqvist (1998-2017, † 2017) |
The Hellacopters is a Swedish band that play fast, melodic hard and sleaze rock with rock 'n' roll influences. The group is considered an important "new" rock band in Scandinavia. Alongside Gluecifer , Turbonegro and the Backyard Babies, it represented the fourth pillar of Scandinavian rock that broke loose in the mid-1990s. After the breakup in 2008, the reunification with the original cast was celebrated in 2016 with an exclusive appearance at the Sweden Rock Festival .
Band history
In 1994 the Hellacopters were founded in Sweden . The founding members were former Entombed -Schlagzeuger Nicke Andersson (guitar, lead vocals) and the three former Entombed - Roadies Kenny Håkansson (bass), Robert Erickson (drums) and Andreas Tyrone Svensson (guitar, vocals), the lead guitarist of the Swedish band Backyard Babies is. In 1996 the debut album Supershitty to the Max was created! that was recorded and mixed in just three days . With this album the band was able to establish itself for the first time in the series of Scandinavian retro rockers. With the 1997 album Payin 'the Dues , the band also had success in the USA. After the Hellacopters had recorded the EP Disappointment Blues in 1998 , guitarist Dregen left the band to devote himself exclusively to his old band, the Backyard Babies. After a short period of line-up changes in the now vacant position of guitarist (including keyboardist Anders Lindström ), Robert Dahlqvist (including Thunder Express) got the job. With him, the Hellacopters recorded the albums Grande Rock , High Visibility , By the Grace of God and Rock & Roll Is Dead . After Svensson's departure, bandleader Nicke Andersson increasingly oriented himself towards a bluesy, soulful retro sound, which was most clearly processed on the album Rock & Roll Is Dead and replaced the rough, unpolished punk sound of the early days.
The Hellacopters made a name for themselves worldwide and played in the opening act for the Rolling Stones and KISS , among others .
On June 26, 2007, their single The Same Lame Story was released exclusively as a CD supplement to the Swedish music magazine Denimzine on the Swedish market. In July this single was also released as a 7 " record on Bootleg Booze Records .
On October 13, 2007, the band announced that they would split up after the release of their seventh regular studio album and a European tour. The album was released in April 2008 and is called Head Off . The farewell tour followed in September and October 2008.
The farewell concert marathon, which comprised a total of four concerts in two days, was broadcast as a live stream on Myspace .
On November 3, 2015, the band announced on their Facebook page that the original line-up had joined forces for the 20th anniversary of the first album "Supershitty to the Max!" will reform for a one-off appearance at the Sweden Rock Festival in June 2016. Guitarist Robert Dahlqvist died on February 3, 2017 at the age of 40.
On June 28, 2017, the band performed at the Roskilde Festival in Denmark , where founding member Dregen took the place of the late Dahlqvist on guitar again. Other concerts followed, including in the opening act for the Rolling Stones on October 12th in Stockholm. Further dates for 2017 and 2018 have already been announced on the band's Facebook page.
style
Their music was inspired by rock, soul, garage and rock 'n' roll bands from the 1960s and 70s such as Kiss and MC5 . The songs were mostly written by Nicke Andersson, but also by Eriksson, Dahlqvist, Lindström and Håkansson.
Side projects
Some of the band members founded a large number of other bands and side projects, either abandoned or partially “helped”. Nicke Andersson already played with Scott Morgan, the former singer of the Sonic's Rendezvous Band, together with the Hydromatics , and now with "The Solution", where he sits behind the drums again like with the metal band "Death Breath". Nicke Andersson can also be heard on the Boozed One Mile album with a guest contribution. Drummer Robert Erickson founded the Swedish garage band "The Sewergrooves". Guitarist Robert Dahlqvist played in the guitar band "Thunder Express". Keyboard player Anders Lindström occasionally appears as guitarist for the glam rock band "Diamond Dogs", which also still releases albums.
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
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| 1996 | Supershitty to the Max! |
SE32 (7 weeks) SE |
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| 1997 | Payin 'the dues |
SE19 (6 weeks) SE |
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| 1999 | Grande rock |
SE10 (5 weeks) SE |
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| 2000 | High visibility |
SE5 (12 weeks) SE |
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| 2002 | By the Grace of God |
SE2 (12 weeks) SE |
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| 2005 | Rock & Roll Is Dead |
SE3 (12 weeks) SE |
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| 2008 | Head off |
SE4 (11 weeks) SE |
Split life
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
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SE
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| 1997 | Respect the rock |
SE49 (1 week) SE |
with Gluecifer
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More split albums
- 1999: Respect the Rock America (with Gluecifer)
Compilations
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
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SE
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| 2003 | Cream of the Crap Vol. I. |
SE31 (3 weeks) SE |
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| 2004 | Cream of the Crap Vol. II |
SE31 (2 weeks) SE |
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| 2006 | Air Raid Serenades |
SE13 (4 weeks) SE |
EPs
- 1998 - Disappointment Blues
- 2001 - Geekstreak (released in Japan only)
- 2004 - Strikes Like Lightning
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
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SE
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| 1997 | Soulseller Payin 'the Dues |
SE36 (4 weeks) SE |
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| 1998 | Hey Payin 'the dues |
SE53 (1 week) SE |
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| 1999 | The Devil Stole the Beat From the Lord Grande Rock |
SE50 (1 week) SE |
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| Move Right Out of Here Grande Rock |
SE49 (1 week) SE |
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| 2000 | Toys and Flavors High Visibility |
SE36 (4 weeks) SE |
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| 2001 | No Song Unheard High Visibility |
SE40 (2 weeks) SE |
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| 2002 | By the Grace of God By the Grace of God |
SE13 (7 weeks) SE |
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| 2005 | Everything's On TV Rock & Roll Is Dead |
SE33 (7 weeks) SE |
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| I'm in the band Rock & Roll Is Dead |
SE32 (1 week) SE |
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| 2007 | The Same Lame Story Head Off |
SE16 (1 week) SE |
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| 2008 | In the Sign of the Octopus Head Off |
SE57 (1 week) SE |
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| Darling, darling head off |
SE42 (3 weeks) SE |
More singles
- 1995: Killing Allan
- 1995: 1995
- 1996: What Are You
- 1996: (Gotta Get Some Action) Now!
- 1996: Misanthropic High
- 1997: Riot on the Rocks
- 1997: City Slang
- 1997: Like No Other Man
- 1997: Looking at Me
- 1999: Dirty Women
- 1999: Twist Action
- 1999: Doggone Your Bad Luck Soul
- 1999: Down Right Blue
- 1999: Scott Morgan & The Hellacopters
- 2000: It's Not a Long Way Down
- 2000: Hopeless Case of a Kid in Denial
- 2000: Geekstreak
- 2002: Carry Me Home
Sampler / compilation contributions
- Crimson Ballroom single in Gearhead Magazine
- 1997 - Ferrytale in Swedish Sins
- 1998 - Hey (Live) on Gearfest! - 100% live Scandinavian rock 'n' roll
- 1999 - Venus in Force on Up in Flames
- 2000 - Bullet on Hell on Earth - A Tribute to the Misfits
- 2001 - Toys And Flavors on Lords Of The Boards 2001
- 2003 - You Are Nothin 'on Offroad Tracks Vol. 5
- 2003 - What'd Ya Do on The Song Ramones the Same (Tribute)
- 2005 - By the Grace of God on Liquor and Poker (label sampler)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ DENIMZINE website ( Memento of the original from July 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Hellacopter's website ( memento of the original from June 10, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ The Hellacopters. In: www.facebook.com. Retrieved April 12, 2016 .
- ↑ Sweden Rock Festival June 8-11, 2016. In: swedenrock.com. Retrieved April 12, 2016 .
- ↑ http://www.visions.de/news/26216/Robert-Straengen-Dahlqvist-The-Hellacopters-ist-tot
- ↑ [2]
- ↑ Clear: Hellacopters förband till Rolling Stones . In: Expressen . ( expressen.se [accessed December 7, 2017]).
- ↑ The Hellacopters. Retrieved December 7, 2017 .
- ↑ a b c d Chart sources: SE
