''By the Grace of God'' is the fifth album released by the Swedish
rock band
The Hellacopters. The CD version of the album came in three different combinations of the red, white and black cloud and lightning design. The design would become a trademark for the band and was used on backdrops, merchandise, different record covers and in music videos. The LP version released in Sweden had a black cover and vinyl while the European version had a white cover and vinyl. Limited edition versions of the album in Japan and America also featured "Red Lights" and the
Rory Gallagher song "Big Gun" as bonus tracks. Another special American version also featured an embossed logo, a fold-up digi pack and a patch.
Track listing
Personnel
The Hellacopters;
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Nicke Andersson – vocals guitars, piano, percussion
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Robert Dahlqvist – guitars, vocals
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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 ...
– bass guitar
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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 ...
– organ, piano, guitar, backing vocals
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Robert Eriksson – drums, backing vocals
Additional musicians
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Chuck Ponder – backing vocals
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Lars-Göran Petrov
Lars-Göran Petrov (17 February 1972 – 7 March 2021), often abbreviated as L-G or LG Petrov, was a Swedish singer. He is best known for his work with death metal band Entombed.
Career
Petrov's musical career began with his playing drums in ...
– backing vocals
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Martin Hederos – piano
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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 ...
– guitar
*Jörgen Wall –
Timpani
Production
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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 ...
– producer
*Michael Ibert – engineer
*George Marino – mastering
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
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2002 albums
The Hellacopters albums
Albums recorded at Polar Studios