The Hellacopters The Hellacopters are a Swedish garage rock band that was formed in 1994 by Nicke Andersson (vocals and guitar), Andreas Tyrone "Dregen" Svensson (guitar), Kenny Håkansson (bass) and Robert Eriksson (drums). Andersson (sometimes known as Nick R ...

are a

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, 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 the ...

, guitarist

Dregen Dregen (born Andreas Tyrone Svensson; 12 June 1973) is a Swedish musician best known as the guitarist of The Hellacopters, as well as Backyard Babies. As of March 2014, Dregen has also served as the newest member of Michael Monroe's solo band, ...

, 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 Entombed. ...

and drummer Robban Eriksson, later

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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 Lindstr ...

joined the band. In 1997 guitarist Dregen left the band in order to focus fully on his other band

The Backyard Babies Backyard Babies are a Swedish rock band originally from Nässjö and currently based in Stockholm. The band was formed in 1989 and over the years they have released seven studio albums and won two Swedish Grammy Awards. They are largely a ...

, the band quickly recruited Danne Andersson and later

Mattias Hellberg Mattias Hellberg (born 13 June 1973) is a Swedish musician. Hellberg has worked with a variety of Swedish bands and artists in different genres, both as a permanent member and as guest or session member. Recording career Hellbergs career started ...

as temporary replacements in order to complete the band's European and American tour. After recording the band's third album

Robert Dahlqvist Robert Dahlqvist (16 April 1976 – 1 February 2017) was a Swedish guitarist and vocalist best known for his nine-year tenure with the rock band The Hellacopters. He was also the lead singer and lead guitarist for Dundertåget (first known as Thu ...

was hired as a full-time replacement for Dregen and solidified the band's line up. Besides recording prolifically with seven

studio albums An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual 78 rpm records co ...

, 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 The Datsuns are a hard rock band from Cambridge, New Zealand, formed in 1998. Founding mainstays are Rudolf "Dolf" de Borst on vocals and bass guitar, and Christian Livingstone and Phil Somervell, both on guitar. They have released seven albu ...

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 Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...

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

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metal band

Konkhra Konkhra is a Danish death metal/extreme metal band formed in Køge in 1989. History Konkhra is an extreme metal band from Denmark who blend death metal, groove metal, mid-tempo, and thrash. They are often compared to Machine Head, Entombed, ...

and Nicke Andersson and released their debut album ''Seven Deadly Sins'' in 1996.Daemon - "Seven Deadly Sins" (1996)
metalbastard.blogspot.com Retrieved: 2009-07-07 The album was a

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with one song based around the theme of each

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and an eight instrumental song called "Eight Sin" and part of the film

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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 is a Swedish death metal band featuring Robert Pehrsson ( Thunder Express/ Dundertåget) and Nicke Andersson, formerly of the death metal band Entombed, who wanted to return to playing drums and death metal. The members of the ban ...

Death Breath was formed in 2005 by Nicke Andersson and

Robert Pehrsson Robert Pehrsson (born December 13, 1975) is a Swedish guitarist, singer & song writer. He has worked for such diverse bands such as Runemagick, Thunder Express, Death Breath, Dundertåget, Imperial State Electric, Slingblade and also Dagger. Rob ...

, the band plays what they consider to be old school death metal without modern elements such as

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and

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. Soon after the band was put together enough material to fill three albums was written, along with

Jörgen Sandström Jörgen Sandström (born 13 November 1971) is a Swedish musician. He provided vocals, bass and guitar for Grave on their first three albums and played with Entombed (Bass/Backing Vocals) 1995-2004. He is currently involved with bands such as Kru ...

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 including ...

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 ''Stinking Up the Night'' is the debut album by the Swedish old-school death metal band Death Breath, released in 2006. Track listing # "Death Breath" – 2:55 # "Chopping Spree" – 3:28 # "Heading for Decapitation" – 2:57 # "D ...

'' the same year and the Ep ''

Let It Stink ''Let It Stink'' is an EP by the band of the Death Breath. The EP's title and album cover are a reference to The Beatles album '' Let It Be''. Track listing # "Giving Head to the Dead" – 3:07 # "His Protoplasmic Worship" – 4:36 # "Maimed ...

'' 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

Dunder Tåget was originally formed in 2004 under the name Thunder Express taken from an

MC5 MC5, also commonly called The MC5, is an American rock band formed in Lincoln Park, Michigan, in 1963. The original line-up consisted of Rob Tyner (vocals) Wayne Kramer (guitar), Fred "Sonic" Smith (guitar), Michael Davis (bass), and Dennis ...

song.Thunder Express - We Play for Pleasure
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 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 *

- 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, 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! ''Supershitty to the Max!'' is the debut album by the Swedish rock band The Hellacopters. It was recorded in just 26 hours during February 1996 at Sunlight Studios in Stockholm and released in June that year. The album was initially released ...

'' 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 was a short-lived

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formed by Dregen and Nicke Andersson from The Hellacopters, along with producer Thomas Skogsberg and David "Ginger" Walls from

The Wildhearts The Wildhearts are an English rock band, formed in 1989 in Newcastle upon Tyne. The band's sound is a mixture of hard rock and melodic pop music, often described in the music press as combining influences as diverse as the Beatles and 1980s-e ...

. 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 collaborator ...

The Bitter Twins was formed by Anders Lindström and Sören "Sulo" Karlsson in 2007. The two had previously played together in The Diamond Dogs 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 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 movements that emerged in the wa ...

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, 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 David Christopher Daniel Wahlgren (born 13 July 1966), better known by the stage name Papa Dee, is a Sweden, Swedish Rapping, rapper. His most commercially successful track is his version of the Cat Stevens song "The First Cut Is the Deepest#Papa ...

- toasting *Nicke Andersson - lead guitar, vocals * Brian Robertson - lead guitar * Stefan Björk - bass *Robert Eriksson - , drums * Magnus Carlson - backing vocals * Ola Nyström - slide guitar *

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- horns * Henrik Widén - moog * Anders Härnestam - drums *Micke Borg - guitar

The Hydromatics The Hydromatics is an American garage rock supergroup formed by Nick Royale, Scott Morgan and Tony Slug as side project to their main bands. History The Hydromatics was formed Nick Royale from The Hellacopters and Tony Slug from Amsterdam pun ...

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 Sonic's Rendezvous Band (or SRB) was an American rock and roll band from Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, forming in 1974, featuring veterans of the 1960s Detroit rock scene. Background Sonic's Rendezvous Band came from the ashes of four Mic ...

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! ''Communicate!'' is the first studio album by soul band The Solution formed by Nicke Andersson and Scott Morgan recorded at Atlantis Studio and mixed in Polar Studios. The album was released in 2004 and was followed up with ''Will Not Be Telev ...

'' was released the same year and contained original material written by both Morgan and Andersson as well as covers from

Curtis Mayfield Curtis Lee Mayfield (June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer, and one of the most influential musicians behind soul and politically conscious African-American music.

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 ma ...

. 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 b ...

Staple Singers The Staple Singers were an American gospel, soul, and R&B singing group. Roebuck "Pops" Staples (December 28, 1914 – December 19, 2000), the patriarch of the family, formed the group with his children Cleotha (April 11, 1934 – February 21 ...

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 M ...

. ;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 *

- 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 Thunder is the sound caused by lightning. Depending upon the distance from and nature of the lightning, it can range from a long, low rumble to a sudden, loud crack. The sudden increase in temperature and hence pressure caused by the lightning pr ...

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 The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962. Active for six decades, they are one of the most popular and enduring bands of the rock era. In the early 1960s, the Rolling Stones pioneered the gritty, rhythmically d ...

Cheap Trick Cheap Trick is an American rock band from Rockford, Illinois, formed in 1973 by guitarist Rick Nielsen, bassist Tom Petersson, lead vocalist Robin Zander and drummer Bun E. Carlos. The current lineup of the band consists of Zander, Nielsen and ...

The Faces Faces are an English rock band formed in 1969 by members of Small Faces after lead singer and guitarist Steve Marriott left to form Humble Pie. The remaining Small Faces—Ian McLagan (keyboards), Ronnie Lane (electric bass, vocals), and Kenne ...

and early material from

ZZ Top ZZ Top is an American rock band formed in 1969 in Houston, Texas. For 51 years, they comprised vocalist-guitarist Billy Gibbons, drummer Frank Beard and vocalist-bassist Dusty Hill, until Hill's death in 2021. ZZ Top developed a signature sound ...

. 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: *

- guitar and vocals *Robert Pehrsson - guitar and harmonies *Jens Lagergren - bass *Jesper Karlsson - drums ;Other contributors; *

Ebbot Lundberg Torbjörn "Ebbot" Lundberg (born 26 February 1966)''(In)visible Dialogues'', 2011, p. 170. Published by Dent-de-Leone. . is a Swedish artist, songwriter and music producer who lives in Gothenburg, Sweden. From 1995 to 2012, he was the lead singer ...

- songwriting * Nathan Larson - songwriting *Kenny Håkansson - songwriting *Anders Osborne - songwriting *

Martin Hederos Martin Hederos is a founding member of Nymphet Noodlers and The Soundtrack of Our Lives. He is also a member of the duo Hederos & Hellberg together with Mattias Hellberg, as well as ex-Esbjörn Svensson Trio bassist Dan Berglund's Tonbruket c ...

- piano, organ *Henrik Widen - piano *Magnus Jonsson - trumpet *Mattias Hellberg - harmonica * Jaqee - 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, guillot ...

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

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. Almq ...

- vocals

References

External links

Official Hellacopters Website

Official Hellacopters MySpace
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