Kenny Dick Håkansson is a
Swedish musician, best known as the bassist for
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 Nic ...
. The Hellacopters were founded by Håkansson's childhood friend
Nicke Andersson as a side project to his role as a drummer in the death metal band
Entombed.
Recording career
During his younger years Håkansson regularly went through his father's record collection along with Andersson, and the two soon became fans of bands such as the
MC5
MC5 was an American rock music, rock band formed in Lincoln Park, Michigan, in 1963. The classic lineup consisted of vocalist Rob Tyner, guitarists Wayne Kramer and Fred "Sonic" Smith, bassist Michael Davis (bassist), Michael Davis, and drummer ...
, the
Ramones
The Ramones were an American punk rock band formed in the New York City neighborhood Forest Hills, Queens in 1974. Known for helping establish the punk movement in the United States and elsewhere, the Ramones are often recognized as one of th ...
,
Sex Pistols
The Sex Pistols are an English punk rock band formed in London in 1975. Although their initial career lasted just two and a half years, they became culturally influential in popular music. The band initiated the punk movement in the United Ki ...
,
the Damned and
the Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are an English Rock music, rock band formed in London in 1962. Active for over six decades, they are one of the most popular, influential, and enduring bands of the Album era, rock era. In the early 1960s, the band pione ...
.
The Hellacopters have released six full-length albums with their own material, two non-album work compilations, and many other official releases. They have also done several tours throughout Scandinavia, Europe, the U.S.A., and Australia; they have opened for the Rolling Stones, KISS, and
ZZ Top
ZZ Top is an American rock band formed in Houston, Texas, in 1969. For almost 56 years, it consisted of vocalist-guitarist Billy Gibbons, drummer Frank Beard (musician), Frank Beard, and bassist-vocalist Dusty Hill prior to his death in 2021. ZZ ...
, and collaborated with artists such as Scott Morgan,
the Flaming Sideburns
The Flaming Sideburns are a garage punk/ garage rock revival band that was formed in Helsinki, Finland in 1995. Most of the members are Finnish, but lead vocalist Jorge Eduardo "Speedo" Martinez is an Argentine expatriate.
Band history
The F ...
,
Backyard Babies
Backyard Babies is a Swedish Rock music, rock band originally from Nässjö and currently based in Stockholm. The band was formed in 1987 and have released eight studio albums, in addition to winning two Grammis, Swedish Grammy Awards.
They ...
, Quadrajets and
Gluecifer. In late 2007 the band announced that they were going to break up after the release of their collection of cover songs, ''
Head Off'', and their ''Tour Before the Fall'' which ended in late October 2008.
Besides his work with the Hellacopters, Håkansson has also contributed songs for his bandmate
Robert Dahlqvist's side project
Thunder Express, The doits albums, as well as with lyrics for
Entombed's early records. He also recorded and toured with Art-rock band Sofia Härdig and The Needles. He is now playing bass with Mary´s Kids.
Håkansson's main instrument is a highly road-worn 1969
Fender Jazz Bass
The Fender Jazz Bass (often shortened to "J-Bass") is the second model of Bass guitar, electric bass guitar created by Leo Fender. It is distinct from the Fender Precision Bass, Precision Bass in that its tone is brighter and richer in the midra ...
with almost all its paint stripped off due to constant use.
For amplification Håkansson uses an
Orange OR120 amplifier head which he runs through an
Ampeg
Ampeg ("amplified peg") is a manufacturer best known for its bass amplifiers.
Originally established in 1946 in Linden, New Jersey by Everett Hull and Stanley Michaels as "Michael-Hull Electronic Labs," today Ampeg is part of the Yamaha Guit ...
8x10 cabinet; he occasionally also uses an Ampeg head with the same cabinet.
Selected discography
*1992
Entombed - ''
Clandestine'' (Lyrics)
*1992 Entombed - ''Stranger Aeons'' (Lyrics)
*1993 Entombed - ''
Wolverine Blues
''Wolverine Blues'' is the third studio album by Swedish death metal band Entombed, released on 31 August 1993 by Earache Records. The album displays a completely different sound from previous releases, combining elements of hard rock, heavy ...
'' (Lyrics)
*1993 Entombed - ''
Hollowman'' (Lyrics)
*1996 The Hellacopters - ''
Supershitty to the Max!'' (Bass)
*1997 The Hellacopters - ''
Payin' the Dues
''Payin' the Dues'' is the second album released by the Swedish rock band The Hellacopters and their last studio album to feature original guitarist Dregen before his departure from the band to focus full-time on his other band Backyard Babies. ...
'' (Bass)
*1999 The Hellacopters - ''
Grande Rock'' (Bass)
*2000 The Hellacopters - ''
High Visibility'' (Bass)
*2002
Wayne Kramer
Wayne Stanley Kramer (''né'' Kambes; April 30, 1948 – February 2, 2024) was an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, producer, and Film score, film and television composer. Kramer came to prominence in the 1960s as the lead guitarist of t ...
- ''Adult World'' (Bass)
*2002 The Hellacopters - ''
By the Grace of God
By the Grace of God (, abbreviated D.G.) is a formulaic phrase used especially in Christian monarchies as an introductory part of the full styles of a monarch. In England and later the United Kingdom, the phrase was formally added to the royal sty ...
'' (Bass)
*2005 The Hellacopters - ''
Rock & Roll Is Dead'' (Bass, backing vocals)
*2007
Thunder Express - ''Republic Disgrace'' (Lyrics)
*2008 The Hellacopters - ''
Head Off'' (Bass)
References
External links
Official Hellacopters websiteOfficial Hellacopters MySpace
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1972 births
Living people
21st-century Swedish bass guitarists
21st-century Swedish male musicians
The Hellacopters members