Hellacopters
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The Hellacopters are a Swedish rock n' roll band formed in 1994.
What MC5 and the Stooges were to the '60s, what Sonic's Rendezvous Band and Radio Birdman were to the '70s, and what the Celibate Rifles were to the '80s — that's what Sweden's Hellacopters were to the '90s. Young, strapping and rocking out to almost cartoon-like proportions, the Hellacopters have made quite a name for themselves in Europe and Australia. Now a deal with Sub Pop has them targeting the US. The rock — fast, extremely hard, and loud beyond reason — has gotten the band noticed by several of their seminal influences, such as Scott Morgan, who has performed with them many times as well as collaborated on a single for the aforementioned Sub Pop label; and the Dictators, with whom they have done several European tours. Releases include 1998's Super Shitty to the Max and its 1999 follow-up, Grande Rock. The Hellacopters also teamed with Gluecifer for a 1999 split release, Respect the Rock America. White Trash Soul appeared in early 2001, followed by the European release of High Visibility. That record wouldn't see American soil for a whole year, while they garnered awards in their home country.
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Current Members
- Nicke Andersson (AKA Nicke Royale) - Lead Vocals & Guitars
- Robert Dahlqvist (AKA Strings) - Guitars
- Kenny Håkansson - Bass
- Robert Eriksson (AKA Robban) - Drums & Vocals
- Anders Lindström (AKA Boba Fett) - Piano
Former Members
- Dregen (aka Jerry Lee Hellacopter aka Sue Ellen) - Guitars & Vocals
- Danne - Guitars
- Matias Hellberg - Guitars
Discography
Full length albums:
- Super Shitty to the Max! (1996)
- Payin' the Dues (1997)
- Grande Rock (1999)
- High Visibility (2000)
- By The Grace of God (2002)
- Rock & Roll is Dead (2005)
Split albums:
- Respect the Rock (with Gluecifer) (1997)
- Respect the Rock USA (with Gluecifer) (1999)
- White Trash Soul (with Flaming Sideburns) (2001)
Mini albums and 10":
- Disappointment Blues (1998)
- Doggone Your Bad-Luck Soul (1999)
- Move Right Out Of Here (1999)
- Strikes Like Lightning (November 17 2004)
Collection Albums:
- Geekstreak (Japanese Only Press) (2001)
- Cream Of The Crap vol. 1 (2002)
- Hellacopters 12" (2002)
- Cream Of The Crap vol. 2 (2004)
Singles and 7"
- Killing Allan (1995)
- 1995 (1995)
- Now (1996)
- (Gotta Get Some Action) Now (1996)
- Misanthropic High (1996)
- Riot On The Rocks (1997)
- Soul Seller (1997)
- City Slang (1998)
- Like No Other Man (1998)
- Looking At Me (1998)
- Hey (1998)
- Dirty Women (1999)
- Twist Action In New York (1999)
- Down Right Blue (1999)
- The Devis Stole The Beat From The Lord (1999)
- Twist Action Over America (1999)
- Move Right Out OF Here (1999)
- Scott Morgan And The Hellacopters (1999)
- Twist Action In 2000 (2000)
- It's Not A Long Way Down (2000)
- Toys And Flavour (2000)
- Hopeless Case Of A Kid In Denial (2000)
- Hopeless Case Of A Kid In Denial Box (2001)
- No Song Unheard (2001)
- By The Grace Of God (2002)
- Carry Me Home (2002)
- Strickes Like Ligtning 7" Box (2004)
- Everything's On TV (2005)
Split 7"
- Electric Frankenstein vs The Hellacopters (with Electric Frankenstein) (1997)
- Rock & Roll Jihad (with The Nitwitz) (1998)
- New Bomb Turks / The Hellacopters (with New Bomb Turks) (1999)
- The Hellacopters / Powder Monkeys (with Powder Monkeys) (1999)
- Check This Action (with Powder Monkeys) (1999)
- Blå Tåget / The Hellacopters (with Blå Tåget) (1999)
- Gearhead Magazine #10 (with Rocket From the Crypt) (1999)
- Quadracopters / Hellajets (with Quadrajets (1999)
- The Hellacopters / Adam West (with Adam West) (2001)
- Pack Of Lies (with The Nomads) (2003)
- The Hellacopters / Weaselface (with The Weaselface) (2003)
- The Hellacopters / Adam West (with Adam West) (2004)
Discography compiled by Ferdinand Kjellin. Source: http://www.hellacopters.com and own collection. This discography may differ from the one at http://www.allmusic.com since it lists the release dates of the Swedish original versions.