Artist: Hellacopters

Kind of old news at this point I suppose, but too weird not to mention: Nicke Andersson , Anders "Boba" Lindström and Robban Andersson of The Hellacopters have been enlisted as Lars Winnerbäck 's new backing band for his summer tour along with Ola Nyström ( Weeping Willows ), Johan Persson ( Hovet ) and Jerker Odelholm . Read more . (in Swedish)

I want to talk about four sub-genres. I don't know if they're widely accepted as sub-genres or have official names, but I'm giving them names now. Two of them I love, one of them I like (eh, sometimes), and one of them I absolutely cannot stand. They are sleaze metal, sleaze punk, nu-glam metal, and [...]

Imperial State Electric TBA Label – TBA Release Date – February/March Nicke Anderssonn has been in more bands, side projects, and collaborations than, uh, Dave Grohl. I'm sure there's a better comparison, but I can't think of one right now, so Dave it is. Anderssonn has done everything from producing bands to founding labels to [...]

T - Part Three of H.A.T.E I'm so happy to announce that "T - Part Three of H.A.T.E" will be recorded by Swedish hard rockers Badmouth . Badmouth released their latest album Heavy Metal Parking lot to much praise in September 2011. H.A.T.E is the mirror project to my L.O.V.E project, where 4 rock bands make their own versions of the songs from L.O.V.E. "T - Part Three of H.A.T.E" is the rock version of "V - Part Three of L.O.V.E" which you can find here [...]

Whenever there is an overwhelming influx of new LPs being sent to my desk from around the world, I often find comfort in taking a break and listening to some older favorites in my collection. These records aren't old enough to write up on a classics column, and they're certainly not new releases, which means ...

In the early 00s, a guitarist friend kept telling me to listen to Swedish band The Hellacopters - sadly, I didn't then, but am now, three years after their demise. Learn more about the band's 14 year run at Wikipedia. If you missed them like I did, check out this Alarm Press post from 2008 which lists its top 10 Hellacopters songs . Here's their insane great rocker - (Gotta Get Some Action) Now!

February 24, 2011 Proving once again, in a set that lasted only a bit longer than it takes them to assemble their left-handed drumkit, that old school punk is alive and kicking Shock And Awe tonight graced one of Edinburgh's smaller stages in front of an unfortunately proportionately small crowd. Unfazed (they have after all seen it all before and played in worse situations) and unbowed, it was straight to business doing what they do best and in turn providing those lucky enough to witness the event with a vintage performance. From 'I Hope The Lights [...]

I was gearing up to do another Album of the Day, but it gets trying having to express just how much some album is making me figuratively shit myself. Saying I love it over and over like a broken record (har har) isn't all that much fun to write, let alone read, so I was [...]

At the Accept show I went to last week, I had a pretty funny moment with the boy when I said that it sounded like they were singing "We are nice" instead of "Neon nights." Which got me thinking: I mishear lyrics a lot. It could be because I'm deaf, or people just don't enunciate, [...]

I wanna rock. Or, more precisely, I wanna listen to a group of musicians rock, and then, with all deliberate action, shake my he ad vigorously in alignment with the aforementioned rocking, and in that totality of motion, pronounce myself a participant. And I want to share the specialness with you. In 2 parts, like a 45. First stop, Sweden! Pick slides, pumping fists, and accents bent to the international rocking standard. The Hellacopters - All I've Got [...]

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• The Hellacopters - All I've Got

In the third installment of our 100 Albums You Might Have Missed series we look back at the year 2002. Here are 10 great albums that fell below the mainstream rock radar and are more than deserving of some more air time. The Anniversary - Your Majesty Released: January, 2002 Although they only recorded two full length albums and were together for a little under 5 years this Kansas based emo band managed to [...]

....especially when the kit is made of ICE. Okay so the actual drumming in this video is nothing in the least to write home about - but I for one have never seen a drumset made out of ice getting smashed to bits, and that alone is worth a quick peepsky.....right? Curious how an ice drumset gets [...]

A fast moving guitar-driven song from one of the most influential Swedish rock bands of the late 90's/early 2000's.

Perfect songs #1 - collect the set! The wigglin guitars girl The crash of the drums Make you wanna keep-a-rockin' Till the morning comes Let me be who i am And let me kick out the jam Yes, kick out the jams I done kicked em out !!!

Yea.. that's right. A drumset made of ICE.. played in an ICE HOTEL in Sweden by one of the countries best bands: The Hellacopters. Just watch it: This post has: 1 MP3

• The Hellacopters - I Wanna Touch

As a slight diversion from our normal fun-filled Sunday mornings chatting with bands here at the Ripple office, we're going to spend the next few weeks digging deep into the world of the independent labels. We're going to lift up the hood and check into the brains of the cats who sacrifice their lives to put out the music they love. Risking financial losses, changing marketplaces, technological evolution, and a downturning economy, we at the Ripple want to raise a beer mug in salute to the indy Labels who continue to supply the world with fresh music. [...]

Notes From Middle America is contributor Danny R. Phillips' monthly column. You can read past installments here . I have to ask. What happened to rock? Has it become passé or uncool for a band to struggle, tour, play shows night after night to build a fan base without the help of excessive internet buzz or douche bags in the "hip" magazines who supposedly have their fingers on the pulse of the American youth culture? If a band has to work hard to get what they have, is that far less important [...]

We get a lot of music submitted to us at BowlingStone.com. Sometimes it is quite good and sometimes it is not so good. Every now and then however, we receive something that absolutely blows us away, and that's what we love about running an indie music blog that makes no money. I was hooked on today's tune from the first line, and have not been able to stop listening to it since. Hellacopters comes to us from the new-wave/post-rock quartet Black Mercies, and can be found on their 2008 release Murder It Sweetly. Hopefully this doesn't come across as sacrilege [...]

Robert, the drummer of Hellacopters smashes down the first ever ice drumkit in Icehotel Jukkasjärvi, Sweden. Making of is after the jump! visit APC to read the full post, THX!!!

so we're going to give some to you. To kick it all off I'm giving you my list of favorite albums from 2008. 1. The Seldom Seen Kid - Elbow Basically the song "Grounds for Divorce" is one of the coolest things I've ever heard. What makes it even better is that the band came on the tv show I produce in Vancouver and played it acoustically. Two guitars, one harmonica and five person vocal harmonies. Sadly [...]