Nicke Royale/ Nicke Hellacopter (vocals - guitar)
Strings/ Robert "Dala" Dahlberg (guitar)
Kenny/ Kenny Hellacopter (bass)
Robban/ Robert "Robban" Hellacopter (drums)
Bobba Fett (piano)
Former members: Dregen Hellacopter (guitar - vocals) (Backyard Babies) / Danne Andersson (guitar) (A-Bombs) / Mattias Hellberg (guitar)

Estilo: garage rock

Origen: Sweden

Disco: (miren que no están todos, eh!)
Grande Rock (1999)
Playin' The Dues (1997)
Respect The Rock EP (1997)
Supershitty To The Max! (1996)

Website: http://www.hellacopters.com/

Contact:
Hellacopters/Psychout Records
Box 255
114 79 Stockholm
Sweden

The Hellacopters came together in 1994 when Nick. formerly the drummer for Entombed, picked up a guitar and started playing with several of his longtime musician friends. Fostered by their love of Motorhead, KISS, MC5, and The Stooges, as well as contemporaries like Rocket From the Crypt, New Bomb Turks, Teengenerate, and the Supersuckers, the Hellacopters rock band was born. Their sound echoes those of their favorite bands, yet is propelled by strong songwriting skills and talented musicianship. Lickity guitar solos glide over thundering rhythms while hooks--actual verse-chorus hooks--nestle these songs deep into your memory. It's loud, sweaty, dirty Rock, proudly wailing Sabbathy riffs, not afraid to keep the needle in the red, cranked to 1 1 , from start to finish.

In 1995 the band released a handful of seven inch singles; the rock press immediately took notice. Flipside wrote "...loads of wah-wah and screaming rock-n-roll... way pissed off and reckless, Stoogey without sounding worn-out, maybe even a speedy "Love It To Death" -era Alice Cooper feel. B-side has two more killers; "Tilt City" is five times faster and recalled Motorcycle Boy at their prime, but way punkier... And "Freespeedin"' is like a garage-y Motorhead meets the Limespiders. Fuck, what don't these guys do!?! I'm thoroughly blown away and impressed."

Their debut album, Supershitty to the Max, was released in Europe on White Jazz/House of Kicks in June 1996, and blew the ears off of listeners as much as their singles had. And to top it all off, it won a Swedish Grammy for "Hard Rock Album of the Year".

Europeans were in for a treat as they witnessed the Hellacopters on tour first in clubs (with the Dictators, no less), then in arenas as the opening act for KISS.

In September of '97, their second album, Payin' the Dues, was released in Europe (again on White Jazz). As their reputation grew in the US, import sales swelled: the underground was taking notice. Glowing reviews and interviews in hard rock bibles like Kerrang and Metal Hammer only furthered their reputation as guitar rock gods. Even Time Out New York voted Payin' the Dues as one of the top albums in a year-end poll.

Yet 1998 was the year the Hellacopters truly made a mark on the US above-ground music scene. First Man's Ruin released Supershitty to the Max in October 1998. Next, the Hellacopters came to the US for the first time, playing two shows at CMJ in November (including a highly anticipated. packed-to-the-gills, line-around-the-block show), then returning for a mostly-sold out tour with the New Bomb Turks and with Fu Manchu. When they headed back to Sweden for the holidays, they left in their wake a new legion of fans, most with ringing ears and a restored faith in rock 'n roll.

On June 8th, Sub Pop released the Hellacopters' third album, Grande Rock. Recorded in four weeks with original members Nick, Robban, Kenny, and Boba, the album contains twelve tracks of high-octane rock anthems that are sure to capture the ears of yet another whole echelon of unsuspecting music fans. From the wailing guitar solos on "Alright Already Now" (or "Welcome to Hell" or "Dog Day Mornings" or, well, damn near every song) to the pounding, unrelenting beats of "Action De Grace," Grande Rock is another adrenaline-pumping garage-punk classic. And dammit if "The Devil Stole The Beat From The Lord" isn't the best song title I've come across. Naturally, the song kicks ass, too.

From their native Sweden, THE HELLACOPTERS burst on through to the American underground scene with their 1996 debut, Supershitty to the Max, an album of souped-up Motor-punk rock that evoked the Stooges, MC5, Motorhead, Kiss, and even Hendrix. Next up came the classic Payin' the Dues, which you now hold in your hands. Originally released on the White Jazz label, its status as a pricey import didn't stop it from getting all sorts of high praise from those who took the plunge and shelled out 25 or 30 bucks for the Rock. Time Out New York named it one of the ten best albums of 1998.

Proyectos paralelos: Super$hit 666, The Hydromatics & The Sewergrooves

- Super$hit 666
Nicke Royale (drums - vocals)
Ginger (guitar - vocals - percussion)
Dregen (guitar - vocals - percussion)
Thomas Skogsberg - Bass

This is a side project with Nicke that was written and recorded in one day in 1999. The sound is really raw and reminds alot of the frist Hellacopters Lp "Supershitty to the Max". They have released one self titeled Cd with following songs: "Wire Out", "Fast One", "Danger Mind", "You Smell Canadian", "Star War Jr" and "Crank It Up". Crank it up is a cover by The Rods.

- The Hydromatics
Nicke Royale (drums)
Tony Slug (guitar)
Scot Morgan (vocals - guitar)
Theo Brouwier (bass)

This is also a project including Nicke. This started off as a one off recording project in 1999. They have released one Lp "Parts Unknown" and one 7" "Dangerous/Heaven".

- The Sewergrooves
Kurt Bräckes (guitar - vocals)
Andreas Broman (bass)
Robert Eriksson (drums)

This is Robbans other band formed back in 1997. They have released a bunch of recordings and the sound are mostly old rock n roll style. They have released following stuff: The Sewergrooves 7", Could´ve Been Dead 7", Two Time Loser 7", Three Time Losers 7", Songs From The Sewer Lp, Guided By Delight Lp