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The Hellacopters

The Hellacopters is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Backyard Babies, Tobias Forge, Mando Diao, Hoodoo Gurus and Entombed. Those roots explain a lot about how The Hellacopters arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Gluecifer, Danko Jones, The Flaming Sideburns, Supersuckers and Monster Magnet, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Datsuns and The Hives, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 36 connections around The Hellacopters, reaching back through Backyard Babies and forward to The Datsuns. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

The Hellacopters are a Swedish garage rock band that was formed in 1994 by Nicke Andersson, Andreas Tyrone "Dregen" Svensson (guitar), Kenny Håkansson (bass) and Robert Eriksson (drums). Andersson had been the drummer for death metal band Entombed and Dregen was taking a break from his full-time band Backyard Babies. Dregen and Eriksson had been roadies for Entombed, while Håkansson was a childhood friend of Andersson's. The Hellacopters were initially conceived as a side project for Andersson and Dregen, but it eventually became the main songwriting and performance vehicle for Andersson. The band, together with The Hives, is considered one of the most important Swedish bands in the garage rock revival and one of the most influential rock bands in Sweden.

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The HellacoptersBackyard BabiesTobias ForgeMando DiaoHoodoo GurusEntombedKissGlueciferWayne KramerThe DatsunsThe HivesGlueciferDanko JonesThe Flaming SideburnsSupersuckersMonster MagnetD-A-DThåströmThe Night Flight Orc…

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The Hellacopters grew out of Backyard Babies, Tobias Forge, Mando Diao and Hoodoo Gurus, shares an orbit with Gluecifer, Danko Jones, The Flaming Sideburns and Supersuckers, went on to shape The Datsuns and The Hives. 36 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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