The Hellacopters discography

The Hellacopters discography
Studio albums7
EPs6
Singles31
Split albums2
Split singles12

This is the discography of The Hellacopters, a Swedish rock band active between 1994 and 2008. The band was formed by Nicke Andersson (vocals and guitar), Dregen (guitar), Robban Eriksson (drums) and Kenny Håkansson (bass guitar). The band released their Swedish Grammis-winning debut album[1] in 1996. Soon the band recruited The Diamond Dogs guitarist Anders Lindström to play keyboard shortly before being the opening act to Kiss[2] With the success of the band's second album Andersson was able to leave his other band Entombed to focus full-time on The Hellacopters. During the tour in support of the album, guitarist Dregen chose to leave the band to focus his time on his other band The Backyard Babies; to fulfill their touring responsibilities the band recruited Danne Andersson and Mattias Hellberg to fill in during the remaining dates of the tour.[3] With Hellberg and Lindström taking the place of Dregen during the recording of the band's third album,[4] the band changed their sound from their dirtier garage rock and garage punk sound to a more classic 1970s rock sound.[5] The band then hired Robert Dahlqvist as a full-time guitarist, solidifying the band's lineup until its breakup.[6][7] With Dahlqvist on board the band released three more studio albums and a cover album, with many EPs and limited edition releases as well. The Hellacopters disbanded amicably in 2008 so the members could move on to other projects.

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
FIN
[8] 		SWE
[9] 		NOR
[10]
1996 Supershitty to the Max!
  • Released: June 1, 1996
  • Label: Man's Ruin
    White Jazz
    Toy's Factory
  • Format: CD, LP
 — 39 —
1997 Payin' the Dues
  • Released: October 1, 1997
  • Label: White Jazz
    Toy's Factory
    Sub Pop
  • Format: CD, LP
 29 19 —
1999 Grande Rock
  • Released: May 17, 1999
  • Label: White Jazz
    Toy's Factory
    Sub Pop
  • Format: CD, LP
 30 10 —
2000 High Visibility 35 5 — SWE: 1 x Gold[11]
2002 By the Grace of God 8 2 13 SWE: Gold[12]
2005 Rock & Roll Is Dead
  • Released: June 6, 2005
  • Label: Universal
    Wild Kingdom
    Liquor and Poker
  • Format: CD(+DVD), LP
 20 3 25
2008 Head Off
  • Released: April 18, 2008
  • Label: Wild Kingdom
    Toy's Factory
    Sound Pollution
  • Format: CD, LP
 13 4 12
2022 Eyes of Oblivion 4
[13] 		1
[14] 		28
[15]

Compilation albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions
FIN
[8] 		SWE
[9]
2002 Cream of the Crap! Vol. 1
  • Released: January 23, 2002
  • Label: Universal
    Polar
  • Format: CD
 28 31
2004 Cream of the Crap! Vol. 2
  • Released: February 25, 2004
  • Label: White Jazz
    Toy's Factory
  • Format: CD
 — 31
2006 Air Raid Serenades
  • Released: August 21, 2006
  • Label: Universal
    Wild Kingdom
  • Format: CD, LP
 39 13

Split albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions
SWE
[9]
1997 Respect the Rock
  • Released: August 1, 1997
  • Label: White Jazz
  • Format: 10", Mini-CD
 49
2001 White Trash Soul
  • Released: January 15, 2001
  • Label: Bad Afro Records
  • Format: 10", CD
 —

Split singles

Year Title Notes
1997 Electric Frankenstein vs The Hellacopters
  • Released: August 13, 1997
  • Label: Frank Records
  • Format: 7"
 A split along with Electric Frankenstein, The Hellacopters recorded two songs, one of which was the April Stevens song "I Want a Lip".[16]
1998 Rock & Roll Jihad
  • Released: 1998
  • Label: Rocketdog Records
  • Format: 7"
 Recorded along with Dutch punk band The Nitwitz,[17] with whom Nicke later formed The Hydromatics.[18]
1999 New Bomb Turks / The Hellacopters Besides recording Lowered Pentangles (Anything at All), Nicke and Dregen also recorded guitars with the New Bomb Turks.[19]
1999 The Hellacopters / Powder Monkeys
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: Safety Pin Records
  • Format: 7"
 A two-song single of The Dictators covers recorded with the Powder Monkeys.[20]
1999 Check This Action
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: Butchers Hook
  • Format: 7"
 Another Powder Monkeys split, The Hellacopters recorded the Love cover "A House is not a Motel".[21]
1999 Blå Tåget / The Hellacopters
  • Released: July, 1999
  • Label:
  • Format: 7"
 Recorded along with the Swedish progg band Blå Tåget for the Swedish festival "Gränslösafestivalen" against racism.[22]
1999 Gearhead Magazine #10
  • Released: September, 1999
  • Label: —
  • Format: 7"
 A split with Rocket from the Crypt, distributed with car/punk rock magazine Gearhead Magazine, also features guest appearances by Euroboy and Anders Moller.[23]
1999 Quadracopters / Hellajets
  • Released: October, 1999
  • Label: Estrus Records
  • Format: 7"
 A two-song single recorded with mixed line ups of The Hellacopters and The Quadrajets.[24]
2001 The Hellacopters / Adam West
  • Released: March, 2001
  • Label: Fandango Records
  • Format: 7"
 First split with Adam West, contains two Damned covers.[25]
2003 Pack Of Lies
  • Released: 2003
  • Label: Wild Kingdom
  • Format: 7"
 Recorded with Swedish rock band The Nomads.[26]
2004 The Hellacopters / Adam West
  • Released: March 15, 2004
  • Label: People Like You Records
  • Format: 7"
 The second split with Adam West, the split contained four songs, two of which were cover of one of the other bands songs.[27]
2005 The Hellacopters / The Doits
  • Released: September, 2005
  • Label: Wild Kingdom
  • Format: 7"
 Released as limited tour edition along with The Doits, The Hellacopters recorded the Alice Cooper cover I'm Eighteen.[28]

Extended plays

Year Title
1998 Disappointment Blues
  • Released: 1998
  • Label: White Jazz
    Toy's Factory
    Au-Go-Go
  • Format: 10", Mini-CD
1999 Doggone Your Bad-Luck Soul
  • Released: March 3, 1999
  • Label: Man's Ruin
  • Format: 10"
1999 Move Right Out Of Here
  • Released: October 4, 1999
  • Label: White Jazz
  • Format: 7"
2001 Geekstreak
  • Released: November 7, 2001
  • Label: Universal
  • Format: Mini-CD
2004 Strikes Like Lightning
  • Released: November 30, 2004
  • Label: Universal, Sweet Nothing
  • Format: CD, 7" singles box-set
2007 Same Lame Story
  • Released: June 26, 2007
  • Label: Bootleg Booze Records
  • Format: 7"
2016 My Mephistophelean Creed
  • Released: June 3, 2016
  • Label: Psychout
  • Format: 12"

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Year Title Peak chart positions
SWE
[9] 		FIN
[8]
1995 "Killing Alan" — —
"1995" — —
1996 "Now" — —
"(Gotta Get Some Action) Now!" — —
"Misantropic High" — —
1997 "What Are You" — —
"Riot on the Rocks" — —
"What Are You" — —
"Soul Seller" 36 —
1998 "City Slang" — —
"Like No Other Man" — —
"Looking at Me" — —
"Hey" 53 —
1999 "Dirty Women" — —
"Twist Action in New York" — —
"Down Right Blue" — —
"The Devil Stole the Beat from the Lord" 50 —
"Twist Action Over America" — —
"Move Right Out of Here" 49 —
"Scott Morgan and the Hellacopters" — —
2000 "Twist Action in 2000" — —
"It's Not a Long Way Down" — —
"Toys and Flavours" 36 —
"Hopeless Case of a Kid in Denial" — —
2001 "No Song Unheard" 40 —
2002 "By the Grace of God" 13 —
"Carry Me Home" — —
2005 "Everything's on T.V." 33 —
"I'm in the Band" 32 —
2007 "The Same Lame Story" 16 4
2008 "In the Sign of the Octopus" 57 —
"Darling Darling" 42 —
2023 "En valsmelodi"
(with Thåström) 		51
[29] 		—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Music videos

  • "(Gotta Get Some Action) Now!"[30] (1996)
  • "Soulseller"[31] (1997)
  • "The Devil Stole the Beat from the Lord"[32] (1999)
  • "Toys and Flavours"[33] (2000)
  • "Hopeless Case of a Kid in Denial"[34] (2000)
  • "No Song Unheard"[35] (2001)
  • "Carry Me Home"[36] (2002)
  • "By the Grace of God"[37] (2002)
  • "Everything's on T.V."[38] (2005)
  • "I'm in the Band"[39] (2005)
  • "Bring It on Home"[40] (2006)
  • "The Same Lame Story"[41] (2007)
  • "In the Sign of the Octopus"[42] (2008)
  • "Darling Darling"[43] (2008)

Other appearances

Year Title Notes
1996 Frank wants you to join the 1996 Punk Rock'n'Roll Horrorshow
  • Released: August, 1996
  • Label: Frank Records
  • Format: 10" vinyl
 The Hellacopters recorded a cover of the Kiss song "All American Man".[44]
1997 Hell on Earth: A Tribute to the Misfits The band recorded a cover version of "Bullet" for this Misfits tribute.[45]
1999 Flattery - A Tribute to Radio Birdman
  • Released: September, 1999
  • Label: Fandango Records
  • Format: CD
 The band recorded "Time to Fall" on this Radio Birdman tribute.[46]
2002 Nationalsånger - Hymner från Vågen och EPAs torg
  • Released:
  • Label: National
  • Format: CD
 The band recorded "Sent en Lördagskväll" for this tribute to progg band Nationalteatern, this is the band's only recording with Swedish lyrics.[47]
2002 The Song Ramones the Same
  • Released: April 15, 2002
  • Label: White Jazz Records
  • Format: CD
 The band recorded "What'd You Do" for this Ramones tribute.[48]
2004 St. Valentines Killers
  • Released:
  • Label: Butcher's Hook
  • Format: 12" vinyl
 A compilation containing the a version of the Smokey Robinson song "Little Miss Sweetness".[49]
2007 Ge Fan I Våra Vatten
  • Released: May 18, 2007[50]
  • Label:
  • Format: CD
 The band recorded "A View From Nowhere" for this charity album, which raises money to help save the northern pike and the atlantic salmon.[51]

DVDs

Year Title
2003 Goodnight Cleveland
  • Released: 29 November 2003
  • Label: 8th Grade Films
  • Format: DVD
TBA Upcoming live DVD
  • Released: TBA
  • Label: -
  • Format: DVD

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