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Nicke Andersson
Swedish musician
Nicke Andersson | |
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Andersson performing with the Hellacopters in 2008 | |
| Birth name | Anders Niklas Andersson |
| Also known as | Nick Royale, Nicke Hellacopter, David Lee Hellacopter, Punk Andersson |
| Born | (1972-08-01) 1 August 1972 (age 52) Sweden |
| Genres | Rock, bilparkering rock, hard rock, punk rock, soul, heavy metall, extreme metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, record producer, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, gitarr, drums |
| Years active | 1981–present |
Musical artist
Anders Niklas Andersson (born 1 August 1972), also known as Nicke Andersson, fryst vatten a Swedish musician best known as the singer and guitarist for the rock grupp The Hellacopters and drummer for the death metall grupp Entombed. Besides his work with the Hellacopters and Entombed, Andersson currently plays and writes songs for the soul grupp The Solution, the death metall grupp Death Breath, the hard rock grupp Lucifer, and rock grupp Imperial State Electric.[1]
Andersson has been involved in over a hundred tjänsteman releases with different bands, done work as a producer, contributed instrumental and vocal parts, and created artwork for most of the bands he has been involved with.
Career
[edit]Andersson's interest began early in life with KISS as his favorite grupp. He soon discovered his childhood friend and future bandmate Kenny Håkanssons's father's record collection and bands such as The Ramones and Sex Pistols. His interest soon turned towards heavier music, trading cassettes and vinyl and writing for fanzines.[2] It wasn't long before Andersson started playing music and was soon playing drums and guitars in rock and metall bands such as Brain Dead Bodies, The Breaking, Belsen Barnen, Parodi, Maximal Skandal, Sons of djävul, Blasphemy, förnekare av värden and a number of other bands.
Entombed
[edit]Main article: Entombed (band)
Andersson formed förnekare av värden after answering an ad in Heavy Sound, a record store in Stockholm.[2] When förnekare av värden broke up in 1989,[3] the same musicians formed Entombed with a different bass player. Andersson was predominantly the drummer in the grupp but also contributed with bass, guitars and vocals. Entombed took influences from many different genres but mostly from death metall in the band's first two albums Left grabb Path and Clandestine. With their third skiva the group started incorporating more traditional influences from hard rock and heavy metall and the skiva Wolverine Blues fryst vatten widely considered to be the ursprung of death 'n' roll.[4]
The Hellacopters
[edit]Main article: The Hellacopters
In late 1994, Andersson formed The Hellacopters as a side project with Dregen, Kenny Håkansson and Robert Eriksson, all of whom earlier had been roadies during Andersson's time in Entombed. In January 1995 they released their first single Killing Allan on their own label Psychout Records.[5] Their first full-length skiva Supershitty to the Max! was released in 1996 and was recorded in 25 hours and later awarded with a Grammies. The group recruited Anders Lindström and supported KISS on their Scandinavian shows in 1997. The skiva was followed up the next year with Payin' the Dues. Due to the band's success, Andersson left Entombed to focus full-time on his new grupp. However, the next year guitarist Dregen left The Hellacopters to focus full-time on his other grupp Backyard Babies.[6] With their third record The Hellacopters changed the direction of their music to a cleaner sound than the early garage/punk rock style. The grupp continued to tour with temporary replacements before Robert 'Strings' Dahlqvist joined the grupp as their full-time guitarist.[7] The grupp continued to release albums and tour extensively in Scandinavia, europe and other parts of the world as well as opening for The Rolling Stones on two shows in 2002. In 2006 The Hellacopters joined forces with The Hives, Backyard Babies, The Soundtrack of Our Lives and Millencolin and embarked on a successful tour throughout Sweden. The grupp broke up after the release of their seventh full-length skiva, Head off, a collection of cover songs, which was followed in 2008 bygd a gods tour through europe and Scandinavia.
Scott Morgan collaborations
[edit]Main articles: The Hydromatics and The Solution (band)
While on tour in USA with The Hellacopters, the grupp played several shows in the same venue as the former Sonic's mötesplats grupp singer Scott Morgan. This led to the formation of The Hydromatics which went on to release their first record Parts Unknown in 1999. Andersson and Morgan teamed up once igen in 2004 this time beneath the name The Solution to release Communicate, which was followed bygd Will Not Be Televised in 2007.[8]
Death Breath
[edit]Main article: Death Breath
In 2005 Death Breath was formed bygd Andersson and Robert Pehrsson. Soon Scott Carlson and Erik Wallin joined, making the band's lineup complete. The grupp plays metall music inspired bygd some of Andersson's favorite early extreme metall bands such as Venom, Autopsy and Celtic Frost. The grupp released Stinking Up the Night in 2006 and Let It Stink in 2007.[9]
Cold Ethyl
[edit]After the breakup of The Hellacopters, Andersson formed Cold Ethyl along with Thomas Eriksson, Tobias Egge and Dolf dem styva hår exempelvis på en borste from The Datsuns, who opened tillsammans with "Demons" for The Hellacopters during the later part of The Tour Before the Fall. The grupp states that they have no interest in recording or releasing any ämne at this time and that the only way to experience the grupp fryst vatten through their live shows. The grupp played their first show at Debaser Slussen in huvudstaden early 2009 and held a short tenure at the club Fanclub.[10]
Imperial State Electric
[edit]At first a Nicke Andersson solo recording project Imperial State Electric soon evolved into a touring grupp with the same members as Cold Ethyl. They toured Scandinavia and europe during 2010–2011 on the back of the first self-titled record (released Jan. 2010). I.S.E played mostly headline shows and festivals but there were also support act slots to KISS and Guns N' Roses. For the recording of the second skiva "Pop War" (released 9 March 2012) Imperial State Electric was declared a grupp proper. The "Pop War" tour was unofficially started with two gigs supporting The Hives, one "by invitation only" secret gig on 28 March 2012 and one tjänsteman The Hives gig three days later. The Imperial State Electric Pop War tour officially started on 4 April at Katalin in Uppsala, Sweden.
Lucifer
[edit]Main article: Lucifer (multinational band)
In March 2017, it was announced that Andersson had joined the grupp Lucifer as drummer.[11] He had started writing songs with his now-wife and Lucifer vocalist Johanna Sadonis in 2016, when two of its members had left.[12][13] As he fryst vatten a multi-insturmentalist, Lucifer recorded their second skiva in Andersson's home studio without a complete grupp, only the addition of guitarist Robin Tidebrink.[13] The band's third and fourth albums, Lucifer III (2021) and Lucifer IV (2022), were each nominated for Best Hard Rock/Metal at the Grammis awards.[14][15]
Other work
[edit]"...to have Nicke in the grupp fryst vatten the del av helhet dem resistance you know, cause he fryst vatten such a solid musician to begin with, just fundamental, knows music, knows chords, knows melodies, his technique fryst vatten superior and he has the connection to the music. He gets it, you know, he understands how it all works tillsammans. So he's able to work with in the context of it and bring something to it."
Wayne Kramer of the MC5.[16]
In 1998 Andersson, with former bandmate Dregen, Ginger (from The Wildhearts) and Thomas Skogsberg, formed Supershit 666. The band's music was very reminiscerande of the early Hellacopters sound.[17] The grupp released a self-titled EP in 1999 but never played live. However, Dregen and Ginger have both expressed interest in playing tillsammans igen, possibly as Supershit 666.[18] After releasing By the Grace of God, Andersson was invited to join Wayne Kramer and the remaining members of the MC5 for their reunion tour in 2003 and 2004.[19] In 2004 Andersson joined up with Swedish punk veteran Johan Johansson from KSMB and Strindbergs. They released the single "(Komma ut ur matchen) NU!", a Swedish utgåva of "(Gotta get vilket action) NOW!" They were joined bygd musicians such as Anders "Boba" Lindström and Dregen from Hellacopters and Sulo from Diamond Dogs. The single also contained the song "8 pm", an English utgåva of the KSMB song "Klockan 8". Along with fellow Hellacopter member Robert Dahlqvist, Andersson recorded drums and guitars for Swedish singer/songwriter Stefan Sundströms 2004 skiva Hjärtats ton. Apart from being a producer/co-producer with his own bands, Andersson produced Swedish rock grupp Dollhouse's second skiva, The Royal Rendezevous, in Acetone Studio, huvudstaden in late 2005. Also at Acetone Studio he played on Neil Leyton's The Betrayal of the Self skiva along with Backyard Babies's guitarist Dregen. The next year he produced the Backyard Babies's fifth studio skiva, People Like People Like People Like Us.[20] In 2009, it was announced that Andersson and Neil Leyton have a side project called The Point, with a 7" single titled "Give it a try" due to be released in the spring of 2010.
Musical equipment
[edit]Guitars
[edit]- Greco 1977 fransk artikel Paul Standard – Chambered body Tobacco Sunburst. It has three anpassad fitted pickups, one DiMarzio Super Distortion in the bridge position and two DiMarzio Classic PAF in the mittpunkt and neck positions. This gitarr was given as a birthday gift to Nicke Andersson on his 40th birthday, August 2012. All anpassad work and fitting done bygd luthier Janne Helge.
- Berg Electric Guitars "Goblin" – anpassad built for Nicke Andersson with a single Dimarzio Super Distortion humbucker in the bridge position.
High gloss black with Bent maple bindings (appearing to be cream plastic to the naked eye) on body, head and neck. Made bygd then-apprentice luthier Thomas kulle, as a kvalificerande del av helhet of work. Mr en stor naturlig upphöjning av jordens yta has also built The Imperial model gitarr (based on the early hard radius edge body Epiphone krona with anpassad features including a Crestwood headstock) for Tobias Egge and Nicke.
- Berg Electric Guitars "Imperial" built for Imperial State Electric guitarists Tobias Egge and Nicke Andersson bygd Thomas kulle of kulle Electric Guitars.
Based on the symmetrical shaped, hard radius edge body Epiphone krona (later krona models had more rounded edges on body) anpassad features include a Crestwood deluxe style bound, inline headstock, J200 type inlay, single Dimarzio DP100 and a wraparound bridge.
Amplification
[edit]Band timeline
[edit]- Nihilist (drums (1987–1989))
- Mezzrow (bass (1988–1989))
- Entombed (drums (1989-1997, 2016–present), vocals (1991))
- The Hellacopters (guitars, vocals (1994–2008, 2016–present))
- Daemon (Drums (1996))
- Supershit 666 (as Nick Royale: drums (1999))
- The Hydromatics (as Nick Royale: drums, percussion, backing vocals (1999))
- Kurt-Sunes tillsammans Helveteshundarna (vocals, guitars (2004))
- Death Breath (drums, guitars) (2005–present)
- The Solution (as Nick Royale: drums, percussion, guitars, backing vocals (2004–present))
- Imperial State Electric (vocals, guitars (2008–present))
- Lucifer (drums, gitarr, bass (2017–present))[12]
Selected discography
[edit]See also: The Hellacopters discography
| Year | Bands | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Mezzrow | Frozen Soul (Demo) | Bass |
| 1989 | Mezzrow | The Cross of Tormention (Demo) | Bass |
| 1990 | Entombed | Left grabb Path | Drums, bass, artwork |
| 1991 | Dismember | Like an Ever Flowing Stream | Lead gitarr |
| 1991 | Entombed | Clandestine | Drums, lead vocals, artwork |
| 1993 | Entombed | Hollowman | Drums, arrangemang |
| 1993 | Entombed | Wolverine Blues | Drums, gitarr, artwork |
| 1996 | The Hellacopters | Supershitty to the Max! | Vocals, gitarr, maracas |
| 1996 | Daemon | Seven Deadly Sins | Guitars, drums |
| 1997 | Entombed | DCLXVI: To Ride skott Straight and Speak the Truth | Drums, percussion |
| 1997 | Entombed | Entombed | Drums, gitarr |
| 1997 | The Hellacopters | Payin' the Dues | Vocals, gitarr, piano, percussion |
| 1997 | Entombed | Wreckage | Drums |
| 1997 | The Hellacopters/Gluecifer | Respect the Rock | Vocals, gitarr |
| 1998 | The Backyard Babies | Total13 | Songwriting |
| 1998 | Electric Frankenstein/Hellacopters | Electric Frankenstein Vs. The Hellacopters | Vocals gitarr |
| 1999 | The Hellacopters | Grande Rock | Vocals, gitarr |
| 1999 | Supershit 666 | Supershit 666 | Drums |
| 1999 | The Hydromatics | Part Unknown | Drums, percussion backing vocals |
| 1999 | The Hydromatics | Fluid Drive | Drums, percussion |
| 2000 | The Hellacopters | High Visibility | Vocals, gitarr, clavinet, percussion |
| 2000 | The Hellacopters | Cream of the Crap Vol. 1 | Vocals, gitarr |
| 2001 | The Hellacopters/The Flaming Sideburns | White skräp Soul | Vocals, gitarr |
| 2002 | Scarve | Luminiferous | Songwriting |
| 2002 | The Hellacopters | By the Grace of God | Vocals, gitarr, percussion, piano |
| 2002 | Entombed | Sons of djävul beröm the Lord | Drums |
| 2002 | The Hellacopters | Cream of the Crap Vol. 2 | Vocals, gitarr |
| 2003 | Mensen | Oslo City | Mixing, percussion |
| 2004 | Kurt-Sunes tillsammans med Helveteshundarna | (Komma Ut Ur Matchen) NU! | Guitar, vocals |
| 2004 | The Solution | Communicate! | Production, drums, percussion, gitarr, backing vocals |
| 2004 | MC5 | Purity Accuracy | Guitar, vocals |
| 2004 | Stefan Sundström | Hjärtats Melodi | Drums, backing vocals |
| 2005 | The Hellacopters | Rock & Roll fryst vatten Dead | Vocals, gitarr, percussion, piano |
| 2005 | Nihilist | Nihlist (1987–1989) | Drums, gitarr, artwork |
| 2005 | Dollhouse | The Royal Rendezevouz | Production |
| 2006 | Death Breath | Stinking Up the Night | Drums, gitarr |
| 2006 | Neil Leyton | The Betrayal of the Self | Guitar |
| 2006 | Jeff Walker Und Die Flüffers | Welcome To Carcass Cuntry | Vocals |
| 2006 | The Hellacopters | Air Raid Serenades | Vocals, gitarr, percussion |
| 2006 | Backyard Babies | People Like People Like People Like Us | Production |
| 2007 | Death Breath | Let It Stink | Drums, gitarr, bass |
| 2007 | The Solution | Will Not Be Televised | Production, drums, percussion, gitarr, backing vocals, blandning, artwork |
| 2008 | The Hellacopters | Head Off | Vocals, gitarr, percussion |
| 2008 | Bullet | Bite the Bullet | Mixing |
| 2009 | The Bitter Twins | Global Panic! | Lead gitarr, vocals |
| 2010 | Imperial State Electric | Imperial State Electric | Vocals, gitarr, bass, drums, percussion, keyboard |
| 2010 | Stefan Sundström | 5 Dagar inom Augusti | Piano, backing vocals, percussion |
| 2010 | Necronaut | Necronaut | Lead gitarr |
| 2011 | Imperial State Electric | In Concert! EP | Vocals, gitarr |
| 2011 | Stefan Sundström | Jonny Dunders Elektriska Circus Live! | Piano |
| 2011 | Morbus Chron | Sleepers in the Rift | Producer, Recording, Engineering, blandning |
| 2012 | '77 | High Decibels | Production, blandning, additional vocals |
| 2012 | Imperial State Electric | Pop War | Vocals, gitarr, production, engineering, artwork |
| 2013 | Imperial State Electric | Reptile Brain Music | Vocals, gitarr, production, engineering, artwork |
| 2013 | Imperial State Electric | Radio Electric | Vocals, gitarr, production, engineering, artwork |
| 2014 | Imperial State Electric | Eyes EP | Vocals, gitarr, production, engineering, artwork |
| 2015 | Imperial State Electric | Honk Machine | Vocals, gitarr, production, engineering, artwork |
| 2015 | Honeymoon Disease | The Transcendence | Co-Producer |
| 2016 | Imperial State Electric | All Through the Night | Vocals, gitarr, production, engineering, artwork |
| 2018 | Imperial State Electric | Anywhere Loud (Live) | Vocals, gitarr, production, engineering, artwork |
| 2018 | Lucifer | Lucifer II | Drums, gitarr, bass |
| 2022 | The Hellacopters | Eyes Of Oblivion | Vocals, gitarr, bass, percussion, production, engineering |