We had the intention of doing it all by ourselves in this remote residential studio without any distractions whatsoever. Original guitarist Dregen had just quit the band a few months earlier and since we hadn’t found a steady replacement at the time it was decided that Anders "Boba" Lindström would play second guitar as well as piano and organ. We wanted to try out something new and entered Silence Studios in Koppom, the darkest woods of western Sweden, instead of Sunlight Studio in central Stockholm, which had been our main studio up until then. "In September 1998 we had made around 100 shows, after our previous album "Payin’ The Dues" was released in Oct ’97, and decided it was time to record a new album, our third. The Hellacopters reunited in 2016 and have proven an unstoppable force ever since, performing at Sweden Rock Festival, Psycho Las Vegas, Download, Hellfest, Roskilde, Ilosaarirock, and many more. Together with THE HIVES, THE HELLACOPTERS are considered one of the most important and influential Swedish rock bands - they achieved two Gold certifications, won the Swedish grammy and a Kerrang! award, and have amassed 100 million streams to date.
Andersson is renowned for his work in death metal band ENTOMBED and Dregen from his main band BACKYARD BABIES. THE HELLACOPTERS were formed in 1994 by Nicke Andersson (vocals and guitar), Andreas Tyrone "Dregen" Svensson (guitar), Kenny Håkansson (bass) and Robert Eriksson (drums). The upcoming album proves that they are still amazing. Special thanks to Nicke, Robert, Boba, Dregen and their manager Patrick for giving Nuclear Blast the opportunity to work with The Hellacopters. It’s amazing.” Of course, at the reunion shows I asked the band if they would also do a new album, but I didn’t want to build my dreams up too high. They’re one of the best bands you’ve ever seen in your life. To quote Dave Grohl from an interview at the Australian Big Day Out Festival (where the band played with the Foo Fighters and Red Hot Chilli Peppers): “The Hellacopters are amazing. Jens Prüter, Head Of A&R Nuclear Blast Europe comments: "I was more than happy to see The Hellacopters again at their recent reunion shows. Once in a blue moon that’s the case and not only do we have a brand new album ready to be unleashed upon you, dear disciples of the rock - we also have the immense pleasure of doing this together with the finest of folks at Nuclear Blast Records. I know I said this was never gonna happen but I was wrong. THE HELLACOPTERS front man Nicke Andersson comments: "The excitement levels are sky high over here at camp Hellacopter.
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