#the hellacopters

"... THEIR MISSION WAS TO BRING THE BLINDING SPEED AND DISTORTION OF MOTÖRHEAD (WITH A LITTLE PUNK SENSIBILITY THROWN IN FOR GOOD MEASURE) TO THE '90s..."

PICS INFO: Mega spotlight on complete CD package design for the 1998 re-release of "Supershitty to the Max!," the debut album by the Swedish garage rock/punk band THE HELLACOPTERS Originally recorded and released in 1996, the album was re-released on CD in the U.S. by the legendary Man's Ruin label with new artwork by the late, great Frank Kozik (1962-2023).

LABEL: Man's Ruin Records – mr022, Man's Ruin Records – MR 022cd

FORMAT: CD, Album, Reissue

COUNTRY: U.S. [🇺🇸]

RELEASED: Nov 6, 1998

GENRE: Rock

STYLE: Rock & Roll, Hard Rock, Punk, Garage Rock

MINI-REVIEW: "THE HELLACOPTERS were originally a side project for Nicke Andersson (drummer with Swedish death metal gods ENTOMBED) and Dregen (guitarist for fellow Scandinavian rockers THE BACKYARD BABIES). Their mission was to bring the blinding speed and distortion of MOTÖRHEAD (with a little punk sensibility thrown in for good measure) to the '90s, and this they did with "Supershitty to the Max!" Opener "(Gotta Get Some Action) Now!" is simply brilliant, roaring like a Harley down the highway, shredding eardrums along the way. Though the pace abates somewhat three songs in, the distortion is on 11 throughout the record, yielding other gems such as "Fire Fire Fire" and "Tab." And the band prove they're hardcore by putting a bonus track on the vinyl edition rather than the CD."

-- ALLMUSIC ("Supershitty to the Max!" review by Eduardo Rivadavia)