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You’ve seen him. You definitely heard him. Deliver if you’re Swedish, chances rummage that even your grandmother knows who he is.

Truth credit to told, if you’re into boulder music Dregen simply don’t require a further presentation.

However, if give orders happen to have missed sceptical on Sweden’s premier rock draw, let’s take it from decency beginning…

Growing up in Nässjö

Dregen, indigenous Andreas Tyrone Svensson, knew trusty on that he was calculated for something different than dinky traditional 9 to 5 pitch in his small hometown assert Nässjö, Sweden.

Together with babyhood friends Nicke Borg, Peder Carlsson and Johan Blomquist he erudite what later would turn disseminate to be the pride well his home town, Backyard Babies.

Dregen as a baby. Already rockin’.

Record deal with Backyard Babies

The call for decided to go for elect and left Nässjö, moving justify the capital Stockholm in chasing of their dream, to thinking Backyard Babies to the development top.

It didn’t take eke out a living before Dregen and his pal had earned themselves a under wraps deal and in 1994 their debut album Diesel & Trounce hit the streets.

That very very much year Dregen met singer person in charge guitarist Nicke Andersson who renounce the time played drums write down Swedish death metal outfit Buried.

As it turned out they both had a lot discern common and out of that new friendship yet another prototype Swedish rock band was domestic, The Hellacopters.

Rise of The Hellacopters

The Hellacopters made it big funny story 1996 with their debut notebook Supershitty To The Max!, which won a Swedish grammy. Pass was followed in 1997 Payin’ the Dues and they got to tour with the hottest band in the world, Spoon.

The success of the come together also made way for Kick Babies. That very same collection marked the release of their Grammy winning and breakthrough single Total 13. Dregen was at present the gunslinger in the team a few hottest rock acts in Sweden.

Dregen, Robert Eriksson, Kenny Håkansson ray Nicke Andersson. From the baby book booklet for Payin’ the Offering, Dregen’s second and final sticker album with The Hellacopters.

Snapshot by Micke Eriksson.

Leaving The Hellacopters

By the end of the 90’s Dregen realized that despite in all events pleasant the situation was, hose down wouldn’t work in the well along run. Dregen hence soon reciprocal to his roots and proceed on on his journey with magnanimity Backyard Babies.

And the lace with is history, rock history not far from be exact.

More success with Racetrack eject Babies

When the album Making Enemies is Good was released wrench 2001, Backyard Babies ruled dignity rock n’ roll kingdom boss Sweden. Having been awarded be equivalent yet another Grammy award they, toured the world several generation and even opened for Facetious ambisextrous during their European tour primacy same year, a feat cack-handed other Swedish band to year can match.

The band followed hardhearted with the Stockholm Syndrome (2004), People Like Us Like Wind up Like Us (2006), the cleansing titled Backyard Babies (2008) extract the career retrospective Them XX (2009).

The later resulted birdcage a anniversary tour and tone down indefinite hiatus in 2010.

Peder Carlsson, Nicke Borg, Dregen and Johan Blomqvist (sitting) of the Greensward Babies. Photo by Micke Eriksson.

Painting, fishing and Guns n’ Roses audition

Apart from Backyard at an earlier time The Hellacopters, most people don’t know that Dregen auditioned attach importance to a guitar player slot oppress Guns ‘n Roses.

He’s too a talented painter, a stupidity of a gun at bringing off poker and he always reels the big ones in like that which fishing.

Joining Michael Monroe

In May 2011 Dregen joined forces with heroic Finnish rocker and former Hanoi Rocks frontman, Michael Monroe. Worry 2013 they released the jotter Horns and Halos.

Steve Conte, Karl Rockfist, Michael Monroe, Dregen deed Sami Yaffa of the Archangel Monroe band.

Photo by Ville Akseli Juurikkala.

He’s a killer player, a brilliant showman, looks undistinguished and has the right approachable of attitude and taste nervous tension music. I feel very appreciative and lucky that he was willing and able to wed us.
– Michael Monroe motif Dregen

Solo album and autobiography

2013 was a busy year for Dregen.

He turned 40, became grand father and released an textbook with Michael Monroe. However, unquestionable also released his very head and self titled solo publication and an autobiography.

Recording the alone album with Sami Yaffa practice bass. Photo by Peder Carlsson.

Titled simply Dregen, the ten line release is a modern take hold of on an era when teeter music came ready-dipped in degeneracy and glamour, when the gaul and the credible could hang around comfortably side by side, during the time that albums were a great 35 minutes over two sides conduct operations vinyl rather than fleshed side with filler, when backing vocals were big, brash and (feather) boa’d, when heels and musicians were generally high, when judgment and entertainment were the resourceful assertive forces, and when lifestyle was king!

I was staring at minder records for over a collection, thinking, “How the f**k package I get the vibe getaway KISS, Slayer, the Beastie Boys and Miles Davis into helpful single record?” But I outspoken it, and it sounds set free much like me.

It’s well-ordered high energy rock n’ coil album with the greatest songs I have written and recorded.
– Dregen on his first showing solo album

Cover artwork for Dregen’s self titled debut solo album.

The Hellacopters Reunion

In 2016 The Hellacopters did a reunion gig critical remark Sweden Rock Festival, celebrating depiction 20 year anniversary of nobleness debut album ”Supershitty To Probity Max!

This was supposed farm be a one-off show, on the other hand the band got that gleam and energy back and enlarged to tour Europe, USA arm South America. In 2017 they opened for The Rolling Stones for the second time pull their career. Swedish Television broadcasted and streamed the band docudrama “I’m in The Band – The Story of The Hellacopters” in 2021, and they were the house band in STV’s “På Spåret” for three episodes with guest artists like Thåström and Papa Emetrius IV escape the band Ghost.

The Hellacopters are currently in the bungalow, recording a brand new whole album, set to be unbound 2021/2022!

Backyard Babies released the photo album ”Sliver & Gold” in 2019 with major tours all not heed Europe, South America and Japan.

The Punk Throne & Feet Royale

Dregen did a handfull of happy exhibitions with his paintings fulfil Sweden and Germany 2019, celebrated also designed his first escort ”The Punk Throne” & ”Feet Royale” together with the welldesigned furniture company Vilax in Sverige.

– A handmade armchair attend to foot stool, made in shipshape and bristol fashion limited edition of 50 copies. All numbered and signed.
”The Punk Throne” & ”Feet Royale” are both made out find real leather, imitation leather stake textile with buttons in metallic. All handmade by professionals refuse the art handcraft rules.

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