The Hellacopters – "By The Grace Of God" live, Köln | 2019 | Rockpalast

The Hellacopters - the band led by singer and guitarist Nicke Andersson - manage to interpret hard garage rock with soul and plenty of groove and pop appeal like no other. In 2019, The Hellacopters were guests at the E-Werk in Cologne, where Rockpalast recorded their concert. 💡 You can find the whole concert here: https://1.ard.de/Hellacopters__2019 With beautiful two-guitar work and rock'n'roll piano, The Hellacopters, as one of the first bands of the Scandinavian wave in the mid-nineties, did not reinvent rock'n'roll, but gave it back the power to regain its traditional place with the younger audience in an earthy and powerful way. Classic rock'n'roll, pigeonholed by nasty tongues as “pig rock”, was suddenly cool again. Founding member and guitarist Dregen left the band in 1996 to devote himself fully to his band Backyard Babies. Robert Dahlqvist took his place and The Hellacopters continued their musical triumph. The Swedes played in front of the Rolling Stones and KISS, among others. In 2008, the band disbanded after the album “Head Off” and a farewell tour. In 2015, the band announced on Facebook that the original line-up would be reforming for a one-off performance to mark the 20th anniversary of their first album Supershitty to the Max! Not long after their performance at Sweden Festival 2016, guitarist Dahlqvist passed away in early 2017 at the age of just 40. A few months later, The Hellacopters played a gig at Roskilde Festival in Denmark, with founding member Dregen on guitar. The Hellacopters have been back ever since, and rock'n'roll fans around the world have thanked them for it. In 2022, the band released Eyes of Oblivion, their first studio album in over 14 years - a furious comeback that was celebrated by fans and critics alike.Since then, the band has been touring Europe regularly again, showing at festivals and on club stages that their sound is timeless and that they have lost none of their energy.New shows have also been announced for 2025 - The Hellacopters remain a permanent fixture in modern rock'n'roll. 📸 Thumbnail photos:WDR/Thomas von der Heiden #thehellacopters #rock #rockpalast ----- 🎬 More Rockpalast: ► Rockpalast in the ARD media library: https://www.ardmediathek.de/sendung/r... ► Rockpalast website and archive: https://www.wdr.de/tv/rockpalast/