Rejoice! Today, high-energy rock’n’roll royalty, THE HELLACOPTERS, have graced us with the first single from their upcoming brand new studio album Overdriver, which will see the light of day on January 31st, 2025, via Nuclear Blast Records. The aptly titled track ‘Leave A Mark‘ unites two styles that The Hellacopters have become known for over the course of their 30-year career – the full-blown guitar assault reminiscent of The Stooges and MC5 as well as the anthemic, hook-laden approach to rock’n’roll, which is topped with a hint of melancholy.
Less than three years after their triumphant, chart-storming comeback record, Eyes Of Oblivion, which entered on #1 in their home country and on #3 in Germany, Sweden’s most consistently great rock outfit is back with another banger of an album. Overdriver was recorded at Strawberry Studio & The Honk Palace and is the first HELLACOPTERS album entirely produced by Nicke Andersson. As you might expect from a HELLACOPTERS album it’s filled to the brim with roaring guitars and earth-shattering grooves, fist-raising energy and anthemic choruses, while keeping the variety richer than ever before. The striking cover for Overdriver was created by German illustrator Max Löffler.
As of today, you can pre-order Overdriver on LP as well as CD. On top of the regular editions there’s a Ltd. Digipak, incl. a patch, and a Ltd. Deluxe LP with a bonus 12”. Both special products contain two bonus tracks. More info on available formats below.
Coinciding with today’s single drop, a music video for ‘Leave A Mark‘ has been released. The video was directed and edited by Emil Klinta with whom the band has already worked on their most recent videos. You can watch the clip below.
PRE-ORDER / PRE-SAVE THE ALBUM OVERDRIVER:
https://hellacopters.bfan.link/odlp
LISTEN TO THE NEW SINGLE ‘LEAVE A MARK’:
https://hellacopters.bfan.link/lamsg
WATCH THE MUSIC VIDEO FOR ‘LEAVE A MARK’:
https://youtu.be/ww7iDotqQ0s
Swedish high energy rock and roll band THE HELLACOPTERS released its eighth studio album, Eyes Of Oblivion, on April 1st, 2022. It marked the first full-length since the release of their temporary farewell record Head Off in 2008, which Nuclear Blast Records reissued in October 2024. Eyes Of Oblivion was met with massive acclaim from fans and media alike. Charting #1 in Sweden, #3 in Germany, #6 in Finland, the band celebrated a triumphant return culminating in a show with the mighty Iron Maiden in Gothenburg in July 2022, and apart from their own string of shows, gigs with Ghost in Germany in June 2023. Eager to keep the rock flowing, February 16th, 2024 saw THE HELLACOPTERS release not one, but two stunning versions of their classic Grande Rock album, which was originally released in 1999. Grande Rock Revisited included a remastered original version and a remixed and partially re-recorded version showing how the album could have sounded in a parallel universe with guitarist Dregen being in the band at the time. After making rock grande again, the group set sights on new material, debuting the phenomenal single ‘Stay With You‘ in May 2024 and releasing it as limited 7inch via Lightning Records.
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