Dregen Explained

Dregen
Birth Name:Andreas Tyrone Svensson
Alias:Dregen, Dregen Hellacopter, Åsk Dregen, Jerry Lee Hellacopter, Sue Ellen
Birth Date:1973 6, df=yes
Genre:Garage rock, punk rock, glam punk, glam rock, hard rock, glam metal
Occupation:Guitarist
Years Active:1987–present
Label:Psychout, BMG, Liquor & Poker, MVG, RCA Records, White Jazz, Lookout!, Infernal, JuJu
Associated Acts:Backyard Babies, The Hellacopters, Supershit 666, Dregen and Tyla, Timbuktu, Infinite Mass, Lars Winnerbäck

Dregen (born Andreas Tyrone Svensson; 12 June 1973) is a Swedish musician best known as the guitarist of The Hellacopters, as well as Backyard Babies. As of March 2014, Dregen has also served as the newest member of Michael Monroe's solo band, replacing Ginger as guitarist. He was formerly married to fellow Swedish singer Pernilla Andersson,[1] who is also the mother of their first child, a son named Sixten.[2] The couple officially announced their separation on 1 June 2015.[3]

He is a founding member of Backyard Babies, who he helped form in 1987. The band announced the start of an indefinite hiatus beginning in 2010. In a 2011 interview with Rocksverige.se, Dregen mentioned the band would eventually come together and be stronger than ever in response to rumours surrounding the band's still ongoing hiatus.[4] During this hiatus, Dregen released a personal autobiography, followed by his first solo record in September 2013.[5] Then, after a 5-year absence, Backyard Babies returned in 2015, going on to release Four By Four later that summer. Its release marked the band's first album in 7 years.

History

Dregen formed the Backyard Babies with his childhood friends Nicke Borg, Peder Carlsson and Johan Blomqvist in their own town of Nässjö, Sweden. The band moved to Stockholm to pursue wider success. The group signed a record deal and released their debut album Diesel & Power in 1994.

Also in 1994, Dregen met singer and guitarist Nicke Andersson who at that time played drums with Swedish death metal outfit Entombed. Together they formed another band, The Hellacopters. The Hellacopters found success in 1996 with their album Supershitty to the Max!, which won a Grammis. It was followed in 1997 by the record Payin' the Dues. The band also toured with KISS. That same year, Backyard Babies released another Grammis winning album – Total 13.

By the end of the 1990s, Dregen decided to leave The Hellacopters and subsequently focused on recording and performing with Backyard Babies.[6]

The album Making Enemies is Good was released in 2001, and Backyard Babies were awarded another Grammis. They toured the world several times and even did a European tour opening up for AC/DC.[7] Since then, the band have released a number of EPs, singles and albums such as Stockholm Syndrome, People Like People Like People Like Us, Backyard Babies and Them XX. The latter resulted in an anniversary tour in 2010, following which the band announced an indefinite hiatus.[8]

In May 2011 Dregen also joined Michael Monroe, from former band Hanoi Rocks.[9] Monroe, writing on his website, said

As of July 2011, Dregen was working on his first solo album.[10] It was released on 25 September 2013 as Dregen.

In 2021, Dregen returns to The Hellacopters and they record their first album in 16 years and release a single "Reap a Whirlwind" .[11]

Musical equipment

Guitars
Effects
Amplifiers

Selected discography

See also: The Hellacopters discography.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dregen fick sin Pernilla | Nöjesbladet | Aftonbladet . Aftonbladet.se . 25 July 2009 . 29 January 2012.
  2. Web site: Neon Lights – Glam Metal / Sleaze / Glam Punk . 5 April 2013 . 29 October 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029185356/http://neon-lights.info/news/michael-monroe-band-dregens-joy-of-fatherhood-and-ruisrock-2013 . dead .
  3. Web site: Dregen och Pernilla Andersson separerar.
  4. Web site: Intervju: Dregen om Backyard Babies, soloskivan och Michael Monroe - Rocksverige . 21 November 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120126054233/http://rocksverige.zitiz.se/intervjuer/2011/09/17/intervju-dregen-om-backyard-babies-soloskivan-och__54666 . 26 January 2012 . dead .
  5. Web site: Official Dregen homepage. Solo artist, guitarist of Michael Monroe, Backyard Babies and the Hellacopters . 22 January 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130822054349/http://dregen.se/index.asp?sida=blahblahblah . 22 August 2013 .
  6. Book: Blod, svett & darar. Hjalmarson & Högberg, 2005. David Bogerius. 9788777497582. p. 66-73
  7. Web site: AC/DC. Music Might. 12 February 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120128050232/http://www.musicmight.com/artist/australia/ac+2+dc. 28 January 2012. dmy-all.
  8. Web site: BACKYARD BABIES To Go on Hiatus – Nov. 17, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20091121021027/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=130556. dead. 21 November 2009. Blabbermouth.net. 12 February 2012.
  9. Web site: BACKYARD BABIES' DREGEN Joins MICHAEL MONROE's Band. https://archive.today/20120918055821/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=159628. dead. 18 September 2012. Blabbermouth.net. 12 February 2012.
  10. Web site: MICHAEL MONROE, DREGEN Interviewed at Finland's RUISROCK Festival (Video) – July 11, 2011. Blabbermouth.net. 12 February 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110714105336/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=160571. 14 July 2011. dmy-all.
  11. Web site: DiVita . Joe. 2021-12-17 . The Hellacopters Return With First New Song in 16 Years . 2023-08-26 . Loudwire . en.

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