Robert Eriksson or simply Robban as he is often called, is best known as the drummer of Swedish rock band The Hellacopters, who were active between 1994 and 2008. Eriksson is currently playing With his new band called Tramp and recently reunited Swedish punk band Strindbergs.
Robert Eriksson
Birth name
Matz Robert Eriksson
Also known as
Robban, Robert Hellacopter, Bruce Lee Hellacopter, Rockanimal
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Eriksson was born in Eskilstuna and moved a few years later to Edsbyn. He got his first drumkit at the age of 13 but didn't get a hi-hat or a cymbal until the next year when he had saved up enough money. Eriksson soon started discovering bands and artists such as Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Hep Stars and The Spotnicks. Later he discovered bands such as Iron Maiden, Kiss and Saxon through a relative who worked at a Swedish booking agency. Soon Eriksson started playing drums in various punk, rock and metal bands and got to know Nicke Andersson the drummer of heavy metal band Entombed.
The Hellacoptersedit
In 1994 Andersson approached him and offered him to play drums in his new band that he was forming with Dregen and childhood friend Kenny Håkansson. The Hellacopters went on to become one of the more important rock bands in the Nordic region and has released six albums with their own material, a cover album, two non album work compilations and a greatest hits album. The band has also toured all over the world and opened up for bands such as Kiss, The Rolling Stones and ZZ Top. In late 2007 the band announced their retirement after the release of Head Off a collection of their favorite songs recorded by the band. The band finished their with four shows in two days that were filmed and broadcast on the band's MySpace page, a double live album and a DVD is currently in the works.
Trampedit
Eriksson is also working with his currently unsigned rock band Tramp, which features members from the Turpentines, Henry Fiat's Open Sore and Captain Murphy.[1] The band is currently unsigned and have two songs released on their official MySpace,[2] Eriksson describes the band's sound as more dramatic similar to early Alice Cooper records.
Other workedit
2003 Eriksson joined an all star lineup of Swedish rock musicians to pay tribute to The Nomads, the members of the band liked it so much that the Wild Kings as they called themselves, decided to start the monthly Wild Kingdom club. In 2004 Eriksson participated in a one-day project along with Dregen, (Backyard Babies), Måns P. Månsson (The Maggots) and Urkke T (Mary Slim). The band which named themselves Urkke T & the Midlife Crisis released Ask Not What You Can Do For Your Country... in 2004.[3] Currently Eriksson is also working at a youth center that focuses on keeping young people away from drugs and crime and more involved with music.[4] In 2009, a video was posted of him playing a drum solo on a drum set made of ice at the Icehotel in Jukkasjärvi. This video has accumulated over 13.6 million views as of 2022. [5][6] Later that year Eriksson performed with the reunited Swedish punk band Strindbergs.[7]
Kit setupedit
Eriksson owns and uses a number of different drum kits, however his main kit consists of Ludwig with Sabian cymbals.[8]
^. 2006-08-19. Archived from the original on May 10, 2008. Retrieved 2014-07-28.
External linksedit
Official Hellacopters Website
Official Hellacopters MySpace
Official Tramp MySpace
April 18, 2024
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Robert Eriksson or simply Robban as he is often called is best known as the drummer of Swedish rock band The Hellacopters who were active between 1994 and 2008 Eriksson is currently playing With his new band called Tramp and recently reunited Swedish punk band Strindbergs Robert ErikssonBirth nameMatz Robert ErikssonAlso known asRobban Robert Hellacopter Bruce Lee Hellacopter RockanimalBorn7 March 1972GenresGarage rock rock garage punk punk rock power pop garage rock revivalOccupation s Musician songwriterInstrument s Drums percussion vocalsYears active1988 presentLabelsPsychout Records Mans Ruin Records Sub Pop Records Lookout Records Sweet Nothing Records Universal Music White Jazz Records Gearhead Records Bang Polar Music International Bad Afro Records Liquor and Poker Music Wild Kingdom Bootleg Booze Records Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life and career 1 2 The Hellacopters 1 3 Tramp 1 4 Other work 2 Kit setup 3 Selected discography 4 References 5 External linksBiography editEarly life and career edit Eriksson was born in Eskilstuna and moved a few years later to Edsbyn He got his first drumkit at the age of 13 but didn t get a hi hat or a cymbal until the next year when he had saved up enough money Eriksson soon started discovering bands and artists such as Elvis Presley The Beatles Hep Stars and The Spotnicks Later he discovered bands such as Iron Maiden Kiss and Saxon through a relative who worked at a Swedish booking agency Soon Eriksson started playing drums in various punk rock and metal bands and got to know Nicke Andersson the drummer of heavy metal band Entombed The Hellacopters edit In 1994 Andersson approached him and offered him to play drums in his new band that he was forming with Dregen and childhood friend Kenny Hakansson The Hellacopters went on to become one of the more important rock bands in the Nordic region and has released six albums with their own material a cover album two non album work compilations and a greatest hits album The band has also toured all over the world and opened up for bands such as Kiss The Rolling Stones and ZZ Top In late 2007 the band announced their retirement after the release of Head Off a collection of their favorite songs recorded by the band The band finished their with four shows in two days that were filmed and broadcast on the band s MySpace page a double live album and a DVD is currently in the works Tramp edit Eriksson is also working with his currently unsigned rock band Tramp which features members from the Turpentines Henry Fiat s Open Sore and Captain Murphy 1 The band is currently unsigned and have two songs released on their official MySpace 2 Eriksson describes the band s sound as more dramatic similar to early Alice Cooper records Other work edit 2003 Eriksson joined an all star lineup of Swedish rock musicians to pay tribute to The Nomads the members of the band liked it so much that the Wild Kings as they called themselves decided to start the monthly Wild Kingdom club In 2004 Eriksson participated in a one day project along with Dregen Backyard Babies Mans P Mansson The Maggots and Urkke T Mary Slim The band which named themselves Urkke T amp the Midlife Crisis released Ask Not What You Can Do For Your Country in 2004 3 Currently Eriksson is also working at a youth center that focuses on keeping young people away from drugs and crime and more involved with music 4 In 2009 a video was posted of him playing a drum solo on a drum set made of ice at the Icehotel in Jukkasjarvi This video has accumulated over 13 6 million views as of 2022 5 6 Later that year Eriksson performed with the reunited Swedish punk band Strindbergs 7 Kit setup editEriksson owns and uses a number of different drum kits however his main kit consists of Ludwig with Sabian cymbals 8 Drums 22 Bass drum 18 Floor tom 16 Floor tom 13 Rack tom 14 Snare drum Cymbals 14 Hi hat 18 Crash 18 Crash 22 Jazz RideSelected discography editSee also The Hellacopters discography 1996 The Hellacopters Supershitty to the Max Drums vocals 1997 The Hellacopters Payin the Dues Drums backing vocals 1999 The Hellacopters Grande Rock Drums backing vocals 2000 The Hellacopters High Visibility Drums backing vocals 2002 The Hellacopters By the Grace of God Drums 2003 Wayne Kramer Adult World Drums 2004 Urrke T amp Midlife Crisis Ask Not What You Can Do For Your Country Drums 2004 Stefan Sundstrom Hjartats Melodi Drums 2005 The Hellacopters Rock amp Roll Is Dead Drums backing vocals 2008 The Hellacopters Head Off Drums backing vocals 2010 Tramp Indigo Drums TBA The Hellacopters Upcoming live album Drums backing vocals References edit 1 Archived August 19 2010 at the Wayback Machine Tramp Listen and Stream Free Music Albums New Releases Photos Videos Myspace com Retrieved 2014 07 28 Patrik Hamberg 1973 01 14 Urrke T amp Midlife Crisis Ask Not What You Can Do For Your Country dagensskiva com Retrieved 2014 07 28 Black Sheep Archived from the original on February 8 2009 Retrieved April 9 2009 Hellacopters drummer trashes ice drum set Part 1 2 YouTube 2009 03 25 Retrieved 2014 07 28 Coolest drum solo ever The making of Part 2 2 YouTube 2009 03 25 Retrieved 2014 07 28 2 dead link The Hellacopters 2006 08 19 Archived from the original on May 10 2008 Retrieved 2014 07 28 External links editOfficial Hellacopters Website Official Hellacopters MySpace Official Tramp MySpace Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Matz Robert Eriksson amp oldid 1105803810, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
