Hardcore Superstar
Hardcore Superstar is a Swedish hard rock and Sleaze Rock band from Gothenburg. It was founded in 1997 and has since had numerous hit singles in Sweden.
Band History
Shortly after its founding in the fall of 1997, she got her first recording contract with Gain Records, which, for the time being only on the Swedish market released their debut album "It 's Only Rock'n'Roll ".
This debut of the band opened the doors for the label Music For Nations, where she signed a contract for their international debut "Bad Sneakers and a Piña Colada " ( The title comes from a song by Steely Dan from their album " Katy Lied "). After the video was nominated for a Swedish Grammy for Liberation, the group embarked on their first European and Japanese tour. In 2005 released their eponymous album Hardcore Superstar Hardcore Superstar and received a very extensive media coverage. Worldwide tours followed.
2007 followed the next highly successful album titled " Dreaming in a Casket ," which continued the successful trend of the band. Hardcore Superstar belonged once again to the circle of Grammy nominees. Among other things, the troops then played support for concerts Motörhead. With their last two albums, the band launched a direction that would have given her credit after a subject, as mixed album "No Regrets" rather few people. The sound was much harder and the lyrics straight.
In late January 2008, the guitarist Thomas Silver left the band, but was replaced by Vic Zino. Beginning of June 2009 published Hardcore Superstar you now seventh studio album " Beg for it", this time under the German label Nuclear Blast. The pre- released single of the same in Sweden won gold status.
Style
Although the band mainly plays Sleazerock, her style varies from album to album. So they published again and again cover songs of classic hard rock bands such as The Who, Hanoi Rocks, Alice Cooper, INXS and The Troublemakers.