Nicke Andersson
Nicke Andersson | |
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Andersson performing with the Hellacopters in 2024 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Anders Niklas Andersson |
| Also known as | Nick Royale, Nicke Hellacopter, David Lee Hellacopter, Punk Andersson |
| Born | 1 August 1972 Sweden |
| Genres | Garage rock, hard rock, punk rock, soul, death metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, record producer, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, drums |
| Years active | 1981–present |
Anders Niklas Andersson (born 1 August 1972), also known as Nicke Andersson, is a Swedish musician best known as the singer and guitarist for the rock band The Hellacopters and drummer for the death metal band Entombed. Besides his work with the Hellacopters and Entombed, Andersson currently plays and writes songs for the soul band The Solution, the death metal band Death Breath, the hard rock band Lucifer, and rock band Imperial State Electric.
Andersson has been involved in over a hundred official releases with different bands, done work as a producer, contributed instrumental and vocal parts, and created artwork for most of the bands he has been involved with.
Anderson has been quoted by contemporary artists as saying "Death metal for me is probably how composers of horror scores see their music to the movies."