"The Hellacopters":http://www.hellacopters.com/ more than any other band are who I think of when I hear someone mention the Nordic Hi Energy Rock and Roll scene (or the Scandi Garage Rock Scene, which is what is was being called once upon a time)... they may not have been the first band in the scene, they might not have been the best, or the most popular (at least internationally), but to me they have always been the focal point. They were the first band in the scene that I heard about (in the pages of MRR no less, and I thought that sounds cool, but there is no way I am going to be able to get my hands on a 7" record from Sweden... ahhh 1995), The first band who's music I recall hearing, the first that I saw live, and the first that I talked to... they started me on the road to this point, where I am writing about all of these bands, and the fact that in some way, some small way I have been part of this scene...First... some music... video time...Now The Hellacopter sound.. it's all that stuff we have been talking about this whole month, 50's Rock and Roll, 60's Garage Rock, 70's Hard Rock, Proto-punk and Punk rock... also some AC/DC, some Motown, some KISS and all of that good stuff...the "Wiki":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hellacopters page give a history that goes something like this...The first Hellacopters rehearsal took place on November 4th, 1994, as just a jam session. Initially started as a side-project by then-Entombed drummer Nicke Andersson (vocals/guitar), with Backyard Babies guitarist Dregen (guitar), Kenny Håkansson (bass), and Robert Eriksson (drums), the band released their first single - 'Killing Alan' - in January 1995 on their own Psychout label. The single was recorded in only 3 takes.After releasing another single, '1995', the Hellacopters were signed by White Jazz Records and they released their debut album 'Supershitty to the Max' in June 1996. They then toured extensively, picking up a Swedish Grammy for their album, and recruiting Anders Lindström shortly before they supported Kiss on their Scandinavian dates in June 1997. After these dates, they released their follow-up album 'Payin' the Dues'. Due to the success of his new band, Andersson left his Entombed to concentrate on the HellacoptersIn early 1998 the band toured Europe supporting Gluecifer, while Dregen left the band to concentrate on his old band, the Backyard Babies, after the tour. With stand-in guitarists Chuck Pounder and Mattias Hellberg, The Hellacopters then played in 114 shows in 18 different countries, including United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan. In September of that year they recorded their 3rd album 'Grande Rock,' featuring Anders Lindström on rhythm guitar.In February 1999 Robert Dahlqvist was recruited to play guitar, completing the current line-up. With him, the Hellacopters have recorded three more albums to date and they continue to tour worldwide.In March 2006 The Hellacopters went on their first american tour in four years.On 13 October 2007, The Hellacopters announced they would be breaking up after releasing their 7th full length album and touring Europe and Scandinavia one last timeI can't do much better than that... and it's that last part that gives me the chills, yes it's true, the 'Copters are calling it quits... so this is as much a post telling you music fans out there that you should be listening to this band, as it's a way for me to start to say goodbye, and we will meet again.... thanks guys for all the tunes and for what you have done for me and my life.....one last video and we'll wrap this up... (btw, there are a lot of great 'Copters videos on youtube that if you dig these you really should check out...)Tomorrow: yes it's Nov 1, and I am done with this series of posts, my October writing project... I'm going to write a wrap up for everyone, and talk more about my personal connection with the scene, and what ever else comes to mind...