Hardcore Superstar

Paying little attention to the extreme death metal sounds their hometown was renowned for, the four natives of Gothenburg, Sweden who formed Hardcore Superstar in 1998 drew upon melodic, glammed-up hard rock. Vocalist Jocke Berg, guitarist Thomas Silver, bassist Martin Sandvik, and drummer Magnus Andreasson recorded I'ts Only Rock 'N' Roll and released the album via Gain in 1998, attracting praise from Motörhead's Lemmy. After opening for Motörhead on a Scandinavian tour, Hardcore Superstar recorded Bad Sneakers and a Piña Colada in 1999. The punchy but laid-back Thank You (For Letting Us Be Ourselves) arrived in 2001, followed by No Regrets in 2003. On the release of their fifth studio album in 2005 they re-signed with Gain and earned the group a Swedish Grammis nomination. Released in 2007, Dreamin' in a Casket would be the last outing for guitarist Thomas Silver who left the group in 2008. Crazy Lixx's Vic Zino would eventually replace him on 2009's Beg for It. Split Your Lip arrived the following year, with the band's first ever compilation LP, The Party Ain't Over 'Til We Say So, dropping in 2011. The singles "One More Minute" and "Above The Law" heralded the release of the group's ninth full-lenght, 2013's C'mon Take on Me, while 2015's HCSS would be their first outing to feature a guest performer. In late 2017 the band issued the single "Have Mercy on Me" in anticipation of the release of their 11th album, You Can't Kill My Rock 'N' Roll.