Dregen
Dregen | |
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Dregen performing in 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Dregen, Dregen Hellacopter, Åsk Dregen, Jerry Lee Hellacopter, Sue Ellen |
| Born | Andreas Tyrone Svensson 12 June 1973 |
| Genres | Garage rock, punk rock, glam punk, glam rock, hard rock, glam metal |
| Occupation | Guitarist |
| Years active | 1987–present |
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Dregen (born Andreas Tyrone Svensson; 12 June 1973) is a Swedish musician best known as the guitarist of The Hellacopters and Backyard Babies. From 2011 to 2014, he was also a member of Michael Monroe's solo band.
Dregen is a founding member of Backyard Babies, whom he helped form in 1987. The band announced the start of an indefinite hiatus beginning in 2010. During this hiatus, Dregen released a personal autobiography, followed by his first solo record in September 2013. After a five-year absence, Backyard Babies returned in 2015, going on to release Four by Four later that summer.