Hardcore Superstar (album)

Hardcore Superstar
Studio album by
Released2 November 2005[1]
RecordedJune–July 2005
GenreHard rock
Length48:47
LabelGain (SE)[2]
ProducerAdde, Johan Reivén, Risza, Martin Sandvik[1][3]
Hardcore Superstar chronology
No Regrets
(2003)
Hardcore Superstar
(2005)
Dreamin' in a Casket
(2007)
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Hardcore Superstar is the fifth studio album released in November 2005 by Swedish hard rock band Hardcore Superstar on the record label Gain.[4][2] It placed #12 on the Swedish album chart and, in 2011, Sweden Rock Magazine name Hardcore Superstar the 3rd best album of the 2000s.[5][6] The album was re-released in October 2009 with Nuclear Blast and included "Kick On The Upper Class (Rehearsal Take)," "We Don't Celebrate Sundays (Rehearsal Take)," and "Wild Boys (demo)" as bonus tracks..[6][7]

Track listing

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Title Length Notes Ref
"Kick On the Upper Class" 5:34 [5][8]
"Bag On Your Head" 3:59 [1][5]
"Last Forever" 4:13 [5]
"She's Offbeat" 3:15 [5]
"We Don't Celebrate Sundays" 3:49 [8][4][1][5]
"Hateful" 4:13 [5]
"Wild Boys" 3:55 Released as a single in June 2005; reached #11 on Swedish singles charts [9][5]
"My Good Reputation" 4:03 [1][5]
"Cry Your Eyes Out" 4:09 [5]
"Simple Man" 3:28 [5]
"Blood On Me" 3:15 [5]
"Standin' On The Verge" 4:47 [10][5]
"GTO (Girls Together Outrageously" 5:14 Japanese bonus track [11]
"We Don't Celebrate Sundays (Rehearsal Take)" 4:26 [11]

Personnel

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Principal band members

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  • Jocke Berg - vocals[4]
  • Thomas Silver - guitar[3]
  • Martin Sandvik - bass, backing vocals, production[3]
  • Magnus "Adde" Andreasson - drums, percussion, backing vocals, production[3][1]

Additional musicians and production

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Hardcore Superstar". TKO. n.d. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
  2. ^ a b "Hardcore Superstar". Golden Robot Records. n.d. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Rick (2006-03-12). "Jocke Berg from the Swedish glam/sleaze act Hardcore Superstar". MetalRules.com. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
  4. ^ a b c Olivier (2019-09-27). "Jocke Berg thinks Hardcore Superstar only found their sound on their self-titled record in 2005". Sleaze Roxx. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Hardcore Superstar". Nordic Metal. n.d. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
  6. ^ a b "HARDCORE SUPERSTAR To Perform Entire Self-Titled Album At SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL". BlabberMouth. 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
  7. ^ "HARDCORE SUPERSTAR - CLASSIC ALBUMS TO BE RE-RELEASED!". Nuclear Blast America. 2009-09-09. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
  8. ^ a b Bear W. (2019-08-25). "23.8.2019 Children of Bodom: Jättikeikka @ Kaisaniemenpuisto, Helsinki (Musicalypse Archive)". Hellsinki Metal Horizons. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
  9. ^ "HARDCORE SUPERSTAR: 'She's Offbeat' Live Video Posted Online". BlabberMouth. 2006-01-31. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
  10. ^ "Hardcore Superstar playing Standin' on the Verge". Guestpectacular. n.d. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Classic Rock Covers". Retrieved 2022-02-27.
  12. ^ "Wild Boys" (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. n.d. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
  13. ^ a b "Introducing Distorted Wonderland". Hard Rock Hideout. 2010-07-21. Retrieved 2022-02-27.