Imperial State Electric [SW] & Factory Brains [SW] at Vortex

Die Rock Freaks haben mal wieder einen besonderen Abend für euch, nicht nur für Fans der Hellacopters

Imperial State Electric ( Sweden / ex The Hellacopters / Entombed )

After the break-up of The Hellacopters in 2008, Andersson started to work on a solo album, recording all instruments of eight songs by himself, however Andersson changed his mind and decided that it would be better to form a band. Andersson recruited Dolf de Borst, Tobias Egge and Thomas Eriksson, all of which he had worked previouly with in Cold Ethyl, a cover band he formed shortly after the break-up of The Hellacopters. During the recording of the bands self titled album Andersson also enlisted help from several old friends, including Dregen, Anders Lindström, Robert Pehrsson, Neil Leyton and others. While Andersson insists that Imperial State Electric is a band and not a solo career or a side project he also acknowledges the fact that the band might have a revolving line-up of members including himself on drums instead of guitar.

Factory Brains (Sweden)

Your trio from Stockholm, (22 years old today) Released two albums (Universal up in Scandinavia) last one one on Sound Polution in Europe.
They have toured with Temperance Movement in Germany, have toured Scandinavia with Graveyard, and several shows (by demand form the band) with Rival Sons. A killer live band that just needs to be seen.


HARD LABOR [klingt] so authentisch und kraftvoll. Die Musik ist mal riffdominiert (...) an anderer Stelle wieder sehr deep und ausufernd (...) Tatsächlich schwankt die Wirkung der Factory Brains zwischen cool und bedrohlich
CLASSIC ROCK (7/10)

Die drei aus Stockholm grasen geschmackvoll die Wiesen der Tradition ab (...) die Black Crowes und Rival Sons bekommen feine neue Spielkameraden
ROCK HARD (8/10)