Guitarist Dregen (MICHAEL MONROE, BACKYARD BABIES, THE HELLACOPTERS) has issued the following update:

“It’s kind of quiet here right now. Writing and putting the last bits together for my solo album, and also getting ready to record the upcoming Michael Monroe album. 2013 will be a great year I tell you!”

In live news, Dregen will perform as part of Michael Monroe‘s band October 4th on board the Sweden Rock Cruise.

Source: Bravewords.com

Underkill TV conducted an interview with former HANOI ROCKS singer Michael Monroe and Michael‘s new guitarist, Dregen (real name: Andreas Tyrone Svensson) of Swedish sleaze rockers BACKYARD BABIES at U.K.’s Hard Rock Hell V festival, which took place December 1-4, 2011 at Pontins in Prestatyn, North Wales. You can now watch the chat below. Source: Blabbermouth.net

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Sonic Shocks conducted an interview with former HANOI ROCKS singer Michael Monroe and Michael‘s new guitarist, Dregen (real name: Andreas Tyrone Svensson) of Swedish sleaze rockers BACKYARD BABIES at U.K.’s Hard Rock Hell V festival, which took place December 1-4, 2011 at Pontins in Prestatyn, North Wales. You can now watch the chat below. Source: Blabbermouth.net

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Roxana Shirazi, an unrepentant groupie who last year published a memoir, “The Last Living Slut: Born in Iran, Bred Backstage”, about her sexcapades with members of the most illustrious (and not-so-illustrious) rock acts of the past three decades, conducted an interview with former HANOI ROCKS singer Michael Monroe and Michael‘s new guitarist, Dregen (real name: Andreas Tyrone Svensson) of Swedish sleaze rockers BACKYARD BABIES at this year’s edition of Classic Rock magazine’s award-winning High Voltage festival, which took place Saturday, July 23 and Sunday, July 24, 2011 in Victoria Park, London, England. You can now watch the chat below.

Source: Blabbermouth.net

Rock Radio‘s Tom Russell conducted an interview with former HANOI ROCKS singer Michael Monroe and Michael‘s new guitarist, Dregen (real name: Andreas Tyrone Svensson) of Swedish sleaze rockers BACKYARD BABIES at this year’s edition of Classic Rock magazine’s award-winning High Voltage festival, which took place Saturday, July 23 and Sunday, July 24, 2011 in Victoria Park, London, England. You can now watch the chat below. Source: Blabbermouth.net

Dregen (real name: Andreas Tyrone Svensson) of Swedish sleaze rockers BACKYARD BABIES made his live debut as the guitarist of former HANOI ROCKS singer Michael Monroe‘s solo band this past Sunday (June 26) at Kalasatama in Helsinki as the support act for the FOO FIGHTERS.

Commented Monroe: “I’m still on a high from this past weekend. Dregen is working out fantastically in the band! He is a total star and adds so much positivity to this whole thing. Playing and performing with him on stage is such a blast for all of us. And we’re just getting started.

“God bless you, Dregen!

“This was also my first time seeing the FOO FIGHTERS live and they were brilliant! One of the best gigs I’ve ever seen. Great authentic rock ‘n’ roll and tons of positive energy all around.

“I’m so glad they’re as big as they are — couldn’t have happened to a nicer bunch of guys! They didn’t even limit the opening bands from using the whole stage, which is unusual nowadays. And the ‘White Limo’ dedication was awesome, as well as Chris‘ little HANOI tribute during band introductions.

“I absolutely love them.

“So once more — many thanks to the FOO FIGHTERS. Let’s do it again soon!”

Source: Blabbermouth.net

Former HANOI ROCKS singer Michael Monroe has tapped Dregen (real name: Andreas Tyrone Svensson) of Swedish sleaze rockers BACKYARD BABIES as the guitarist of his solo band following the recent departure of Ginger (THE WILDHEARTS).

Ginger played his last gig as the guitarist for Monroe‘s group on June 17 at the Provinssirock festival in Finland. Video footage of the performance can be seen at YLE.fi.

Commenting on Dregen‘s addition to Monroe‘s band, Michael said, “Dregen is the perfect choice for this band.

“We are a group of very strong individuals and we really needed a great personality as a guitar player. Dregen has the whole package together — he’s a killer guitarist, a brilliant showman, looks great and has the right kind of attitude and taste in music.

“I feel very glad and lucky that he was willing and able to join us.

“Dregen is a real star and a true rocker at heart. I can’t wait to start rockin’ out with him in the band!”

Added Dregen: “Sure, I was listening to KISS and SEX PISTOLS when I was a kid, but it was HANOI ROCKS that made me do it! I wanted to be a rock star, but 99.9% of my record collection as a kid was either U.K. bands or bands from the USA and everything felt so far away and untouchable apart from one band… HANOI ROCKS! If they could make it, I could make it!

“It’s an honor for me to be in the band together with Michael and Sami [Yaffa, bass] who were the brightest shining stars when I grew up, starting to play rock and roll music, AND bonus to that is also to share stage with Karl and Steve who are incredible players. So. I. Am. A. Happy. Fucking. Dregen!

“I hope I can bring even more explosivity and energy to the band, as well as, of course, loud guitars, great live performance, killer riffs and songwriting for upcoming studio works.”

Dregen is best known as the guitarist of BACKYARD BABIES and as a founding member of the HELLACOPTERS.

Dregen was a member of the HELLACOPTERS from the band’s inception in 1994 until 1998, at which point he decided to focus on BACKYARD BABIES.

In addition to playing with Michael Monroe‘s band, Dregen is starting work on his first solo album.

BACKYARD BABIES announced in November 2009 that it was going on an indefinite hiatus following its most recent European tour.

Source: Blabbermouth.net