Dregen
Swedish guitarist
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.
Career
Dregen formed rock band Backyard Babies in 1987 with his childhood friends Tobias Fischer, Peder Carlsson and Johan Blomqvist in their hometown of Nässjö. The band later moved to Stockholm to pursue wider success. The group signed a record deal and released their debut album Diesel & Power in 1994.
Also in 1994, Dregen met singer and guitarist Nicke Andersson who at that time played drums with Swedish death metal outfit Entombed.
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