Hardcore Superstar Release 'Baboon' Single

I am so glad it is Friday. I swear, I feel like I'm sucking wind nonstop now. I just can't seem to get ahead anywhere in life right now and I'm tired.

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2018 is proving to be wild year for the Swedish purveyors of Street Metal as they shape up to release their highly anticipated new album You Can’t Kill My Rock N’ Roll through GAIN Music Entertainment on September 21^st 2018.

So far this year the band have enjoyed massive radio success and critical acclaim with the release of their first three singles, ‘Have Mercy On Me’, ‘Bring The House Down’ and ‘Electric Rider’ and they are now about to cause even more mayhem and frenzy with their new single and video for ‘Baboon’.

 

Recorded at the beautiful Österlyckan Studios just outside of Gothenburg, Baboon is the perfect mixture of aggression, attitude and debauchery, all the things we come to expect from a HARDCORE SUPERSTAR release, and for the video, the band have once again partnered with the acclaimed Swedish filmmaker ‘Max Ljungberg’ to produce a hilarious 70’s cop themed promo, complete with car chases, shoot outs and powdered donuts!

 

The single will be available on all digital platforms May 18^th and will be followed up as an exclusive, limited edition 7” vinyl single.

Hardcore Superstar - You Can't Kill My Rock 'n Roll (pre-order)

Since the debut album was unleashed in 1998, Hardcore Superstar have crossed the globe multiple times sharing stages with Rock and Metal Royalty including AC/DC, Aerosmith, Kiss and Motörhead. They have also performed at the world’s largest and most distinguished Rock Festivals such as Wacken, Download, Loudpark, and SwedenRock to name just a few.

More dates have been added to the bands current, highly successful tour including a tour of Australia and the fun doesn’t stop there as there are more dates to add and countries to visit that will be announced soon. 2018 is the bands 20th anniversary as a recording and touring artist and the celebrations will include some very special events.

Comments

[Him]

Those boys can certainly rhyme! A fun song. But not sure how many repeat listens I would give it. And I did enjoy the faux-80's (by way of the 70's) fonts and titles.

In a certain way, it reminds me why Steel Panther are popular-ish (which isn't a slam on HS at all). It actually takes a lot of effort to craft a perfectly "goofy" song.

Let me make a comparison that might get me in a bit of trouble: I would take this song, or Steel Panther, over Dangerous Toys' "Sportin' A Woody" any day.

Call me a fondue snob. I don't care. I like my cheese cultured!

Sidebar: sorry to hear about the grind, Allyson. The fact that you do this day in and day out while attending to the rest of your life is a gift. Thanks as always.

[Dj]

Although I liked Bring The House Down a lot more, this is still a pretty fun song and it looks like they had fun with the video.
I didn't realize they are celebrating their 20th anniversary, quite an accomplishment staying together as a rock band when they never really had that much commercial success, I could be wrong, since im not from Sweden and I don't know how big they are or how well received they are over there but I still give props to them.
In hoping for more than three US shows again, I would really love to see them. Crashdiet too, two albums im looking forward to this year.

[Metalboy!]

This is great, and, like him, I love the homage to the 70’s and 80’s in the retro look of the video both in the style of film and type design.

In fact, I dare say, it’s almost a total knock-off of The Beastie Boys’ classic 1994 video for “SABOTAGE”, right down to the disguises and wardrobing of most of the characters members of the band play along with the aforementioned 70’s/80’s type font treatment used for the graphics... all of which is not only really funny but really cool, as well.

When you really think about it, Hardcore Superstars’ video is a spoof of a spoof, because The Beastie Boys video is a low rent goof on 70’s/80’s cop shows. That, my friends, is clever! And a HELLUVA lot more clever than Steel Panther, HIM!