ROBERT PEHRSSON’S HUMBUCKER
ROBERT PEHRSSON’S HUMBUCKER

It's a small wonder that the name Robert Pehrsson (born 13th of December 1975) is not as yet familiar to a broader (rock) audience. He has worked for such diverse bands such as Runemagick, Thunder Express, Death Breath, Dundertåget, Imperial State Electric, Slingblade and also Dagger. Robert Pehrsson started his career as a guitarist/vocalist in around 1994, then concentrating mainly on playing extreme music like thrash and early death metal. Pehrsson has now completed his first (solo) album for High
Roller Records containing songs such as the guitar-driven “Haunt My Mind”, “Who Else Is On Your Mind” with its UFOlike
lick or the soft rockin' “Can't Change”. The self-titled album combines yearning Thin Lizzy-esque guitar harmonies with tight classic rock hooks. Heartfelt and honest, it hits with confessional hymns to a lost age of guitar-driven rock. Recorded at Gutterview Recorders, the nine songs feature guest spots by well-known musicians such as Nicke Andersson, Dolf De Borst and Tomas Eriksson from Imperial State Electric, Peter Stjärnvind (Nifelheim, Black Trip), Joseph Tholl (Enforcer, Black Trip), Robert Eriksson (ex The Hellacopters), Olle Dahlstedt (Entombed), Johan Bäckman (Necrocourse) and Johannes Borgström. Robert Pehrsson himself, however, does not classify Humbucker (who so far have not appeared live) as a conventional solo project: “No, it's not. I did of course get a lot of help from other friends recording the album. They all contributed greatly to it. They are all close friends. I probably played with all of them in other bands and projects. In the rock and metal scene you pretty much get to know everyone
if you are a touring band.”