Hulkoff


Hulkoff is the stage name of Swedish musician Pär Hulkoff. His first releases were as the lead singer and guitarist for industrial metal band Raubtier in 2009, and then country-rock group Bourbon Boys. Since 2017 he has been active as a solo artist, making Nordic folk influenced power metal under the name Hulkoff.
Hulkoff's solo sound has been compared to that of fellow power metal band Sabaton. In fact he featured their lead singer, Joakim Brodén, on his 2017 album Kven.
He started his interest in music around age nine, and he can sing fluently in both his native Swedish and English. In his life outside of music, Hulkoff is a keen hunter and outdoors man.

Works and Style

Hulkoff's original band was Raubtier. They released their first album, Det finns bara krig, in 2009. He released his first country-rock album with Bourbon Boys, Shotguns, Trucks & Cattle, in 2013. The album was praised for its 'fast and catchy' tunes with 'whisky-soaked vocals'.
Hulkoff's first solo record Kven was released in 2017. It received more mixed reviews, with some critics praising its 'formidable force' as 'true warrior metal'. However, others noted the fairly conventional song structure and 'genre-typical melodies' in some parts. That same year, Hulkoff also contributed a country-rock song, entitled These Guns, to the soundtrack of the flight simulator video game .
In early 2020 he released a new solo single, Ingvar, which he revealed was from an upcoming album entitled Pansarfolk. The album will be released in two editions, one with the lyrics sung in English and the other in Swedish.