Glorious Bankrobbers scorch the heavens on Rock 'n' Roll Church, banging out the kind of chest-pounding anthems that sound huge blasting out of even the smallest speakers.
For a band that’s been flying the pirate flag for hard rock since 1983, Glorious Bankrobbers still show up with the youthful exuberance of genuine rock 'n' roll outlaws. The Swedish rock heroes are back with Rock 'n' Roll Church, less than a year after their comeback album, Back On The Road, with eleven songs filled with all the adrenaline-fueled, high-voltage riffs and brash balladry that fans crave.
Recorded at the House of Voodoo in Stockholm and mixed by Robert Pehrsson at Studio Humbucker, Rock 'n' Roll Church is exactly what you’d expect from a band that’s spent decades playing the kind of rock that would make Johnny Thunders proud. It's real, it’s unapologetic, and most importantly, it’s a celebration of the purity of rock 'n' roll. The album’s title track sets the tone for the whole record – over the top energy, charging guitars, and that unmistakable swagger that makes it extra special.
Formed in the rough-and-tumble Stockholm rock scene of the early ’80s, Glorious Bankrobbers made their debut with an album that might’ve catapulted them to stardom, if not for a manager who sold all their promo records for beer money. Despite the setback, the band regrouped in 1989 with Dynamite Sex Dose, which found its way onto MTV’s Headbangers Ball and officially started their climb towards becoming Swedish rock royalty. They even turned down an offer to support Alice In Chains during their NYC tour, but this is clearly a band with no regrets. And they're way beyond asking for forgiveness.
Though they’ve faced tragedy, lineup changes, and long breaks, the Glorious Bankrobbers have always found their way back to the stage. Their 2023 album Back On The Road was a powerful return to form, and now, with Rock 'n' Roll Church, they’re showing there’s nothing else they’d rather be doing than making glorious hard rock. They’re not trying to reinvent the wheel here; hell, this is a band that wants to BE the wheel. But they’re also not content to rest on past glories. Rock 'n' Roll Church adds an exclamation point on a band that’s survived it all and still loves to play with fire. Above it all, they’re a band that sounds like they’re having a blast and refuse to stop until you’re having fun too, and isn’t that what great rock 'n' roll is all about?