The Hellacopters "Eyes Of Oblivion" (Nuclear Blast) 01. Reap A Hurricane 02. Can It Wait 03. So Sorry I Could Die 04. Eyes Of Oblivion 05. A Plow And A Doctor 06. Positively Not Knowing 07. Tin Foil Soldier 08. Beguiled 09. The Pressure's On 10. Try Me Tonight Everybody needs to have their spirits raised from time to time. THE HELLACOPTERS were always particularly good at such things, delivering seven soil-scorching albums between 1996's seminal "Supershitty to the Max!" and 2008's "Head Off" swansong, and nearly always sounding like the greatest, coolest and most celebratory rock 'n' roll band in the world. Founder and frontman Nicke Andersson has busied himself with all manner of projects since, not least the very nearly as good IMPERIAL STATE ELECTRIC, but the long-awaited return of his most successful band feels both necessary and extremely welcome. "Eyes Of Oblivion" is exactly what was needed, too: a balls-out hard rock record, ten songs deep, no messing about. Fourteen years have passed since they last released any new music, and the Swedes have clearly approached this comeback with the care and attention to detail that it deserves. Not that any of this is rocket science, of course. THE HELLACOPTERS always excelled when they gave mischievous nods towards the past, while frequently serving up songs of equal quality to the ones they were saluting. That remains true on "Eyes Of Oblivion", the only difference being that this feels crafted and coherent in a way that none