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Oslo, Norway (1989 – 2010, 2011 – present)
Turbonegro (known as Turboneger in Norway) is a Norwegian punk rock band from Oslo, formed in 1989. The band describes themselves as “death punk.” The band started with Thomas Seltzer (the bassist, Happy-Tom as he is also called) setting up a band with some friends, called Akutt Innleggelse. They played some local concerts, and made an EP, including 3 songs, “CIA/KGB”, “Supertstjerne” and “Lovesong”, written by Thomas. The EP was named “Echoes From the Asylum”. The cover art is a drawing of a skeleton, which Thomas found in his mothers book about the Scottish psychologist R.
D Laing. The publisher was Straitjacket Records, made also by Thomas.
Thomas and another couple of friends started another band, now called “De Dype”. Butthole Surfers, Sonic Youth, poop, Nietzsche and provocation was what they cared about. Their first concert was in the basement of Chateau Neuf, the Cirkus. They appeared drunk on-stage, none of the guitars were tuned, and they forgot the fuzzpedals, so the guitars sounded like violins. The point was to show the students at the party that they gave a fuck about them. The arrangers at last kicked them out.
Then, Turbonegro became a topic.
It wasn’t worse than Pål Bøttger Kjærnes (Pål Pot Pamparius) screaming out loud: “Hey, let’s put a new band together! What shall the band name be?” Pål suggests Mindburger. Another suggests Nazipenis (which later ended up as a name of the band’s tribute band). But suddenly Pål remembers a tag he had seen under a bridge in Finstad, Ski. Turboneger (Turbonegro in english). Founding member Thomas Seltzer once said, “A turbonegro is a large, well-equipped, armed black male in a fast car, out for vengeance. We are his prophets.”
Thomas and another couple of friends started another band, now called “De Dype”. Butthole Surfers, Sonic Youth, poop, Nietzsche and provocation was what they cared about. Their first concert was in the basement of Chateau Neuf, the Cirkus. They appeared drunk on-stage, none of the guitars were tuned, and they forgot the fuzzpedals, so the guitars sounded like violins. The point was to show the students at the party that they gave a fuck about them. The arrangers at last kicked them out.
Then, Turbonegro became a topic.
It wasn’t worse than Pål Bøttger Kjærnes (Pål Pot Pamparius) screaming out loud: “Hey, let’s put a new band together! What shall the band name be?” Pål suggests Mindburger. Another suggests Nazipenis (which later ended up as a name of the band’s tribute band). But suddenly Pål remembers a tag he had seen under a bridge in Finstad, Ski. Turboneger (Turbonegro in english). Founding member Thomas Seltzer once said, “A turbonegro is a large, well-equipped, armed black male in a fast car, out for vengeance. We are his prophets.”
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kotin90 wrote:
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xxEUROBOYxx wrote:
Pål Pot Pamparius left the band.
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Gaarulf wrote:
Thomas said in a few norwegian media articles that the new album will be going back to the roots, so we will hopefully get a 2011 view on the Hot Cars, Ass Cobra and Never is forever sounds instead of the more poppy Retox viewpoint.
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lter__Impius wrote:
I you like Tuebonegro and understand spanish language: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HmcrNl2h2s
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XtremeBrutality wrote:
Their music will always be freakin' good.
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kejt666 wrote:
City of Satan ^^
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srosamo wrote:
I GOT ERECTIOOOOOOOOOOON!
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NickMontana wrote:
When I hear that death punk sound ...
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WINTERREICH666 wrote:
Fuck off... Change your name to DENIM HAS BEENS
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lyooonya wrote:
STAY PUNKS \Ь/
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Mouth_Breather wrote:
You will never fall asleep on Hank's hairy belly... ;_;
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Tormentor111 wrote:
Great news man! :)
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not-ian wrote:
new singer hey - this shall be interesting
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randomhero0 wrote:
New album in May!!! :D http://thequietus.com/articles/07605-turbonegro-record-with-matt-sweeney
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Slimpoke666 wrote:
The world's most progressive cowboys
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LkeekL wrote:
This band is pure epicness. Epic band name, epic song names, epic songs!
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Tormentor111 wrote:
@masters5 Thank you . Previous albums are pure masterpieces. So I quess that new album will be kickass anyway. Even without Hank.. I listened new song You give me Worms..and its pure great Turbonegro sound..soo..i can't wait new album.
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masters5 wrote:
@Tormentor111. They don’t talk much about it, other than confirming that they are working on it. Schreiner has stated that they are not interested in a new sound, so they’ll be following the same path as for the previous albums, I guess.
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Tormentor111 wrote:
Does anyone knows anything about new album? Are they even talk about it?
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mcc1200 wrote:
I don't know, I don't like it. I come from Norway and we don't like punk rockers going out with the little bullshit new-wave hooker girls.
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Vulkan, Oslo, Norway
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Mathallen, Oslo, Norway
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May
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Rock Hard Festival 2012
Amphitheater Gelsenkirchen, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
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News
NEW SHOW CONFIRMED!
2 Jul 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/turbonegro
Date: 15th August 2009City: PragueVenue: Palac AkropolisCap:
900Tix price: €15 in advance, €20 on the door
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NEW SHOW CONFIRMED!
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11 Jun 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/Turbonegro
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