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Turbonegro

Turbonegro
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Turbonegro performing at Getaway Festival in Gävle, Sweden, 2015
Background information
Origin Nesodden, Norway
Genres Punk rock, hardcore punk, hard rock, glam rock
Years active 1989–1998, 2002–2010, 2011–present
Labels Big Ball Records, DogJob Records, Get Hip, Repulsion Records, Amphetamine Reptile, Boomba Records, Epitaph, Bitzcore Records, Sympathy Records, Burning Heart, Virgin, Man's Ruin, Scandinavian Leather Recordings
Associated acts The Vikings, Oslo Motherfuckers, Euroboys, Scum, Doctor Midnight & The Mercy Cult, Dukes of Nothing
Website Official website
Members Duke of Nothing
Happy-Tom
Knut "Euroboy" Schreiner
Rune "Rune Rebellion" Grønn
Tommy Manboy
Crown Prince Haakon Marius
Past members Hank Von Helvete
Harald "Harry" Fossberg
Pål Erik Carlin
Vegard Heskestad
Bengt "Bingo" Calmeyer
Ole Martinsen
Anders Gerner
Carlos Carrasco
Tor Kristien
Chris Summers
Pål Pot Pamparius

Turbonegro (Turboneger in Norway) is a Norwegian punk rock band, initially active from 1989 to 1998, then reformed in 2002. Their style combines glam rock, punk rock and hard rock into a style the band describes as "deathpunk".

Among the band's main influences are Black Flag, Rolling Stones, KISS,Venom, Radio Birdman, AC/DC, Iggy Pop & James Williamson,Circle Jerks, David Bowie, Electric Frankenstein, Ramones, The Lewd, Hanoi Rocks, Alice Cooper, Negazione,The Dictators and The Stooges.

Turbonegro came together as a band in Oslo, Norway, during the winter of 1988-1989. The initial lineup was Thomas Seltzer (a.k.a. Happy-Tom), Vegard Heskestad, Pål Bøttger Kjærnes, Rune Grønn, Pål Erik Carlin and Tor-Kristian "TK" Jenssen. Seltzer and Heskestad had formerly performed in a band called "De Dype" – a noisy and subversive ensemble inspired by American rock band Butthole Surfers. Early Turbonegro continued their conceptional styles.

Turbonegro performed their first show at Ungdomshuset in Copenhagen, Denmark in March 1989. By April, Turbonegro played their first show in their hometown of Oslo. In the following weeks, they recorded their debut single Route Zero and additional songs for their Turboloid 12" EP. Both records were released by Thomas Seltzer's own label, Straitjacket Records, which he started in 1983 to release the EP of his first band Akutt Innleggelse. This first session was recorded at Nesodden Musikkverksted by Christian Calmeyer. Seltzer played bass and drums on Route Zero. An initial pressing of 50 copies came with an exclusive demo tape called Computech, featuring a cover of The Stooges' 1970.


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