Turbonegro

Turbonegro
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.