Turbonegro

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Oslo, Norway (1989 – present)

Turbonegro (also known as Turboneger in Norway) is a punk rock band from Oslo, Norway who describe 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. But suddenly Pål remembers a tag he had seen under a bridge in Finstad, Ski. Turboneger (Turbonegro in english). The six original Turbonegros was now: Thomas Seltzer, bass (Happy-Tom), Pål Bøttger Kjærnes, guitarist (Pål Pot Pamparius), Rune Grønn, guitarist (Rune Rebellion), Vegard Heskestad, guitarist, Pål Erik Carlin, vocals and Tor-Kristian Jenssen, drums (TK).

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Top Tracks

1	All My Friends Are Dead full track	1,113
2	The Age Of Pamparius full track	602
3	Get it On full track	583
4	I Got Erection full track	475
5	Prince of the Rodeo full track	471
6	City of Satan	387
7	Don't Say Motherfucker, Motherfucker full track	364
8	Sailor Man full track	353
9	Rock Against Ass full track	350
10	Back To Dungaree High full track	333
11	Fuck the World	318
12	Are You Ready (For Some Darkness)	312
13	High on the Crime	309
13	Blow Me (Like the Wind)	309
15	Sell Your Body (To The Night)	296

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gtyukj wrote:
yesterday morning

glam

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KabanosSzatana wrote:
Tuesday afternoon

A few words from Euroboy: http://www.turbonegro.com/home.asp

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UmRonin wrote:
last week

Euroboy will be fine =]

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Nap wrote:
last week

Does anybody know how doing is Euroboy?

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Twin_Sakzata wrote:
8 days ago

retox seems to have no success

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Flamelord wrote:
last month

666

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Pumpan wrote:
last month

Just read the biografi. A little note, Rune and Chris isn't in the band anymore.... Chirs is replaced by Thomas Dahl and Rune by Pålpotpamparius :D

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Wodanazwolf wrote:
last month

to GothicBowie ... You Should Check out Apocalypse Dudes 'cause it's a classic... And if you buy the remaster you get the a great cover of Suffragette City by David Bowie... as you are called GothicBowie I thought maybe you were a fan! :)

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iamyates wrote:
last month

i enjoy ass cobra more than anything else by them.

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king_ston wrote:
last month

wow, seriously?

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julio_stooge wrote:
last month

Apocalypse Dudes is the best album

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IsaachElric wrote:
last month

i've seen 'em live three times. kickass band fellas! rock on!

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GothicBowie wrote:
last month

well i seen Turbonegro couple times on stage and start too like them more and more, what CD would you fans recom. me too start with? thanks

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stoyman wrote:
last month

Check out Domi`s ( N ) debut album " Welcome To Annoying Town " at www.do-mi.com or www.myspace.com/domitheband

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CptPeteVegas wrote:
last month

Denim clad Statanists making love in the sewers of Birmingham during Maggie Thatcher's prime!!!!!!

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Abbadon321 wrote:
August 2008

turbo neger x'D

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alejandros69 wrote:
August 2008

Jerry Only jr. VV

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t0talimm0rtalz wrote:
August 2008

My body is a temple, and tonight I'll tear it down!

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Tony_E wrote:
August 2008

i'm ridin' high i'm ridin' low

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TAVI--- wrote:
August 2008

Gonna bake a motherfucking pizza tonight

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