Turbonegro
- DAY: 05.06
- STAGE: Park Stage
- COUNTRY: Norway
There’ll be death punk, there’ll be rock’n’roll, there’ll be charisma drenched in sex appeal, and there’ll be self-aware wit and wisecracking in just the right amount. The Norwegian rock legends of Turbonegro will play in Poland for the first time in seven years and they will show what it means to be true party animals.
History:
Turbonegro was founded in Oslo in 1989. The band was formed by its main songwriter and primary driving force, Happy Tom, as well as Vegard Heskestad, Pål Bøttger Kjærnes, Rune Grønn, Pål Erik Carlin, and Tor-Kristian “TK” Jenssen. Only Runne and Tom have been playing in the band from its very beginning to this day. Turbonegro’s early years are quite shocking when juxtaposed with what we know them for. The music they initially played was more akin to noise rock, and only after their 1992 debut album did they enter into the realm of their iconic death punk – an original blend of punk rock, glam rock and hard rock that the band forged. After a tour of rather disappointing results, the first vocalist of the band left and was replaced by their most iconic frontman, Hank Von Helvete. With him on board, the band recorded Never Is Forever. And with the following record, Ass Cobra, there came a breakthrough. The band sounded more rock’n’roll than ever, clad in denim top to bottom. They were becoming more and more popular. Apocalypse Dudes continued that trend, but due to Hank’s drug issues, Turbonegro disbanded. They came back in 2003 and with Party Animals they reached a whole new level of popularity. Hank left the band for good in 2010 and passed away eleven years later. He was replaced by Anthony Madsen-Sylvester and with him on board, the band recorded their latest two records.
Discography:
Full albums:
Hot Cars and Spent Contraceptives, 1992
Never Is Forever, 1994
Ass Cobra, 1996
Apocalypse Dudes, 1998
Scandinavian Leather, 2003
Party Animals, 2005
Retox, 2007
Sexual Harassment, 2012
RocknRoll Machine, 2018
EPs:
Turboloid, 1990
(He’s a) Grunge Whore, 1993
Boys from Nowhere, 2007
Singles:
Computech, 1989
Route Zero / Want You Right Now, 1989
Route Zero / Cockwork / Flower Box, 1990
Vaya Con Satan / Zonked Out on Hashish / Hand of Love, 1991
Bad Mongo / Hobbit Motherfuckers / Mobile Home, 1995
Denim Demon / (I Fucked) Betty Page, 1995
Flabby Sagging Flesh! / Deathtime, 1995
I Got Erection / Jeg Vil Bli Som Jesus, 1995
Prince of the Rodeo / Toodlepip, Fuck, 1996
Suffragette City / Kærlighetens Børn, 1997
Get It On / Don’t Say Motherfucker, Motherfucker, 1998
Promosexual, 1998
F**k the World (F.T.W.), 2003
Sell Your Body (To the Night), 2003
Sell Your Body (To the Night) / Just Flesh, 2003
Locked Down, 2003
All My Friends Are Dead, 2005
High on the Crime, 2005
City of Satan, 2005
Do You Do You Dig Destruction, 2007
You Give Me Worms, 2012
Live From The House Of Vans, 2013
Hot for Nietzsche, 2015
Special Education, 2016
Part III: RockNRoll Machine, 2017
Hurry Up & Die, 2018
Splits:
Stinky Fingers, 1995 (z Flying Crap)
EP Internacionale, 1998 (z The Splash Four, The Pleasure Fuckers i The Crusaders)
Turbonegro / The Rippers, 2008 (z The Rippers)
Close-Up Båten Stockholm – Åbo.15-16 November 2012, 2012 (z Candlemass, Behemoth, Tiamat i Imperial State Electric)
Live albums:
Darkness Forever! Between the Lines in Hamburg and Oslo!, 1999
Compilations:
Love It to Deathpunk: The Life and Times of Turbonegro, 2001
Small Feces Vol. 2, 2005
Small Feces Volume 1, 2005
Small Feces Volume 1 & 2, 2008
Ass Cobra / Never Is Forever, 2011
