Turbonegro Norwegian rock ("Deathpunk") band originally started around christmas 1988. Always surrounded by scandal and controversy, they have broken up, retired and changed members several times - their aliases include Turboneger, TRBNGR, and Stierkampf. Years active: 1989–1998, 2002–2010, 2011-present. Current line-up: Happy-Tom (Thomas Seltzer) - Bass (1989 - ) Euroboy (Knut Schreiner) - Lead guitar (1996 - ) Rune Rebellion (Rune Grønn) - Rhythm guitar (1989-2007, 2011 - ) Tommy Manboy (Tommy Akerholdt) - Drums (2011 - ) The Duke of Nothing (Anthony Madsen-Sylvester) - Vocals (2011 - ) Crown Prince Haakon-Marius (Haakon-Marius Pettersen) - Keyboards (2015 - ) Review: Bigger in death than in life, Turbonegro fulfilled their calling as Europe's reining kings of death punk. Beginning in the late 1980s as a nondescript yet aggressive Hardcore band, these boys of darkness slowly moved into a Spinal Tap-like version of Hard Rock/Punk, even as their music retained a killer edge. They had a sharp mind for theatrics and realized that a few good gimmicks -- coupled with ever-tighter, faster, louder rock 'n' roll -- could make them one of the biggest, most over-the-top bands their native Scandinavia (and the whole world) had ever seen. Turbonegro paraded themselves as a gay band (even though no one in the band was actually gay) and ripped through stunningly thunderous songs as if Thor himself were pulling the strings. Their heart-stopping intensity, along with guitar prodigy Euroboy's hot licks and their keen sense of wit, helped craft the Turbonegro legend, and their songs moved from solid Punk into a tongue-in-cheek arena rock sound complete with storming sing-alongs and garish fireworks. Turbonegro's live shows topped even their music, and often ended with singer Hank Von Helvete performing his "Ass Rocket" routine (use your imagination). Going down in a ball of flames at the apex of their career guaranteed that, true to their word, Turbonegro's darkness shall live forever. Aliases: Stierkampf Members: Knut Schreiner, Anthony Sylvester, Tomas Dahl, Tommy Akerholdt, Christer Engen, Thomas Seltzer, Rolf Yngve Uggen, Harald Fossberg, Pål Bøttger Kjærnes, Rune Grønn, Vegard Heskestad, Carlos Carrasco, Pål Erik Carlin, Ole Martin Martinsen, Håkon Marius Pettersen, Hans Erik Dyvik Husby, Bengt Calmeyer, Anders Gerner

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