Turbonegro (Turboneger in Norway) is a Norwegian band that combines hard rock, rock and punk rock into a style the band describes as "deathpunk".Among the band's main influences are Black Flag, Aerosmith, Venom, Radio Birdman, Motörhead, The Germs, Circle Jerks, Ramones, Alice Cooper, Negazione and The Stooges.
History
Early years (1989-1994)
Turbonegro first came together in Oslo, Norway during the winter of 1988/89. The line up was Thomas Seltzer aka Happy-Tom, Vegard Heskestad, Pal Bottger Kjaernes, Rune Grønn, Pål Erik Carlin and Carlos Churasco. Thomas and Vegard had formerly shared times in a band called De Dype - a noisy and subversive ensemble equipped with a certain amount of Butthole Surfers inspiration. Apparently early Turbonegro continued their conceptional styles. Their first show was at Ungdomshuset in Copenhagen, Denmark in March of 1989. By April, Turbonegro played their first show in their hometown of Oslo. In the following weeks they recorded songs for their
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbonegro