Turbonegro

Turbonegro (Turboneger in Norway) is a Norwegian band which combines heavy metal, rock and punk music into a non-politically-correct version of punk. Their lyrics often attack political correctness; for example, the cover of the sin

Turbonegro (Turboneger in Norway) is a Norwegian band which combines heavy metal, rock and punk music into a non-politically-correct version of punk. Their lyrics often attack political correctness; for example, the cover of the single "Bad Mongo" depicts Adolf Hitler as a mental retard, and in the song "Hobbit Motherfuckers", they complain that there is "not enough suffering" and "not enough natural selection". Their genre of punk has been self-described as deathpunk. The band stated their music superceded existing genres, so they dubbed deathpunk as a way to avoid being pigeon-holed into musical groupings they felt they were above. Lyrics referencing the genre choice include ("gimme deathpunk baby, and I like it", from the song "Get it on"). Being a fun project with common predecessors (Sex Pistols wearing swastikas, etc), Turbonegro have been praised by some as playing the most up-to-date form of punk, and refusing to be categorized being nowhere as clearly expressed as in this anarchic blend of humour, shock and sexuality.

In the Turbonegro the Movie DVD extras, Happy Tom said that early on, festival goers expected TBRNGR to be gothic metal or black metal in the vein of other Norweigan bands. The band is notorious for their on-stage gimmicks. An early version of the band wore black-face and wigs on-stage in an effort to challenge those watching their shows. In Reserection the band states that early on they were often driven away from shows they were to play because they weren't edgy enough or didn't fit the look that the crowd wanted. As a result, the on-stage schticks started to become as much of the Turbonegro experience as the music. Following several tours in black-face, the band started an odd-ball theme of tight denim pants, nautically themed stage props and homosexual innuendo. A tongue-in-cheek joke, the homosexual/transvestite stage presence found its way into the band's music, including songs such as Prince of the Rodeo and Rendezvous with Anuswhich are both thinly veiled references to anal intercourse. Levis jeans endorsements soon followed from the stage antics, and the trucker cut jacket soon became standard fare amongst fans.