Turbonegro

Turbonegro or Turboneger 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 described as death punk by some, including, arguably, by the band itself in their lyrics ("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.

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Norwegian - Heavy metal - Rock - Punk music - Politically-correct - Adolf Hitler - Mental retard - Death punk - Sex Pistols - Swastika

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The band's name raises some eyebrows, and for that reason their first releases were sometimes branded TRBNGR, perhaps to preclude backlash against what some consider to be a racist name. However, the band's stated motivations are anti-racist, trying to change the attitude of racism and nationalism perceived as prevalent in parts of Scandinavia. Founding member Thomas Seltzer once said, "A turbonegro is a large, well-equipped, armed black male in a fast car, out for vengeance. We are his prophets." http://pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/t/turbonegro/scandinavian-leather.shtml

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Racism - Nationalism - Scandinavia - Thomas Seltzer

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Starting from St. Pauli, Hamburg, Germany, later adapted throughout the world, there is an increasing number of local Turbonegro fan chapters called Turbojugends. Members can be identified by denim jackets with a Turbonegro logo and "Turbojugend " stitched to the back.

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Turbonegro is featured in an episode of MTV's Viva La Bam where Bam got them to play in his living room, and the song "Prince of the Rodeo" is a frequent background song in Jackass. "Age of Pamparius" is the theme song for MTV's Wildboyz.

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MTV - Viva La Bam - Jackass - Wildboyz

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