Apocalypse Dudes
Studio album by Turbonegro
Released	1998
Recorded	Autumn of 1997 by Pål Hlaast, additional recording by Christian A. Calmeyer at Endless Sound, Oslo
Genre	Heavy Metal Rock Punk Rock
Length	47:31
Label	Virgin Records (Norway, 1998) Boomba Records (Germany, 1998) Bitzcore Records (Germany, 1998) Man's Ruin/Sympathy for the Record Industry (USA, 1999) Burning Heart Records (Re-press) (Sweden) Epitaph Records (Re-press) (USA)
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Turbonegro chronology
Ass Cobra (1996)	Apocalypse Dudes (1998)	Darkness Forever! (1999)
Alternative cover
Man's Ruin/ Sympathy For The Record Industry 1999 edition cover

Apocalypse Dudes is the 1998 album from Norwegian band Turbonegro, their fourth full-length. It was released on Virgin Records on Compact Disc in Norway, on Boomba Records on 12" Vinyl & Compact Disc in Germany, on Bitzcore Records on 12" Vinyl in Germany and on Man's Ruin/Sympathy for the Record Industry on 12" Vinyl & Compact Disc on January 26, 1999 in the USA. It was re-released on January 27, 2003 on Burning Heart Records in Sweden and on Epitaph Records in the USA. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A studio album is a collection of previously unreleased, studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Autumn (also known as fall in North American English) is one of the four temperate seasons, the transition from summer into winter. ... County Oslo NO-03 District Viken Municipality NO-0301 Administrative centre Oslo Mayor (2004) Per Ditlev-Simonsen (H) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 224 454 km² 426 km² 0. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Heavy metals, in chemistry, are chemical elements of a particular range of atomic weights. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Virgin Records is a British recording label founded by British entrepreneur Richard Branson, and Nik Powell in 1972. ... Mans Ruin Records was an independent record label, owned and founded by Frank Kozik. ... Formed in 1988 by Record Industry Anti-Mogul, Long Gone John, Sympathy for the Record Industry (also known as: Sympathy Records or Sympathy 4 The R.I.) is mainly a Garage Rock and Indie Rock label. ... Burning Heart Records is an independent record label based in Örebro, Sweden. ... Epitaph Records is a Hollywood, California based record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 4. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Ass Cobra was released in 1996 by Turbonegro. ... Darkness Forever is a Turbonegro live album recorded in 1998 and released in 2000 on Bitzcore records. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Formed in 1988 by Record Industry Anti-Mogul, Long Gone John, Sympathy for the Record Industry (also known as: Sympathy Records or Sympathy 4 The R.I.) is mainly a Garage Rock and Indie Rock label. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Virgin Records is a British recording label founded by British entrepreneur Richard Branson, and Nik Powell in 1972. ... A Compact Disc or CD is an optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio. ... Mans Ruin Records was an independent record label, owned and founded by Frank Kozik. ... Formed in 1988 by Record Industry Anti-Mogul, Long Gone John, Sympathy for the Record Industry (also known as: Sympathy Records or Sympathy 4 The R.I.) is mainly a Garage Rock and Indie Rock label. ... January 26 is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... January 27 is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Burning Heart Records is an independent record label based in Örebro, Sweden. ... Epitaph Records is a Hollywood, California based record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. ...

Before Apocalypse Dudes, Turbonegro was an underground band, but after the release of this album, their popularity exploded. This was their last album before breaking up, before re-forming in 2002, closely followed by the release of Scandinavian Leather. The term underground music has been applied to several artistic movements, notably to the early psychedelic movement of the mid 60s centred in Los Angeles. ... Scandinavian Leather is an album that was released by Turbonegro in April 2003 on Burning Heart Records. ...

Apocalypse Dudes, the first part of the so-called Apocalypse trilogy, is often regarded by fans as the band's greatest achievement.

The sound

The album is composed and put together in an extravagant way, starting slowly with "The Age of Pamparius", and ending in a rock-explosion with "Good Head". Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ...

Apocalypse Dudes presents Turbonegro's trademarked deathpunk sound in a mighty rockin' fashion, "a new resurgence of glam rock'n'roll" - much due to exceptional Überguitarist Euroboy, who was playing with the band live since 1996. Euroboy is the stage name of Norwegian guitarist Knut Schreiner. ...

Moshable magazine commented: "Apocalypse Dudes is the perfect mix of classic 70's US punk / rock'n'roll like The Dictators, The Heartbreakers & The Ramones... every tune on this release is fucking brilliant". Even Jello Biafra was quoted as saying, "the new Turbonegro record is possibly the most important European record ever." The Dictators are a proto-punk band from New York City. ... The Heartbreakers was a punk rock group formed in New York in May 1975 by Johnny Thunders (vocals/guitar) and Jerry Nolan (drums) who had just quit the New York Dolls and Richard Hell (vocals/bass) who was forced out of Television, the band he had founded with Tom Verlaine... The Ramones (L-R, Johnny, Tommy, Joey, Dee Dee) on the cover of their debut self-titled album (1976), cementing their place at the dawn of the punk movement. ... Eric Reed Boucher (born June 17, 1958) is more widely known by the stage name Jello Biafra. ...

The original Boomba announcement from April 1998 sums it up best: "This my friends, is a virtually perfect record! Excellent production- a huge, FAT sound; lots of power and excellent songs that you can't get out of your head. Not one let down through 47 minutes of music!! This is not an underground tip !! 'Apocalypse Dudes' appeals to the masses. From punk to metal to mainstream, "Apocalypse Dudes" has something for everyone."

Track listing

1. "The Age of Pamparius" – 5:59
2. "Selfdestructo Bust" – 2:55
3. "Get It On" – 4:08
4. "Rock Against Ass" – 3:49
5. "Don't Say Motherfucker, Motherfucker" – 2:10
6. "Rendezvous With Anus" – 1:59
7. "Zillion Dollar Sadist" – 3:20
8. "Prince of the Rodeo" – 3:45
9. "Back To Dungaree High" – 2:57
10. "Are You Ready (For Some Darkness)" – 3:35
11. "Monkey On Your Back" – 2:52
12. "Humiliation Street" – 5:54
13. "Good Head" – 4:08

All songs composed and performed by Turbonegro.

Line-up

• Hank Von Helvete (Hans Erik Dyvik Husby) - Vocals
• Euroboy (Knut Schreiner) - Lead Guitar
• Rune Rebellion (Rune Grønn) - Rhythm Guitar
• Pål Pot Pamparius (Pål Bottger Kjærnes) - Keyboards and Percussion
• Happy-Tom (Thomas Seltzer) - Bass Guitar
• Chris Summers (Christer Engen) - Drums

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Credits

• Martin Anderson - Photography
• Oliver Brand - Director
• Christian A. Calmeyer - Engineer
• Rocco Clein - Director
• Dimitri 'from Oslo' Kayiambakis - Artwork
• Marco Finger - Photography
• Pal Klaastad - Engineer

Miscellanea

• The track "Age of Pamparius" is used as the theme for MTV's Wildboyz.
• The Virgin Records version has the band name as Turboneger.
• LP editions: Gatefold sleeve, 4 color + silverjacket, 180g extra thick vinyl, 4c labeling, a poster and everything shrinkwrapped.
• The Bitzcore Records 12" Vinyl version comes with transparent purple wax and only a few copies were made with white & black marble swirl (actual number pressed are not known).
• The Man's Ruin/Sympathy for the Record Industry 12" Vinyl version was a limited pressing of 2000 on pink marble wax and alternate cover design by Frank Kozik. The CD version lacked color.
• The Burning Heart Records re-issue comes with Digipak and contains enhanced video clips of "Get It On" and "Are You Ready (For Some Darkness)". Plus an exclusive live-take of "The Age Of Pamparius", shot at Quart festival 2002.
• Dimitri 'from Oslo' Kayiambakis on designing the cover art: "This I made together with Happy-Tom and Euroboy, while listening to the demo and some good old TOTO. Rune Rebellion and Pamparius also popped in to check on us. We had a great time. I remember Euroboy asked me to make a line under the title on the cover. I did and told him: this looks like a Dire Straits cover! (Check out Making Movies). He said: well, that's settled then, we do it like that! For those of you who don't know: The snake on the cover is the symbol of terror-group Symbionese Liberation Army. We just removed one head to match the number of members in the band."