Apocalypse Dudes

Infobox Album
Name = Apocalypse Dudes
Type = Studio album
Artist = Turbonegro


Released = 1998
January 26, 1999 (US)
Recorded = Autumn of 1997 by Pål Hlaast, additional recording by Christian A. Calmeyer at Endless Sound, Oslo
Genre = Glam punk
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)
Producer =
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:lkuh6j6o7190 link]
Last album = "Ass Cobra"
(1996)
This album = "Apocalypse Dudes"
(1998)
Next album = "Darkness Forever!"
(1999)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternative cover
Type = studio


Lower caption = 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.

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".

"Apocalypse Dudes", the first part of the so-called Apocalypse trilogy, is often regarded by fans as the band's greatest achievement.Fact|date=May 2008

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".

"Apocalypse Dudes" presents Turbonegro's trademarked deathpunk sound in a mighty rockin' fashion, "a new resurgence of glam rock'n'roll" as the Boomba announcement put itcite web|title = turbonegro archive - Turbo 97-98|publisher=turbonegro archive|url=http://www.turbo-archive.homepage.t-online.de/trb9798.htm|accessdate=2007-06-08] - much due to exceptional guitarist Euroboy, who was playing with the band live since 1996.

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 original Boomba announcement from April, 1998 states: "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

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

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."cite web|title = Turbojugend USA - Turbonegro Discography: Full Length|author=Heffington, Mike & Lucassen, Martin|publisher=Turbojugend USA|url=http://www.turbojugendusa.com/turbo_disc/disc_lp.html|accessdate=2008-07-16]

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