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Gluecifer
Gluecifer is a Norwegian hard rock band based in Oslo. Formed in 1994, they produced several underground releases during their first years of existence and soon claimed to be "kings of rock". History In 1997, the album ''Ridin' the Tiger'' (released on record label White Jazz) provided an artistic and commercial breakthrough and placed Gluecifer along Hellacopters from Sweden at the forefront of the Scandinavian hard rock wave of the late 1990s. ''Basement Apes'', their fourth album, saw them signing with Sony Music, and ''Automatic Thrill'' became their biggest-selling record to date. The band played at the 2004 Quart Festival as warmup for Monster Magnet. In July 2005, the band announced their break-up. Gluecifer counted as one of the most successful rock bands of Norway. To the Norwegian Film Izzat Gluecifer contributed the Song ''Desolate City''. The song was released on the compilation ''Kings of Rock – B-Sites and Rarities'' in 2008. In 2006, Captain Poon star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tender Is The Savage
''Tender Is the Savage'' is the third album released by the Norwegian band Gluecifer. It was originally released in 2000 on White Jazz Records. The album was re-released with extra tracks later that year. Critical reception ''The Austin Chronicle'' called the album "a sleazy, raucous, brash, and unapologetically paint-by-numbers take on AC/DC." AllMusic wrote that "the potential cheese is made up for by luecifer'shigh-energy, guitar-based roots of when 'sex and drugs' were synonymous with the rock star lifestyle." ''Exclaim!'' wrote that "if you're too young to remember bands like Junkyard ,and just want to hear some basic hard rock with no postmodern twists or surprises, then ''Tender is the Savage'' could be your new car cruisin', joint smokin' record of choice." ''CMJ New Music Monthly CMJ Holdings Corp. is a music events and online media company, originally founded in 1978, which ran a website, hosted an annual festival in New York City, and published two magazines, ''CM ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ridin' The Tiger
''Ridin' The Tiger'' is the first album released by Gluecifer Gluecifer is a Norwegian hard rock band based in Oslo. Formed in 1994, they produced several underground releases during their first years of existence and soon claimed to be "kings of rock". History In 1997, the album ''Ridin' the Tiger'' .... Track listing The songwriting credits on the album refers to several well-known musicians, however these artists did not actually participate in the songwriting for this album. The credits are tributes to musicians that inspired the band. 1997 albums Gluecifer albums {{1990s-hard-rock-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basement Apes
''Basement Apes'' is the fourth album released by the Norwegian band Gluecifer. The title is a pun on ''The Basement Tapes'', a 1975 album by Bob Dylan Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career sp ... and The Band. Track listing #"Reversed" #"Brutus" #"Losing End" #"Easy Living" #"Little Man" #"Not Enough for You" #"Round and Round" #"Black Book Lodge" #"It Won't Be" #"Shotgun Seat" #"Powertools and Piss" #"I Saw the Stones Move" 2002 albums Gluecifer albums {{2000s-hard-rock-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Automatic Thrill
''Automatic Thrill'' is the fifth and last album released by the Norwegian band Gluecifer Gluecifer is a Norwegian hard rock band based in Oslo. Formed in 1994, they produced several underground releases during their first years of existence and soon claimed to be "kings of rock". History In 1997, the album ''Ridin' the Tiger'' .... Track listing #"Automatic Thrill" - 3:26 #"Take It" - 2:45 #"Car Full of Stash" - 3:15 #"Here Come the Pigs" - 3:33 #"Dingdong Thing" - 2:41 #"A Call from the Other Side" - 2:52 #"Shaking So Bad" - 3:49 #"Freeride" - 3:45 #"Put Me on a Plate" - 2:44 #"Dr. Doktor" - 2:37 #"The Good Times Used to Kill Me" - 4:45 2004 albums Gluecifer albums {{2000s-hard-rock-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soaring With Eagles At Night, To Rise With The Pigs In The Morning
''Soaring with Eagles at Night, to Rise with the Pigs in the Morning'' is the second album released by Norwegian band Gluecifer Gluecifer is a Norwegian hard rock band based in Oslo. Formed in 1994, they produced several underground releases during their first years of existence and soon claimed to be "kings of rock". History In 1997, the album ''Ridin' the Tiger'' ... in 1998. Track listing #"Bossheaded" - 3:14 #"Go Away Man" - 2:47 #"The Year of Manly Living" - 4:25 #"Get the Horn" - 3:34 #"Critical Minute" - 4:13 #"Silver Wings" - 3:10 #"Lord of the Dusk" - 3:22 #"Deadend Beat" - 5:45 #"Clean Gone Mean" - 3:26 #"Heart of a Bad Machine" - 3:53 #"Gimme Solid Gold" - 4:01 1998 albums Gluecifer albums {{1990s-hard-rock-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Izzat (2005 Film)
''Izzat'' is a 2005 Norwegian crime and action drama, also described as Nordic Noir. The film is written by Ulrik Imtiaz Rolfsen and Leon Bashir and directed by Ulrik Imtaiz Rolfsen. The film is set in Oslo during the late 1980s and early 1990s during the main characters childhood, and the mid 2000s when the characters have grown up to be adults, with the film being narrated in periodical flashbacks. The name of the film comes from the word " Izzat", found in the languages of Bengali, Hindi, and Urdu. The word means honour and is used to describe the cultural concept of honour, especially in the context of family and the men's role to protect the reputation of women in their family. The practice is found in South Asia where it is commonly practiced especially in North India and in Pakistan as well as in their diaspora communities. The concept of izzat is a theme that is portrayed in the film, but is not the main theme of the movie. Izzat portrays the lives of young second gene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bloodlights
Bloodlights is a Norwegian hard rock/melodic rock four-piece from Oslo, and formed by Captain Poon, former guitarist of Gluecifer. History Guitarist Captain Poon formed Bloodlights in 2006, after his hard rock outfit Gluecifer broke up in 2005. The name comes from the phenomenon of seeing red flashes right before passing out after consuming too much "of everything". After some time writing songs, Captain Poon stepped into the role as both guitar player and vocalist, taking a more melodic approach. After some rehearsals with drummer Jonas Thire of Amulet, bassist Ron Elly joined. Guitarist Howie B joined in March the same year, and the band spent most of their time recording demos and rehearsing. Their first single, produced by the band, "One Eye Open", was part of a soundtrack for the Norwegian horror movie ''Fritt Vilt''. The song was later re-recorded for their debut album. In early 2007, the band recorded their debut album in Berlin with producer Phil Caivano from Monster Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quart Festival
The Quart Festival was an annual popular music festival that took place in Kristiansand, Norway in the beginning of July, from 1991 to 2008. It was the most visited music festival in Norway. It was first named ''Qvadradurmusivalen'' in 1991, but changed into the more ear-catching Quart Festival the following year. For several years Quart was the largest music festival in Norway, but went bankrupt in 2008 in part due to tough competition from the Hovefestivalen in Arendal and some Oslo-based festivals. Scandals There have been some scandals during the years. *A local band Flying Crap fired a shotgun from the stage in 1995. *Marilyn Manson ripped a bible on stage in 1999. *The Kovenant burned a bible on stage in 2000. *Mayhem threw pigs' heads at the audience in 2001. *Eight musicians from hiphop group Equicez were arrested for drug offences in 2003. *Kristopher Schau attached an engine to a dead pig and used it as a boat in 2003. *Two persons from rainforest charity group Fuck F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hellacopters
The Hellacopters are a Swedish garage rock band that was formed in 1994 by Nicke Andersson (vocals and guitar), Andreas Tyrone "Dregen" Svensson (guitar), Kenny Håkansson (bass) and Robert Eriksson (drums). Andersson (sometimes known as Nick Royale) had been the drummer for death metal band Entombed and Dregen was taking a break from his full-time band Backyard Babies. Dregen and Eriksson had been roadies for Entombed, while Håkansson was a childhood friend of Andersson's. The Hellacopters were initially conceived as a side project for Andersson and Dregen, but it eventually became the main songwriting and performance vehicle for Andersson. The band, together with The Hives, is considered one of the most important Swedish bands in the garage rock revival and one of the most influential rock bands in Sweden. The band released their Swedish Grammi-winning debut album ''Supershitty to the Max!'' in 1996. Just before a tour opening for Kiss, the band recruited keyboardist and per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian Rock Music Groups
Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the two official written forms: **Bokmål, literally "book language", used by 85–90% of the population of Norway **Nynorsk, literally "New Norwegian", used by 10–15% of the population of Norway *The Norwegian Sea Norwegian or may also refer to: Norwegian *Norwegian Air Shuttle, an airline, trading as Norwegian **Norwegian Long Haul, a defunct subsidiary of Norwegian Air Shuttle, flying long-haul flights *Norwegian Air Lines, a former airline, merged with Scandinavian Airlines in 1951 *Norwegian coupling, used for narrow-gauge railways *Norwegian Cruise Line, a cruise line *Norwegian Elkhound, a canine breed. *Norwegian Forest cat, a domestic feline breed *Norwegian Red, a breed of dairy cattle *Norwegian Township, Schuylkill County, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian Punk Rock Groups
Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the two official written forms: **Bokmål, literally "book language", used by 85–90% of the population of Norway **Nynorsk, literally "New Norwegian", used by 10–15% of the population of Norway *The Norwegian Sea Norwegian or may also refer to: Norwegian *Norwegian Air Shuttle, an airline, trading as Norwegian ** Norwegian Long Haul, a defunct subsidiary of Norwegian Air Shuttle, flying long-haul flights * Norwegian Air Lines, a former airline, merged with Scandinavian Airlines in 1951 * Norwegian coupling, used for narrow-gauge railways * Norwegian Cruise Line, a cruise line * Norwegian Elkhound, a canine breed. * Norwegian Forest cat, a domestic feline breed * Norwegian Red, a breed of dairy cattle * Norwegian Township, Schuylkill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Post-punk Revival Music Groups
Post-punk (originally called new musick) is a broad genre of punk music that emerged in the late 1970s as musicians departed from punk's traditional elements and raw simplicity, instead adopting a variety of avant-garde sensibilities and non-rock influences. Inspired by punk's energy and DIY ethic but determined to break from rock cliches, artists experimented with styles like funk, electronic music, jazz, and dance music; the music production, production techniques of dub music, dub and disco; and ideas from art and politics, including critical theory, modernist art, Film, cinema and modernist literature, literature. These communities produced independent record labels, visual art, multimedia performances and fanzines. The early post-punk vanguard was represented by groups including Siouxsie and the Banshees, Wire (band), Wire, Public Image Ltd, the Pop Group, Cabaret Voltaire (band), Cabaret Voltaire, Magazine (band), Magazine, Pere Ubu, Joy Division, Talking Heads, Devo, Gang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
