''Darkness Forever!'' is a

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by the Norwegian rock band

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, recorded in 1998 and released in 1999 on Bitzcore Records in Germany and on Get Hip Records in 2000 in the United States. It was recorded on 10 May 1998 at Fabrik in

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, Germany and on 18 December 1998 at Mars in

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, Norway, which was the last show of Turbonegro before they disbanded and went on hiatus for four years. There are no overdubs whatsoever on this album. The album was re-released in May 2005 as a six-panel

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with extended photo material. It contains five bonus songs (20 all together) and has been remastered. The result is a noticeably improved and better sound compared to the original version.

Artwork

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" sticker. The limited first edition vinyl pressing (only 3,000 copies) came with the A1 poster from the band's last tour (European "Darkness Forever" tour with

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) designed by Frank Kozik. The sleeve had special relief printing on the cover and there were five more tracks than the CD.

Track listing

All tracks by Turbonegro. # "The Age of Pamparius" – 6:45 # "Back to Dungaree High" – 3:02 # " Get It On" – 4:01 # "Just Flesh" – 3:15 # "Don't Say Motherfucker, Motherfucker" – 2:14 # "The Midnight NAMBLA" – 2:03 # "Sailor Man" – 2:17 # "Rendezvous with Anus" – 2:28 # "Are Your Ready (for Some Darkness)" – 4:09 # "Selfdestructo Bust" – 3:07 # "Rock Against Ass" – 3:58 # " Prince of the Rodeo" – 4:19 # "Monkey on Your Back" – 3:08 # "Denim Demon" – 2:10 # "

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" – 8:35 # " Bad Mongo" (on double LP version) – 3:08 # "Zillion Dollar Sadist" (on double LP version, American version and 2005 reissue) – 3:26 # "Death Time" (on double LP version, American version and 2005 reissue) – 2:17 # "Hobbit Motherfuckers" (on double LP version, American version and 2005 reissue) – 1:18 # "Good Head" (on double LP version, American version and 2005 reissue) – 5:42

Personnel

Hank Von Helvete Hans-Erik Dyvik Husby (15 June 1972 – 19 November 2021), also known as Hank von Helvete and Hank von Hell, was a Norwegian singer best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Turbonegro. Career Von Hell's former band Turbonegro is most we ...

(Hans Erik Dyvik Husby) – vocals * Euroboy (Knut Schreiner) – lead guitar * Rune Rebellion (Rune Grønn) – rhythm guitar * Pål Pot Pamparius (Pål Bottger Kjærnes) – keyboards, percussion *

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(Thomas Seltzer) – bass * Chris Summers (Christer Engen) – drums

Production

* Dimitri - layout assistance * Phranc Kozic - cover design * Sven Peks - recorder and mixer, Hamburg, Germany * Michael Wehr - recorder and mixer, Oslo, Norway * Tom Kvalsvoll - mastering at Strype Audio * Alex Kayiambakis - photography * Lord Bard - photography

References

{{Authority control Turbonegro albums 1999 live albums