''Non Stop Rock'n Roll'' is the third studio album by Norwegian
glam metal
Glam metal (also known as hair metal or pop metal) is a subgenre of heavy metal that features pop-influenced hooks and guitar riffs, upbeat rock anthems, and slow power ballads. It borrows heavily from the fashion and image of 1970s glam r ...
band
Wig Wam
Wig Wam is a Norwegian glam metal band formed in Halden in 2001. Wig Wam's lineup—consisting of vocalist Glam (Åge Sten Nilsen), guitarist Teeny (Trond Holter), bassist Flash (Bernt Jansen) and drummer Sporty (Øystein Andersen)—has remain ...
. It was released on 21 January 2010, making it the first Wig Wam album to be released worldwide on the same day.
Writing and recording
The whole album was recorded, mastered and mixed at Wig Wam's personal studio in
Halden
Halden (), between 1665 and 1928 known as Fredrikshald, is both a town and a municipality in Viken county, Norway. The municipality borders Sarpsborg to the northwest, Rakkestad to the north and Aremark to the east, as well as the Swedish muni ...
, Norway. Wig Wam's guitarist Trond Holter produced the whole record.
Release and promotion
On 25 February 2010 the band began filming the video for the lead single "Do You Wanna Taste It". It was the first Wig Wam single to not be released in
CD format. The video was released by
Frontier Records
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History
Frontier Records first ...
on their official
YouTube
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channel on 9 March 2010.
Reception
Upon its release, ''Non Stop Rock'n Roll'', overall received positive reviews from critics.
Track listing
Personnel
;Wig Wam
*Glam (Åge Sten Nilsen) – vocals
*Teeny (Trond Holter) – guitars, producer, engineer, mixing
*Flash (Bernt Jansen) – bass
*Sporty (Øystein Andersen) – drums
; Production
*Remo G Munkeboe – assistant engineer
*Bjørn Engelmann – mastering
Charts
Album
Singles
In other media
A shortened version of the track "Do You Wanna Taste It" is used as the opening credits song for the title sequence of the 2022
DC Extended Universe
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HBO Max
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series ''
Peacemaker
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* UN Peacemaker, a project of the UN to support international peacemakers and mediators
* Peace makers, a list of contemporary individuals and organizations inv ...
''. The sequence features the entire cast performing a dance, completely deadpan, choreographed by Charissa-Lee Barton. The title sequence was widely praised, and it led to Wig Wam, who were dropped by their booking agency shortly before it was released, to experience a career resurgence.
Release history
References
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2010 albums
Wig Wam albums
Frontiers Records albums