''Scandinavian Leather'' is an album by the Norwegian band

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that followed the band's reunion in 2002 and was released in April 2003 on

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in Sweden, on Bitzcore Records in Germany, on

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in Japan, and on 6 May 2003 on

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in the United States.

Music and lyrics

With ''Scandinavian Leather'' Turbonegro returned to a more

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style, continuing that found on ''

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'' with a development of the 'deathpunk' sound. While the songwriting is reminiscent of that of the

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, the sound is more multi-layered, including string arrangements, harmonic backing vocals,

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influences and psychedelic undertones, which the band coined "Rainbow Rock", or deathpunk with a pop sensibility.

Track listing

All songs by Turbonegro. # "The Blizzard of Flames" – 1:57 (intro) # "Wipe It 'Til It Bleeds" – 3:43 # "Gimme Some" – 3:11 # "Turbonegro Must Be Destroyed" – 3:10 # "Sell Your Body (to the Night)" – 4:29 # "Remain Untamed" – 4:16 # "Train of Flesh" – 3:46 (contains a prelude to " Fuck the World (F.T.W.)" consisting of a reprise of "The Blizzard of Flames" at the end) # "Fuck the World (F.T.W.)" – 4:12 # " Locked Down" – 3:21 # "I Want Everything" – 2:51 # "Drenched in Blood (D.I.B.)" – 3:58 (contains a prelude to "Le Saboteur" at the end) # "Le Saboteur" – 2:56 # "Ride with Us" – 4:34

Personnel

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(Hans Erik Dyvik Husby) – vocals * Euroboy (Knut Schreiner) – lead guitar *

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(Rune Grønn) – rhythm guitar *

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(Pål Bottger Kjærnes) – keyboards, saxophone and percussion *

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

Additional musicians

*Krisvaag – drums on "The Blizzard of Flames" arranged and performed with Chris Summers *Ivar Winther – flute on "Wipe It 'Til It Bleeds" *Lars Horntvedt – string arrangements with Euroboy *Mariann Thomassen – additional backing vocals on "Train of Flesh" *Tomas Dahl – additional backing vocals on "Drenched in Blood (D.I.B.)" *Torgny Amdam – additional backing vocals on "Ride with Us" Cops on "The Blizzard of Flames" by Odd the God and Happy-Tom.

Production

*Joe Barresi – mixing *Stefan Boman – engineer *Sebastian Ludvigsen – photography *Anders Møller – engineer *Marius Bodin Larsen – engineer *Henke Jonsson – mastering *Knut Schreiner – producer *Turbonegro – producer *

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– cover art

References

{{Authority control Turbonegro albums 2003 albums Burning Heart Records albums Albums with cover art by Klaus Voormann