The Trolls were an American rock band formed by

Iggy Pop James Newell Osterberg Jr. (born April 21, 1947), known professionally as Iggy Pop, is an American singer, musician, songwriter and actor. Called the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Godfather of Punk", he was the vocalist and lyricist of ...

, the members of which also consisted by

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(guitar), Alex Kirst (drums), Pete Marshall (guitar), and

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(bass). The band was first labeled on Iggy Pop's album ''

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'' in 2001, and they also appeared on seven tracks on Pop's following album ''

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'' in 2003. They dissolved after the latter album. Bassist Mooseman died in a drive-by shooting on February 22, 2001, in

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, in which he was not the intended target, four months before the release of ''Beat 'Em Up''. Drummer Alex Kirst was killed in a hit-and run near his home in

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, on January 13, 2011.

Discography

As Iggy Pop

Albums

* ''

'' CD/LP (2001) * ''

'' CD/LP (2003)

References

External links

Official Iggy Pop website
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