Gluecifer is a Norwegian
hard rock
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band based in
Oslo
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. Formed in 1994, the band gained fame as a part of the Scandinavian hard rock wave in the late 1990s and early 2000s alongside
Turbonegro
Turbonegro (Turboneger in Norway) is a Norwegian rock band, active from 1989 to 1998 and from 2002 to the present. The band combines glam rock, punk rock, and hard rock into a self-described "deathpunk" musical style.
History
Early years (19 ...
and
The 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 Nic ...
.
Gluecifer released five studio albums before disbanding in 2005 and later reuniting in 2017.
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
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 R ...
from
Sweden
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at the forefront of the Scandinavian hard rock wave of the late 1990s. ''Basement Apes'', their fourth album, saw them signing with
Sony Music
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, and ''Automatic Thrill'' became their biggest-selling record to date.
The band played at the 2004
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 ...
as warmup for
Monster Magnet
Monster Magnet is an American rock music, rock band formed in Red Bank, New Jersey, in 1989 by Dave Wyndorf (vocals and guitar), John McBain (musician), John McBain (guitar), and Tim Cronin (vocals and drums). The band has since undergone severa ...
.
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 started his new band
Bloodlights.
In the film
The Social Network
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the song ''Black Book Lodge'' can be heard as a part of the soundtrack.
On 9 October 2015, all regular studio albums by Gluecifer were re-released on Captain Poon's own label ''Konkurs Productions'' as LPs.
In 2016, Captain Poon toured as guitarist for
Marky Ramone's Blitzkrieg.
In 2017, Gluecifer reunited for several festival shows in 2018 and reunion shows in their hometown Oslo.
Members
Current members
*Biff Malibu (Frithjof Jacobsen) – vocals
(1994–2005, 2017–present)
*Captain Poon (Arne Skagen) – guitar, backing vocals
(1994–2005, 2017–present)
*Raldo Useless (Rolf Yngve Uggen) – guitar, backing vocals
(1996–2005, 2017–present)
*Peter Larsson – bass, backing vocals
(2017–present)
*Danny Young – drums and percussion
(1997–2005, 2017–present)
Former members
*Kåre João Pedersen – guitar
(1994–1995)
*Sinduru Khan (Sindre Wexelsen Goksøyr) – guitar
(1995–1996)
*Glueros Bagfire (Anders Møller) – drums and percussion
(1994–1996)
*Jon Average (Jon Hærnes) – bass, backing vocals
(1994–2000)
*Stu Manx (Stig Amundsen) – bass, backing vocals
(2000–2005)
Discography
Studio albums
* ''
Ridin' The Tiger'' (1997)
* ''Soaring with Eagles at Night, to Rise with the Pigs in the Morning'' (1998)
* ''
Tender Is the Savage'' (2000)
* ''
Basement Apes'' (2002)
* ''
Automatic Thrill'' (2004)
Studio EPs
* ''Dick Disguised as Pussy'' (1996)
* ''Gary O'Kane ''(1999)
* ''Respect the Rock'' (1997)
* ''Respect the Rock America'' (1999)
* ''Get the Horn'' (2000)
* ''Reversed EP'' (2002)
* ''Ritual Savage'' (2003)
Compilations
* ''Nineteen Inches of Rock'' (1996)
* ''Head to Head Boredom'' (1999)
* ''B-Sides and Rarities (1994-2005)'' (2008)
References
External links
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Norwegian hard rock musical groups
Norwegian punk rock groups
Post-punk revival music groups
Musical groups established in 1994
1994 establishments in Norway
Musical groups disestablished in 2005
2017 establishments in Norway
Musical groups from Oslo