''Retox'' is the seventh album by Norwegian rock band

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. It is the first release under the band's newly created Scandinavian Leather Recordings. ''Retox'' is the final Turbonegro album to feature vocalist

Hank von Helvete Hans-Erik Dyvik Husby (15 June 1972 – 19 November 2021), also known as Hank von Helvete in Norway and Hank von Hell internationally, was a Norwegian singer best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Turbonegro. He was a member of Turbone ...

, guitarist and keyboardist Pål Pot Pamparius and drummer Chris Summers.The album was released on 11 June 2007 in Norway, 13 June 2007 in Sweden and on 15 June 2007 in the rest of Europe except for the UK. It was released on 23 June 2007 in Australia, 9 July 2007 in the UK and 14 August 2007 in the US. Turbonegro described the album as "a nihilistic homo punk metal bikermovie: Full of speed, power, humiliation and freedom! ''Retox'' is rock music that's been up for 5 days without sleeping, able to see more than most people, but not seeing anything exactly clear."

Recording and release

In May 2006, the band started recording demos at Crystal Canyon Studio, before moving to Fagerborg Lydstudio for the recording of the basic tracks and returning to Crystal Canyon to finalize the recordings. In January 2007, guitarist

Knut Schreiner Knut Schreiner (born 18 December 1974) is a Norwegian guitarist. Also known by his stage name Euroboy, he has been part of the Norwegian music scene since the early 1990s as a member of Kåre and the Cavemen (formerly known as Euroboys) and T ...

, bassist Thomas Seltzer and drummer Chris Summers travelled to the United States to mix the album with

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at Water Music and The Magic Shop in

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and

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respectively. Out of 23 finished songs, 11 was sent for mastering to

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in New York. ''Retox'' was released on 11 June 2007 to positive reviews. Upon release, the band noted, "We survived

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, new rock revolution,

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, but maybe not

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..? People say we've been making the same record for 10 years, that's not right. We've been making the same record for 4-5 years." The club Sticky Fingers in

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, Sweden held a release party for the album on 15 June, which also coincided with

's 35th birthday. The band was in attendance and handed out several giveaways, in addition to performing a set of songs. Turbonegro appeared at

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in June and toured both Europe and the United states in support of the album. They served as opening act for

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during their show in

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in July and

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on their arena tour in late 2007. Drummer Summers departed the band in early 2008 following a foot-injury and was replaced by Tomas Dahl. Following the end of the Retox Tour in 2009, the band went on a hiatus until 2011, while singer von Helvete officially left the band in 2010.

Track listing

Personnel

Turbonegro *

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

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(Thomas Seltzer) – bass, backing vocals, * Chris Summers (Christer Engen) – drums, backing vocals Additional personnel *

– mixing * Anders Møller – engineer * Chris Sansom – engineer * Erlend Gjertsen – recording engineer (additional) * Lars Voldsdal – recording engineer (additional) * Chris Di Coco – mixing (assistant) * James Frazee – mixing (assistant) * Ted Young – mixing (assistant) *

– mastering * Tomas Dahl – backing vocals * Dimitri Kayiambakis – art direction * Gardar Eide Einarsson – artwork * Matias Faldbakken – artwork * Keith Marlowe – photography * Terry Richardson – photography * Trond Sættem – photography

References

External links

Turbojugend USA
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