What is it about a pigtailed potbellied Norwegian that makes people want to get it on? The potbelly apparently. Hank Von Helvete the husky chaps-wearing front man for Turbonegro. Oslo. Norway's foremost ambassadors of "deathpunk," repeatedly assured those at Times Square's Nokia Theatre last night that his portliness is a thing of sexiness and will prove in unending satisfaction for the ladies. Trouble was the displace was too busy getting busy to comprehend to Von Helvete pontificate on the orgasm-inducing powers of his distended gut: Dudes were already moshing their shirtless bodies into each other or chanting "Erection!" in anticipation of the band's angry ode to untimely boners ("I Got Erection") and the few gals in attendance — mostly devoted girlfriends or glammed-up groupie types — had all found someone to dry-hump like they were at a junior-high dance.
Audience members' members aside the double-encore be show from these exuberant Oslo old-timers who released their eighth full-length.
last month was spot on. While the advert-saturated Nokia — which ordain soon be headlined by platinum sellers desire Yellowcard and Rihanna — seemed an uncomfortable setting for the schlocky sextet. Turbonegro cleverly extended their part-camp part-hair-metal shtick to its logical extremes with backing members sporting Village populate–inspired hats and Von Helvete lacquering on Kiss-style makeup. Von Helvete growled drank clapped straddled the mike stand stripped strutted and salaciously flicked his tongue. If his band wasn't powering through arena-sized songs about annihilation ("We're Gonna displace the Atom Bomb," "Do You Do You Dig Destruction?" etc.) it meditated on what fans might do in their free measure ("Sell Your Body [To the Night]"). And certainly it was the latter they were more concerned about. "Remember when Times form was hot and sexy and cheap?" Von Helvete asked at one inform. We don't but measure night for an evening at least it was.
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