Hank von Hell

Hans Erik Dyvik Husby (born 15 June 1972), also known as Hank von Hell, is most famous for being the former lead vocalist of the Norwegian death-punk band Turbonegro.[5][6]

Hank von Hell
Hank von Helvete at Coachella 2009.
Background information
Birth nameHans Erik Dyvik Husby
Also known asHank von Helvete, Hank, Hertugen, Herr Tugen, Hertis
Born (1972-06-15) June 15, 1972
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
Associated acts

Husby's former band is most well known for their tongue-in-cheek humor dealing with homosexual aesthetics and punk rock antics, and the formation of a genre they label "death punk". The band formed in the late 1980s and put out a few records before disbanding in 1998 when Husby's heroin addiction made him unable to perform. After going through rehab, Turbonegro reunited in 2002, but Husby and the band "laid it on ice" in 2010.[7][8] The main reason for this was his new lifestyle as a sober family man.

Husby went through detox while living at the Moskenes island in Lofoten, Norway. Here he worked at Norsk Fiskeværsmuseum in Å, as well as working as a presenter at Moskenesradioen, a local radio station.

Husby was married to model Gro Skaustein (b.1980) from Aug. 2009 until Oct. 2014. The couple have a daughter together, who was born on December 21, 2008.[9]

In 2009, he had a joint #1 hit alongside Maria Solheim in the Norwegian Singles Chart with "Rom for alle". The song stayed at #1 for three weeks including the Christmas chart for 2009.

He claims to have now dealt with his drug addiction problem thanks to the Scientology drug rehab program Narconon.[10] He played the title role in Cornelis, a Swedish film from 2010 about the singer-songwriter Cornelis Vreeswijk.

On 6 June 2011, Hank, alongside his new band Doctor Midnight & The Mercy Cult, released their first album I Declare: Treason. Fall 2011 he was a judge in Norwegian Idol. His biography was released in Norway October 2012, written by famous writer and poet Havard Rem, where he speaks openly about his life so far.

On 31 August 2018 Hank Von Hell released his first single Bum to Bum from his forthcoming solo record entitled Egomania. The album was released on November 2 through Sony Music Entertainment/Century Media Records worldwide.[11]

On 25 January 2019 the song Fake it was chosen for competition in the Melodi Grand Prix 2019 to represent Norway at the Eurovision Song Contest in Israel.[12]

Debut Solo Album - Egomania On 2 November 2018, Hank Von Hell released his first debut solo record, Egomania. Hank Von Hell wrote the album with the help of guitarist and band member Eric Bachman, also known as Cat Casino. Cat is also a member of Vain and Deathstars. Hank Von Hell was asked why he decided to return and produce a solo record in an interview in 2018, he said: "The timing was just right. I was done with others “angels” in life, and it felt like it was time to go back and do what I always should’ve done – ROCK. And shake ass.".[13]

Discography

Turbonegro

Albums

Live albums

Compilations
  • Love It To Deathpunk (Australian Best-of Compilation, 2001)
  • Small Feces (Box set of rarities, 2005)
  • This Ain't No Fucking Melodic Punk 7" (Probe Records, 1995)

Splits

EPs

Singles
  • "Denim Demon" 7" Vinyl (1995)
  • "Bad Mongo" 7" Vinyl (1995)
  • "I Got Erection" 7" Vinyl (1995)
  • "Prince Of The Rodeo" 7" Vinyl (1996)
  • "Suffragette City" 7" Vinyl (1997)
  • "Get It On" 7" Vinyl (1998)
  • "Fuck the World (F.T.W.)" 7" Vinyl & CD (2003)
  • "Locked Down" 7" Vinyl & CD (2003)
  • "Sell Your Body (To The Night)" 7" Vinyl & CD (2003)
  • "High On The Crime" (2005)
  • "City Of Satan" CD (2005)
  • "Do You Do You Dig Destruction" Mobile-only Download & CD (2007)

On 9 July 2010, Norwegian newspapers announced that Hank von Helvete had decided to part ways with one of the most influential underground sinister punk rock bands of all time, Turbonegro. After spending 21 years with the Scandinavian helter skelter band, this came as a huge shock to their fans, especially after the success of albums such as ‘Retox’, ‘Party Animals’, and ‘Scandinavian Leather’ which all became seminal albums in the punk rock community. To be honest, when you look at any Turbonegro album that featured the voluptuous presence of Hank Von Helvete, you could argue that every single one of them had an enormous impact on the underground scene. When he left the band, we didn’t know what would become of Turbonegro, or, what would become of Hank Von Helvete himself.

To truly put into perspective the gravity of Hank’s debut solo album, we need to understand why this is such an important record in the first place. Turbonegro fans waited patiently for a new singer and a new record after Hank’s departure. In 2012 the wait was over, Turbonegro released, ‘Sexual Harassment’, and to the disappointment of many Turbo fans, this wasn’t the record we expected or wanted. It wasn’t necessarily a bad record, it just lacked something. It lacked filth, it lacked debauchery, it lacked danger, and most of all, it lacked the politically challenging and twisted lyrics that only Hank was capable of delivering. The same can be said for the follow up 2018 record, ‘RockNRoll Machine’.


On 31st August 2018, Hank was reborn as Hank Von Hell, and out of the darkness came a new bright white knight in shiny spandex armor donning a glistening white top hat. The world was introduced to an incredible rebirth and Hank Von Hells first solo single, ‘Bum To Bum’. Not only did this song signal the end of a dark age of pure underground rock and roll that had been so empty without the hairy hellion, but it also reignited a long lost flame that had been extinguished in many Turbo fans.

It’s hard to know where to even begin with Hank Von Hell’s debut album ‘Egomania’. The album opens with the title track, ‘Egomania’, and literally, within the first minute you just feel euphoric, you feel fulfilled, you feel like you’ve finally been given the injection of Hank Von Hell that you’d been missing ever since he left Turbonegro. It's like a dark summer anthem that could have easily been written by 'The Cult', but better. ‘Pretty Decent Exposure’ is the second track. It’s powerful, it’s exciting, it’s dark in places and an all-out punk rock and roll powerhouse. If these first two tracks don’t make you want to drink an entire crate of beer and go on a rampage terrorizing your city, then you’re probably dead inside and you should start listening to Hall & Oates. Never Again’ shows a darker side to the album and seems to tell part of the story to Hanks missing years, a tale of regret and rebirth. One of the greatest aspects of Turbonegro tracks was always the combination of dark lyrics, dissonant chords, and powerful passionate melodies. After Hank left Turbo, these traits seemed to vanish from the bands sound and soul, however, they are very much present throughout ‘Egomania’ which makes you question just exactly how much of an impact Hank Von Hell actually had on the music itself, not just the lyrical content and sexy image.

Hank Von Hell - “Blood’ is not just a song, it’s an anthem.

I actually think this is the greatest song ever written. As we were writing this track, I felt that the lyrics needed to represent something great and meaningful for me. You know, something that was reflecting my life, and really ”hit home” so to speak. Then it came to me, something really personal and also a secret that I had been carrying for so many years that needed to come out. I am actually a shark." The album itself was written by Hank Von Hell and Eric Bäckman aka (Cat Casino) from Deathstars. Cat’s guitar work on this record is absolute pure rock and roll from start to finish and combined with Hank’s vocals, unique style, and charismatic presence, this combination of musicianship makes for a seriously energetic & fresh sound. It’s not often you come across a guitarist as diverse as Cat, especially on a debut record with an artist they’ve never worked with to this extent before. It’s a true testament to great talent. The debut record from Hank Von Hell is essentially the Turbonegro album we all wanted be didn’t get. It makes you wonder just how inspirational Hank may have been to his former Norwegian counterparts.

This is exactly why ‘Egomania’ is such an important record, not because it’s just Hank’s debut, but because it’s a rebirth and a continuation of an underground glam punk rock and roll movement that just died in 2010 when he disappeared. ‘Egomania’ is, however, a record in its very own right, one that should not be treated as a follow on from Turbonegro, but a record that should be viewed as a new era of glam punk rock. It shows Hank Von Hell as an individual in his own element, a progressively developed artist and a true showman.


writer:Patricio Sossa de la Fuente (CHILE)

Albums
  • Egomania (2018)

1. Egomania (3:17) 2. Pretty Decent Exposure (3:11) 3. Blood (3:19) 4. Dirty Money (3:24) 5. Bum to Bum (3:24) 6. Never Again (3:39) 7. Bombwalk Chic (3:11) 8. Wild Boy Blues (3:28) 9. Too High (3:26) 10. Adios (Where's My Sombrero?) (5:13)

writer: patricio sossa de la fuente (chile)

  • Dead (2020)

Singles
  • Fake it (2019)

Other solo albums
  • 2009: "Rom for alle" (a duo with Maria Solheim – #1 hit in Norway in 2009)

References
  1. TURBONEGRO, MARILYN MANSON, SATYRICON, EXTOL Members Join Forces In New Supergroup. Roadrunnerrecords.com. Retrieved on 2011-06-29.
  2. Former/Present Members Of Turbonegro, Satyricon, Celtic Frost, Extol Join Forces In Doctor Midnight And The Mercy Cult. Bravewords.com. Retrieved on 2011-06-29.
  3. Dr. Midnight Prescribes Evil Sounds for 2011. Fearnet.com (2010-12-06). Retrieved on 2011-06-29.
  4. Members of Marilyn Manson, Apoptygma Berzerk, KMFDM form new supergroup Doctor Midnight And The Mercy Cult. Side-line.com (2010-12-08). Retrieved on 2011-06-29.
  5. Turbo charged Sydney Morning Herald – Oct 3, 2003
  6. Turbonegro Bring Boners Back to Times Square – Vulture. Nymag.com (2007-09-26). Retrieved on 2011-06-29.
  8. Tim Cashmere Hank Von Helvete Leaves Turbonegro. Undercover. 12 July 2010
  9. Seher.no Retrieved on 2015-07-17.
  10. Hank von Helvete endelig rusfri (Hank von Helvete is finally off drugs) P4.no, 25 March 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2009.
  11. http://www.centurymedia.com/artist.aspx?IdArtist=1983/
  12. Melodi Grand Prix entry: Hank von Hell
  13. "INTERVIEW - Hank Von Hell - I stole the idea from Gandalf..." November 26, 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
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