Strange that these guys aren't big in the US? I guess the music is outdated? They did spend time in Austin, Texas back in the 80s, but it seems nothing came of it. From Texas back in the day: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6B6Ed4NIZDM.html
Im a big fan and they play regulary to this day w. the classic vocalist and Peter Baarli, the guitarist. They released their latest album earlier this year. They still draw crowds in Norway, due to their cult status. Not sure what happened in the late 80s in the US. They even played shows for record execs, who were all impressed and wanted to sign them. I think it had to do w. shady management etc. which screwed them over, and Bjorn, the vocalist, left the band because he was fed up, after the band didn't get signed. They replaced him w. a swedish vocalist for one album and live record in the early 90s, and then he was replaced w. Pat Diamond, a british or american vocalist, who sang like Johnny Rotten in a cool way, and didn one album. He was kicked out of Norway for not having licence to live here, and they shelved the album. (Dont Fake It Too Long, which was set fro a 1995 release I recall). The album was eventually released on LP a few years ago though. Bjorn returned a few years later. Pat Diamond became a Hare Krishna or something, and moved to Salt Lake City. Here is a song off 'Dont Fake It Too Long' w. Pat Diamond on vocals. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KRuv3xq90lo.html
Great summary. Thanks for the link! I am from Norway so I knew most of the history, but I never know much about Pat or how he was evicted from Norway. Question for you, what AC/DC song does this remind you of? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YWdBLyDUuxo.html . It is not rhetorical, I can't figure it out :-). But I know there is an AC/DC song that is similar.
