Party Animals (album)

Party Animals is an album by the Norwegian band Turbonegro released in April 2005 in Norway and May 2005 in the rest of Europe. It is the final album in the Apocalypse trilogy. It was released on Burning Heart Records in Sweden, on Bitzcore Records in Germany, and on August 23, 2005, on Abacus Recordings in the United States.

Party Animals
Studio album by
Turbonegro
ReleasedApril 27, 2005 (Norway)
May 9, 2005 (Europe)
RecordedLydLab, Oslo, Crystal Canyon, Oslo and Hollywood Sound, Los Angeles November, 2004-January, 2005 by Chris Sansom, Marius Bodin Larsen and Anders Møller
GenreDeath punk
Length47:43
LabelBurning Heart Records (Sweden)
Bitzcore Records (Germany)
Abacus Recordings (USA)
ProducerSteve McDonald, Turbonegro
Turbonegro chronology
Scandinavian Leather
(2003)		 Party Animals
(2005)		 Small Feces
(2005)
Singles from Party Animals
  1. "High On The Crime"
    Released: April 2005
  2. "City of Satan"
    Released: October 2005
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Pitchfork Media(2.8/10) [2]
Scene Point Blank(9.0/10) [3]

Burning Heart Records also released a version with bonus DVD. It comes with a cardboard sleeve around the jewel-cased Compact Disc/DVD. The bonus DVD contains the Hank von Helvete workout video (Hank in a gym, showing how to lift weights etc.): 'A guide to the perfect deathpunk body'. A free sticker was also included.

Music

For the first time it was decided to work with an external producer. The basic tracks were all recorded in November through December 2004 in Oslo, then finished and mixed in Los Angeles in early 2005 together with Steven Shane McDonald. The album sound appears rather fierce, blunt and with less focus on studio production refinements in comparison to its predecessor Scandinavian Leather.

Keith Morris and Nick Oliveri contribute guest vocals on one song each, as well as the Norwegian Kringkastings Orchestra to supply the dark creeping atmosphere for the six-minute long song "City of Satan", Turbo's ode to their hometown of Oslo.

Bassist Happy-Tom has stated that the album was inspired by the likes of The Rolling Stones, Black Flag and Shostakovich.

Track listing

All songs by Turbonegro.

  1. "Intro: The Party Zone" – 1:58
  2. "All My Friends Are Dead" – 2:36
  3. "Blow Me (Like the Wind)" – 3:16
  4. "City of Satan" – 5:42
  5. "Death From Above" – 3:03
  6. "Wasted Again" – 3:07
  7. "High on the Crime" – 3:19
  8. "If You See Kaye (Tell Her I L-O-V-E Her)" – 2:59
  9. "Stay Free" – 3:45
  10. "Babylon Forever" – 3:51
  11. "Hot Stuff/Hot Shit" – 4:00
  12. "Final Warning" – 2:33
  13. (CD-only Hidden Track) "My Name is Bojan Milankovic" – 4:29

Personnel

Production
  • Alexander Benjaminsen – Photo Production
  • Marius Bodin – Engineer
  • Arne Kristian Dypvik – Engineer
  • Evan Frankfort – Mixing
  • Joe Giron – Photo Production
  • Morten Hermansen – Engineer
  • Erin Kredel – Make-Up
  • Inger Kvalvik – Engineer
  • Martin Kvamme – Design
  • Johanna Lacabanne – Costume Design
  • Sebastian Ludvigsen – Photography
  • Steven Shane McDonald – Producer
  • Aders Møller – Engineer
  • Chris Sansom – Engineer
  • Pia Simensen – Costume Design
  • Gaute Storaas – Arranger
  • Turbonegro – Producer
  • Aleks Tamulis – Assistant
  • Brad Vance – Mastering

In media

References
  1. Party Animals at AllMusic
  2. Pitchfork Media review
  3. Scene Point Blank review
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