Turbonegro: Sexual Harassment – review

Such is the dedication of Turbonegro's worldwide army of diehard fans – the Turbojugend – that the departure of talismanic frontman Hank Von Helvete in 2010 provoked a collective shudder of dismay. Five years on from the Norwegians' last album, Retox, they have returned with renewed intent , fronted by former Dukes of Nothing bellower Tony Sylvester and armed with an album that gleefully maintains their tradition of balls-out punk rock with a laudable undercurrent of sexual deviance. Sylvester sounds very much at home, yelling gruffly through I Got a Knife and Tight Jeans, Loose Leash, while his new comrades' arsenal of infectious riffs and lobotomised hooks is enthrallingly well-stocked. Whether evoking the intensity of hardcore punk legends Poison Idea on Hello Darkness and TNA (The Nihilistic Empire) or committing foul acts with AC/DC's boogie metal blueprint on Shake Your Shit Machine, Turbonegro are back to full strength, best exemplified by the blistering snot-storm of Dude Without a Face and the show-stopping You Give Me Worms.