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Norwegian rock band

Gluecifer
Gluecifer at Wacken Open Air 2022Gluecifer at Wacken Open Air 2022
Background information
Origin Oslo, Norway
Genres Hard rock, garage rock revival
Years active 1994–2005, 2017–present
Labels White Jazz, Konkurs Productions
Members Biff MalibuCaptain PoonRaldo UselessPeter LarssonDanny Young
Past members Kåre João PedersenSinduru KhanGlueros BagfireJon AverageStu Manx
Website https://www.gluecifer.net/

Gluecifer is a Norwegian hard rock band based in Oslo. Formed in 1994, the band gained fame as a part of the Scandinavian hard rock wave in the late 1990s and early 2000s alongside Turbonegro and The Hellacopters.[1] Gluecifer released five studio albums before disbanding in 2005 and later reuniting in 2017.[1]

In 1997, the album Ridin' the Tiger (released on record label White Jazz) provided an artistic and commercial breakthrough and placed Gluecifer along Hellacopters from Sweden at the forefront of the Scandinavian hard rock wave of the late 1990s. Basement Apes, their fourth album, saw them signing with Sony Music, and Automatic Thrill became their biggest-selling record to date.

The band played at the 2004 Quart Festival as warmup for Monster Magnet.

In July 2005, the band announced their break-up.[2]

Gluecifer counted as one of the most successful rock bands of Norway.

To the Norwegian Film Izzat Gluecifer contributed the Song Desolate City. The song was released on the compilation Kings of Rock – B-Sites and Rarities in 2008.

In 2006, Captain Poon started his new band Bloodlights.

In the film The Social Network the song Black Book Lodge can be heard as a part of the soundtrack.

On 9 October 2015, all regular studio albums by Gluecifer were re-released on Captain Poon's own label Konkurs Productions as LPs.[3]

In 2016, Captain Poon toured as guitarist for Marky Ramone's Blitzkrieg.

In 2017, Gluecifer reunited for several festival shows in 2018 and reunion shows in their hometown Oslo.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Comeback-konsert utsolgt på sekunder". www.aftenposten.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 8 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  2. ^ "GLUECIFER Call It Quits". Blabbermouth.net. 12 July 2005. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Gluecifer". www.facebook.com. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  4. ^ "The Basement Apes Are Back: Captain Poon Talks Gluecifer Reunion | NO RECESS! Magazine | Not The Last Word In Anything". NO RECESS! Magazine | Not The Last Word In Anything. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.

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