The Good The Bad and The Zugly

The Good the Bad and the Zugly (or GBZ) used to be the bastard child of the 90s Oslo punk scene, young spirits carrying the torch of Turbonegro, Gluecifer and Anal Babes to remind us of a time when punk rock was a promise of infantile nihilism and pure vicious fun!

Now, after five studio albums and a decade of touring their infamous live shows, the once so virile Norwegians have hit the inevitable 18-wheeled semi-truck that is middle-age. As for any prolific punk rock ensemble you would think this meant sure death, drowning themselves in self-pity, diaper changes, heteronormative male-insecurity due to changing gender roles, mortgage, marriage and heavy bodily decay. While most of these are still true, the pitch black satiric humor that has characterized GBZ throughout their career seems only to be fueled further on by the growing bitterness instilled in these five hemorrhoid infested critters. The songs are getting faster, the riffs raunchier, the vocals more desperate, and their song titles - for which GBZ have always been acclaimed - more poignantly ridiculous.

September 5th 2025, the bands sixth studio album “November Boys” was released.