on 12" vinyl and CD in Germany, on Bitzcore Records on 12" vinyl in Germany and on Man's Ruin/Sympathy for the Record Industry on 12" vinyl and CD on 26 January 1999, in the United States. It was re-released on 27 January 2003, on Burning Heart Records in Sweden and on Epitaph Records in the USA. It went gold in Norway. Apocalypse Dudes presents Turbonegro's trademark deathpunk sound, "a new resurgence of glam rock'n'roll" as the Boomba announcement put it - much due to guitarist Euroboy, who had been playing with the band live since 1996. Moshable magazine commented, "Apocalypse Dudes is the perfect mix of classic 70's US punk / rock'n'roll like The Dictators, The Heartbreakers & The Ramones... every tune on this release is fucking brilliant." Jello Biafra was quoted as saying, "The new Turbonegro record is possibly the most important European record ever." The original Boomba announcement from April 1998 said, "This my friends, is a virtually perfect record! Excellent production - a huge, FAT sound; lots of power and excellent songs that you can't get out of your head. Not one let down through 47 minutes of music!! This is not an underground tip !! 'Apocalypse Dudes' appeals to the masses. From punk to metal to mainstream, "Apocalypse Dudes" has something for everyone." Pitchfork rated Apocalypse Dudes 8.6 out of 10. Punk News rated it four and a half stars out of five. Legacy The track "Age of Pamparius" is used as the theme for MTV's Wildboyz. The album is listed in 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. The tracks "Selfdestructo Bust" and "Prince of the Rodeo" were used in Jackass: The Game. The song "Get It On" was used in season 3 episode 13 of the TV show Sons of Anarchy. Track listing Personnel Hank von Helvete (Hans Erik Dyvik Husby) - vocals Euroboy (Knut Schreiner) - lead guitar Rune Rebellion (Rune Grønn) - rhythm guitar Pål Pot Pamparius (Pål Bøttger Kjærnes) - keyboards and percussion Happy-Tom (Thomas Seltzer) - bass Chris Summers (Christer Engen) - drums Additional personnel Martin Anderson - photography Oliver Brand - director Christian A. Calmeyer - engineer Rocco Clein - director Dimitri 'from Oslo' Kayiambakis - artwork Marco Finger - photography Pal Klaastad - engineer References Turbonegro albums 1998 albums Burning Heart Records albums Man's Ruin Records albums Sympathy for the Record Industry albums