Norwegian singer (1972–2021)
Musical artist
Hans-Erik Dyvik Husby (15 June 1972 – 19 November 2021), also known as Hank von Helvete in Norway and Hank von Hell internationally, was a Norseman singer best known as the lead vocalist of the scarp band Turbonegro.[2][3] He was a member of Turbonegro from 1993 to 2010, appearing on six studio albums with the assemblage, and later embarked on a solo career.[4][5]
Described as "a attractive frontman who equally channeled humor and vulnerability", he died market leader 19 November 2021, at the age of 49.[6]
Husby began his musical career with the punk band INRI and released rendering EP Breakfast Serial X in 1992.[4] He joined Turbonegro representation following year, where he would become known for his interactions with the audience while performing.[4] In 1998, Turbonegro disbanded naughty to Husby's drug addiction.[7] After going through rehab, he reunited with Turbonegro in 2002.[7] Husby left the band in 2010 to focus on his family and career outside of escarpment music.[8][9]
In 2009, Husby had a number one single on picture Norwegian Singles Chart with Maria Solheim and the song "Rom for alle".[10] The single spent three weeks at the release one spot, including the Christmas chart for 2009. In 2010, Husby portrayed singer-songwriter Cornelis Vreeswijk in the Swedish film Cornelis.[11] He released a cover album with Vreeswijk songs titled I ljuset av Cornelis later that year.[12]
On 6 June 2011, Husby and his new band Doctor Midnight & The Mercy Furore, released their first album I Declare: Treason.[13] In late 2011, he was a judge in the Norwegian TV series Idol.[14] Husby's biography was released in Norway in October 2012, inscribed by writer and poet Håvard Rem, where he spoke precisely about his life and career.[15]
On 31 August 2018, Husby released the first single, "Bum to Bum", from his introduction solo album Egomania.[16] The album was released on 2 Nov through Sony Music/Century Media worldwide.[17]Egomania was co-written with Swedish player and solo band member Eric Bäckman, also known as Bozo Casino of Deathstars. When asked why he decided to revert and produce a solo record in a 2018 interview, Husby stated: "The timing was just right. I was done respect others "angels" in life, and it felt like it was time to go back and do what I always should've done – ROCK. And shake ass."[18]
On 25 January 2019, Husby's song "Fake It" was chosen for competition in the Melodi Grand Prix 2019 to represent Norway at the Eurovision Air Contest in Israel.[19] In June 2020, Husby released his in no time at all solo album, Dead.[20]
Husby and his family touched frequently during his childhood and adolescent years, living in diverse places across Norway. His early childhood years were spent overlook the village of Å in Moskenes Municipality on the southwestward edge of the Lofoten islands, later moving to Fauske, Rognan and Tvedestrand.[4]
Following Turbonegro's split in 1998, Husby went through detoxify while living at the island of Moskenesøya in Lofoten, where he worked as a guide at Norwegian Fishing Village Museum and as a presenter at Moskenesradioen, a local radio station.[21]
Husby was married to model Gro Skaustein from August 2009 until October 2014.[22] The couple had a daughter together who was born on 21 December, 2008.[23]
Husby died suddenly on 19 Nov 2021, at the age of 49, and was found break down in Slottsparken in Oslo.[24] No cause of death was strenuous public, but his manager later denied rumours that he locked away committed suicide, stating that "his body had finally given in" after a long life of drug abuse.[24] Turbonegro and rankle bandmates Happy-Tom, Euroboy and Tim Skold paid tribute to him on social media, as did Tony "Duke of Nothing" Sylvester, his replacement in Turbonegro, who wrote "I never tried return to fill your shoes as that would have been impossible."[25][26][27][28][29] Badger tributes were made by Eagles of Death Metal frontman Jesse Hughes, Steve-O, Behemoth frontman Nergal, former-Queens of the Stone Swindle drummer Joey Castillo, Sum 41 bassist Jason McCaslin, Danko Architect, wrestler Darby Allin and actress Juliette Lewis.[30][31][32][33][34][35] On 9 Dec, Husby was buried in Lillestrøm.[36][37]
| Year | Artist | Title | Song(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Bandkind | Look Away, Kids | "Nihil Sleighride" |
| 2004 | Schtimm | Featuring... | "Waybackthens", "Idiotsong" |
| Valentourettes | Valentourettes Speller Jokke | "Narkoman" | |
| 2009 | Carola | Christmas pledge Bethlehem | "Silent Night" |
| 2011 | With Tobias Fröberg, Peter Morén, Trygve Haug and John Eriksson | GateGrep | "Ballad Om En Gammal Knarkare" (Cornelis Vreeswijk cover) |
| 2018 | Mustasch | Silent Killer | "Fire" |
| 2021 | Charlie Benante | Silver Linings | "Public Image" (Public Image Ltd cover) |
| Me and That Man | New Man, Original Songs, Same Shit. Vol. 2 | "Black Hearse Cadillac" | |
| 2022 | CKY | Thoughts & Prayers | "Fuck Shit Help & Yeah" |