Diesel Dahl Explained

Diesel Dahl
Birth Name:Morten Dahl
Birth Date:19 June 1959
Birth Place:Trondheim, Norway
Occupation:Drummer
Genre:Hard rock, glam metal, heavy metal
Current Member Of:TNT
Past Member Of:TinDrum
Years Active:1982–present

Morten "Diesel" Dahl (born 19 June 1959) is a Norwegian musician. He is the drummer and a founding member of the hard rock band TNT.[1]

He started playing the drums at the age of 15, and played in bands like Burn, Edge and Hotlips before he formed TNT together with vocalist Dag Ingebrigtsen in 1982. Dahl played on the first three TNT albums and co-wrote their biggest hit, "10,000 Lovers (In One)", before he parted ways with the band in the fall of 1987.[2] The following year he formed the band TinDrum, who got a national number 1 hit with "Drums of War".

In the early 1990s Dahl joined the local Hells Angels motorcycle club in Trondheim and became their spokesperson. Throughout the 1990s he played in various bands, such as Diesel Dahl & Friends and Diezel, before he officially reunited with TNT in 2000.[3] He left Hells Angels in 2005.[4]

His daughter Carina Dahl is a singer and glamour model.

Discography

TNT

TinDrum

Diezel

Diesel Dahl & Friends

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: TNT Biography & History AllMusic. AllMusic. 17 December 2015.
  2. News: Dahle . Jan . Norske klassikere . Scream Magazine . 129 . September 2008 . no .
  3. News: Dahle . Jan . Nye eksplosiver fra den gamle gjengen . Scream Magazine . 75 . 4–5 . April 2003 . no .
  4. Web site: Englene sprekker – Aftenposten . 1 April 2018 . no . aftenposten.no . 24 June 2005 .