Black Debbath is a stoner rock/heavy rock band from Oslo, Norway. Black Deb… Read Full Bio ↴Black Debbath is a stoner rock/heavy rock band from Oslo, Norway. Black Debbath started off as a Black Sabbath tribute band, but evolved into a humorous rock band. They are known for their funny shows and lyrics, but the band is also focusing on making good, classic rock. Black Debbath have released seven albums and several singles and EPs and have toured Norway on a regular basis since their formation in 1999. Black Debbath is associated with the label Duplex and bands such as Gartnerlosjen, Lyd, Bare Egil Band and many other Norwegian humour music acts.

Their debut album won the Norwegian "Spellemannsprisen" (the Norwegian Grammy) in 1999, but the price was soon taken away from them. It turned out that price-presenter Kristopher Schau (from The Cumshots) is a close friend of the band and intentionally announced the wrong winner. The real winner of the metal-category this year was The Kovenant for their album Nexus Polaris.

Discography:
1999 - Tung, Tung Politisk Rock - An album about the political state in Norway
2001 - Welcome To Norway - A tourist guide
2004 - Den Femte Statsmakt - Another political album
2006 - Naar Vi Døde Rocker - A hymn to Henrik Ibsen
2007 - Black Debbath Hyller Kvinnen - A Tribute to Women
2009 - Black Debbaths Beste - Ti år med rock mot alt som er kult - The best-of Black Debbath
2013 - Nå får det faen meg være rock! Akademisk stoner-rock!

Current line-up:
Aslag Guttormsgaard (Guitar, vocals, bass) - also in Hurra Torpedo etc.
Egil Hegerberg (Guitar, vocals, bass) - also in Bare Egil Band, Hurra Torpedo etc.
Lars Lønning (Vocals, guitar) - also in Gartnerlosjen etc.
Ole Petter Andreassen (Percussion) - also in The Cumshots and Thulsa Doom

Former member:
Per Bertrand Aanonsen (Percussion) - also in Gartnerlosjen and deafmazjiiN

Official website: http://www.duplexrecords.no/blackdebbath/

Den femte statsmakt
Black Debbath Lyrics

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Åhlrait... fra før har vi fire statsmakter, la oss kort gjennomgå dem:
Lovgivende, dømmende, utøvende samt pressen. Men så langt ingen nummer fem.
Vi trenger et forum der de som intet har å si óg får komme til ordet.
Et talerør for den tause majoriteten,
postgut, fut eller hore.

Ja, hvem skal tale menigmanns sak?
(Det høres ut som en jobb for)

Ollis, Lars, Egil og Aslag.
Black Debbath er her, den femte statsmakt vårt våpen er rock og ingen sak er liten nok.
Black Debbath er rikssynsernes crème dela crème

HEEEEEEEEEEEEEY yeyeyeeååå..

Åhlrait….. Folk føler seg maktesløse, baby, ovenfor et byrokratisk apparat.
Der kun høytstående hvitsnipper og snobb får fremme sin sak.
Men hvem tar ansvar for å putte ordene i munnen på den tafatte probletariat.
Ja hvem skal skal gi herr Kokko en stemme?
Hvem sparker makttampene bak?

Ja, hvem tør tale menigmanns sak(Det høres ut som en jobb for)
Ollis, Lars, Egil og Aslag.
Black Debbath er her, den femte statsmakt vårt våpen er rock og ingen sak er liten nok.
Black debbath er rikssynsernes crème dela crèmeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeemee

Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey yeyeyeyeååå
(Crème dela crème baybe)

Ja, hvem skal tale menigmanns sak?
(Det høres ut som en jobb for)
Ollis, Lars, Egil og Aslag.
Black Debbath er her, den femte statsmakt vårt våpen er rock og ingen sak er liten nok.
Black Debbath er rikssynsernes crème dela crème

(crème)

(en rykende fersk meningsmåling foretatt av vår politisk ansvarlige konkluderer med at Black debbath har større politisk gjennomslagskraft enn noen annen politisk instans i Norge pr. i dag)

Overall Meaning

The song "Den femte statsmakt" by Black Debbath speaks about the need for a fifth power in society. The first four powers, namely legislative, judicial, executive, and press, are not enough to represent the voice of the people. The lyrics suggest the need for a forum that gives a voice to the silent majority, the common man who doesn't have the opportunity to speak out. The song stresses the importance of having someone who can speak up for the marginalized and give them a platform to be heard. The song mentions the names of Ollis, Lars, Egil, and Aslag, possibly referring to the members of Black Debbath, as the ideal candidates to act as the fifth power, given their role as rock artists and political commentators.

The song also touches on the subject of bureaucracy and how it alienates the common man. The lyrics suggest that only the highbrow and snobbish elites have the privilege to bring their agendas to the forefront and that the proletariat needs someone to speak for them. The song implies that Black Debbath is the ideal candidate to represent the voice of the people, given their popularity and political influence. The repetition of the chorus, "Black Debbath er her, den femte statsmakt" (Black Debbath is here, the fifth power), reinforces this idea.

Line by Line Meaning

Åhlrait... fra før har vi fire statsmakter, la oss kort gjennomgå dem:
OK...we already have four branches of government, let's quickly go through them:

Lovgivende, dømmende, utøvende samt pressen. Men så langt ingen nummer fem.
Legislative, judiciary, executive and the press. But so far, there is no fifth branch.

Vi trenger et forum der de som intet har å si óg får komme til ordet.
We need a forum where those who have nothing to say can still have a voice.

Et talerør for den tause majoriteten, postgut, fut eller hore.
A mouthpiece for the silent majority, postman, priest or whore.

Ja, hvem skal tale menigmanns sak?
Yes, who will speak for the common man?

(Det høres ut som en jobb for) Ollis, Lars, Egil og Aslag.
(It sounds like a job for) Ollis, Lars, Egil and Aslag.

Black Debbath er her, den femte statsmakt vårt våpen er rock og ingen sak er liten nok.
Black Debbath is here, the fifth branch of government. Our weapon is rock, and no issue is too small.

Black Debbath er rikssynsernes crème dela crème
Black Debbath is the crème de la crème of national opinion makers.

Åhlrait….. Folk føler seg maktesløse, baby, ovenfor et byrokratisk apparat.
OK...People feel powerless, baby, against a bureaucratic system.

Der kun høytstående hvitsnipper og snobb får fremme sin sak.
Where only high-ranking white-collar workers and snobs can promote their agendas.

Men hvem tar ansvar for å putte ordene i munnen på den tafatte probletariat.
But who takes responsibility for putting words in the mouths of the lazy proletariat?

Ja hvem skal skal gi herr Kokko en stemme?
Yes, who will give Mr. Kokko a voice?

Hvem sparker makttampene bak?
Who kicks the power struggles from behind?

(Crème dela crème baybe)
(Crème de la crème, baby)

(en rykende fersk meningsmåling foretatt av vår politisk ansvarlige konkluderer med at Black debbath har større politisk gjennomslagskraft enn noen annen politisk instans i Norge pr. i dag)
(A recently conducted survey by our politically responsible team concluded that Black Debbath has greater political impact than any other political institution in Norway today)

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