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/

Slaver av humoren
Black Debbath Lyrics

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Endelig tilbake igjen
Den blytunge tungrockens foregangsmenn
De drit tjukke plekternes ambassadør
Groovy rawk til ørene blør
Men vi er slaver
Vi er slaver i et satans humormaskineri
Bundet i lenker av kald ironi
Dømt til et liv som morsomme

Prøver fortvilt å få folk til å le
Ja vi er slaver
Vi er slaver
Slaver av humoren
Ja vi er slaver
Slaver av humoren
Kunne blitt store men roter det til
Med vår sykelige trang til dilldall og ordspill
Ingenting på hjertet tøysefant og reglesmed
Evige fortapte ingenting å gjøre med
Vi er slaver
Slaver av humoren
Jada vi er slaver
Slaver av humoren
Vi er vi er vi er slaver
Slaver av humoren (jada vi er)
Jada vi er slaver
Slaver av humoren
Ja vi er slaver
Slaver av humoren (vi har gitt oss ihjel)

Jada vi er slaver
Slaver av humoren

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to "Slaver av humoren" by Black Debbath describe the band's struggle as pioneers of heavy rock music and ambassadors of thick guitar picks. They proclaim themselves as slaves in a devilish humor machinery, bound by chains of cold irony. They are sentenced to a life of trying desperately to make people laugh, but ultimately feeling trapped and controlled by the demands of humor. The lyrics suggest that they could have achieved greatness, but their inclination for triviality, wordplay, and nonsense prevents them from reaching their full potential. They feel like eternal prisoners, with nothing meaningful to contribute and nothing to do. The repetition of the chorus emphasizes their enslavement to humor, as they express both resignation and a hint of frustration.

Line by Line Meaning

Endelig tilbake igjen
Finally back again

Den blytunge tungrockens foregangsmenn
The heavy rock pioneers

De drit tjukke plekternes ambassadør
The ambassadors of thick guitar picks

Groovy rawk til ørene blør
Groovy rock until your ears bleed

Men vi er slaver
But we are slaves

Vi er slaver i et satans humormaskineri
We are slaves in a damn humor factory

Bundet i lenker av kald ironi
Bound in chains of cold irony

Dømt til et liv som morsomme
Sentenced to a life of being funny

Prøver fortvilt å få folk til å le
Desperately trying to make people laugh

Ja vi er slaver
Yes, we are slaves

Vi er slaver
We are slaves