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BottleWreck

Still going wrong

About Me

BottleWreck was founded in 2004 by guitar player Otto Knopf as a direct reaction to what Knopf called "a lack of diesel" in so-called modern rock. He felt an urgent need to return to the sublime state of low income coupled with hours of hard practice to convey the true salvation of rock. To quote part-time manager Knut Vold: "They wouldn't call it rock 'n roll if it was one smooth ride". Today's lineup came together in autumn '06.BottleWreck will be performing near you during the course of 2007. Dates will be announced. Heed the rumours!
You can find more tunes at NRK Urørt.

About the members:


Otto Knopf is a mainly self-taught genius of rock, and plays from the hip. He's responsible for most of the songs - and runs the band in a fiercely stalinistic way. Knopf is also a longtime session musician for several dubious underground projects in Stavanger, Trondheim and Bergen, with a clear preference for music "which hurts". Knopf has a characteristic synging style reminiscent of half-witted wolfstyle singers like Glenn Danzig, Jim Morrison, Hank von Helvete, Surfin' Joe Willie, Johnny Cash and the like.
Heavy "Heaven" Hinna, well-known for his book 'How to blast bull frogs with emergency flares', was raised in the Norwegian suburbs on a steady diet of NWOBHM, punk, rock, prog, black metal and cup noodles. He's an outdoor man, and can often be seen walking in the mountains, occasionally tearing down trees and throwing huge rocks into ponds. Hinna is partial to both liquour and rugby.
Kevin "Caveman" By is a musical all-rounder and multi-instrumentalist involved in several Bergen based bands and projects. His Welsh grandmother holds the current WC title of 'Tighest Knittin' Bitch'. Kevin lives for music, and often gets up in the middle of the night to fill up his "rock-meter" with a few blazing metal riffs on the stereo, pretty much the same way heavy smokers are known to get up to smoke half a cigarette.
"The music business is a cruel and shallow trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men lie like dogs. There is also a negative side."
- Hunter S. Thompson
BottleWreck - we take the consequences, so you don't have to.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/18/2007
Band Members: Otto Knopf: Guitar, vocals
Heavy Hinna: Bass, vocals
Kevin "Lucky 7" By: Drums

Influences: Bongwater, Floating Tortillas, Motorhead, Yo' Mama's Friend, Nirvana, AC/DC, QOTSA, Kuyss, Creepin Willies, DogLover, MC5, a few of the Stones, The Magpies and the Rest, Muddy Waters & Howling Wolf, NoXagt, da Chaiz, TurboNegro.
Sounds Like: ...a deep-fried rock 'n roll sausage with mayonnaise and grill sauce
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Knott Sessions

Having overcome most of their fear and suspicion of the recording studio, Bottlewreck turned up at Knott Lydverksted's recording facility in Bergen, Norway, to cut a few tracks during the first week o...
Posted by BottleWreck on Sat, 05 May 2007 08:30:00 PST

Back in shape

After a short study trip to the Betty Ford Clinic, all of BottleWreck's band members are now ready for a recording session. According to SP spokesperson Jens "Jaenxst" Flatskogen, the band seems "conf...
Posted by BottleWreck on Fri, 23 Mar 2007 07:09:00 PST

We are BottleWreck - and we demand to be paid!

This is a new chapter in the seemingly never-ending story of independent rock. From the elusive and almost mythological circles surrounding the underground production company Slum Productions, based i...
Posted by BottleWreck on Sun, 18 Mar 2007 02:15:00 PST