Wannskrækk was a Norwegian

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 punk rock

Punk rock

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 band, from Trondheim

Trondheim

Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...

 which gained a cult following

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. They recorded one album, one compilation and two singles. Their only album was a split with fellow punk band Liliedugg and was named Wannskrækk/Liliedugg - Last Opera/Live Ritz Trondheim 12. juni 84 which was recorded in 1984. In 1985, the band changed name to DumDum Boys

DumDum Boys

DumDum Boys is a Norwegian rock band from Trondheim. They started up in the late 1970s as a punk band under the name "Wannskrækk", and released a few singles under that name before they reinvented themselves with a new name and a somewhat new sound in 1985....

. Their early material was sung in a heavy Trondheimer dialect

Trøndersk

Trøndersk is the Norwegian dialect spoken in the region Trøndelag, the district Nordmøre and the municipality Bindal in Norway as well as in Frostviken in northern Jämtland, Sweden, which was colonized in the 18th century by settlers from Nord-Trøndelag and transferred to Sweden as...

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The compilation was Wannskrækk - Riff (1980-1985) that was released in 1992. Their singles were Faen Kuler Treffer Aldri Riktig (1981) and ...12"... (1982)

Last line-up

• Kjartan Kristiansen
  Kjartan Kristiansen
  Kjartan Kristiansen is the guitarist and backing vocals in the Norwegian band DumDum Boys, and he is also the lyricist and main songwriter.-References:...
  
   (1979-1985) - guitar
• Persi Iveland
  Persi Iveland
  Per Christian "Persi" Iveland is a Norwegian musician. He was the former bassist of Wannskrækk - and later on - DumDum Boys he was replaced by Aslak Dørum in 1993.-References:...
  
   (1979-1985) - bass
• Prepple Houmb (1980-1985) - vocals
• Sola Jonsen (1984-1985) - drums and percussion
• Børge Pedersen (1978-1980) - vocals
• Gisse (1978-1983) - drums and percussion
• Kåre Sommer (1981) - guitar