Astroburger

Astroburger
Origin	Norway
Genres	Rock
Years active	1987 (1987)–present
Labels	Perfect Pop Records
Members	Geir Stadheim Per Øystein Lund Andreas Mastrup Jan Henning Sørensen Mats Asvald Innstø
Past members	Pio Pethon Helge Waaler R. C. Thrap-Meyer Vebjørn Lien Tage Bjørklid Kim Nordhuus Vegard Arnesen Elisabeth Lyseng Knut Grønseth Mikkel Bay Vold Stein Friling Rolf Yngve Uggen Ola Breidal David Gurrik Andreas Grøtterud
Website	astroburger.no

Astroburger is a Norwegian rock band founded by Geir Stadheim, Helge Waaler and R. C. Thrap-Meyer in 1987. Stadheim is the main force in the group and the sole remaining member of the original band.

Personnel

Current members

• Geir Stadheim (1987 - present) - vocal, guitar
• Per Øystein Lund (1997 - present) - bass, guitar
• Andreas Mastrup (2005 - present) - bass
• Jan Henning Sørensen (2008 - present) - drums
• Mats Asvald Innstø (2013 - present) - organ, synth

Past members

• Pio Pethon (1995 - 2012) - drums
• David Gurrik (1989 - 2002) - organ
• Andreas Grøtterud (1990 - 2004) - guitar, bass
• Vebjørn Lien (1987 - 1987) - bass
• Tage Bjørklid (1987 - 1987) - drums
• Kim Nordhuus (1988 - 1988) - keyboard
• R.C. Thrap-Meyer (1987 - 1989) - bass
• Vegard Arnesen (1989 - 1989) - bass
• Elizabeth Lyseng (1989 - 1989) - guitar
• Helge Waaler (1987 - 1992) - guitar, bass
• Knut Grønseth (1988 - 1994) - drums, cake
• Mikkel Bay Vold (1989 - 1995) - bass
• Stein Friling (1994 - 1995) - drums
• Rolf Yngve Uggen (1992 - 1997) - guitar
• Ola Breidal (1995 - 2001) - bass

Discography

Singles

• 1988 She's a girl 7´
• 1990 Finally arrives 7´
• 1993 Pinboing wizard 7´ (Mongoloid)
• 1996 Get with it 7´

CDs/LPs

• 1991 Venus Beach/Lost on Venus Split-LP Astroburger/Monsters Of Doom (The Tables)
• 1992 I Used to be Mod
• 1992 Beyond the Valley of Astroburger (The vinyl version of "I Used to be Mod")
• 1994 In Orbit
• 1996 Stand on It
• 1997 Quite Obscure and Practically Marzipan [compilation of oddities]
• 1999 Inferno in Fano
• 2002 Equalize It
• 2006 They Came from the Sun
• 2013 Lightyears behind

The Year of Singles, 2001

• 2001 2001 - A Pop Odyssey:

"Golden Falcon"/"A For Astro - B For Burger"

"Norman the Poet's Christmas Carol"/"2001 - A Pop Odyssey Theme"

"Popdown"/"Always a Route Through the Galaxies of My Mind"/"Rescue"

"Low"/"Stars Burning Out"/"The Mess You Left Behind"

"Edwin the Idiot"/"Supernova"

"The Horse"/"The Midget Walk"

"All Night Long"/"Schwarzwald"

"We Came For You"/"Congo"

"As the Fury Turns"/"Urban Guerilla"

"She Wants to Be Someone"/"The Pavilion"

"Southern Sky"/"Yellow"

"This Is Gonna Save You"/"Timothy Modhead"

Compilations

• 1992 Shit! Too Early: "Lada 1500" and "Dreaming"(Blondie cover)
• 1992 Penguins and Bondage: "I Want to Be Alone"
• 199? She Didn't Even Draw a Fish on My Shower Curtain: "You Put the Name of Rock and Roll in Vain"
• 1994 A Perfect Pop Compilation 1991-1994: "Story of a Girl" and "Feed that Monster"
• 1996 Ellediller & Krokofanter: "Sov Godt"
• 2001 Bestrummed! Perfect Pop 1995-2001: "Afford to Lose"
• 2004 Last Train Oslo Presents: No Music Requests: "Manhole 69", "Live I Normandie"
• 2006 Mange Motstandere - Ingen Motstand (En hyllest til Vålerenga): "Laget Vårt"

External links

• Home Page
• Astroburger at Myspace
• Astroburger at Youtube