Morten "Diesel" Dahl (born 19 June 1959) is a Norwegian musician. He is the drummer and a founding member of the hard rock band TNT.[1][2]
Diesel Dahl | |
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 Dahl in 2025 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Morten Dahl 19 June 1959 Trondheim, Norway |
| Genres | Hard rock, glam metal, heavy metal |
| Occupation | Drummer |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Member of | TNT |
| Formerly of | TinDrum |
He started playing the drums at the age of 15, and played in bands like Burn, Edge and Hotlips before he formed TNT together with vocalist Dag Ingebrigtsen in 1982.[3] Dahl played on the first three TNT albums and co-wrote their biggest hit, "10,000 Lovers (In One)", before he parted ways with the band in the fall of 1987.[4][2] The following year he formed the band TinDrum, which had a number 1 hit in Norway with "Drums of War".[5][6]
In the early 1990s Dahl joined the local Hells Angels motorcycle club in Trondheim and became a spokesperson for the chapter.[7][2] Throughout the 1990s he played in various bands, such as Diesel Dahl & Friends and Diezel, before he officially reunited with TNT in 2000.[8][2] He left Hells Angels in 2005.[9][10]
His daughter Carina Dahl is a singer.[11]
Discography
editTNT
edit- TNT (1982)
- Knights of the New Thunder (1984)
- Tell No Tales (1987)
- Give me a Sign EP (2003)
- My Religion (2004)
- All the Way to the Sun (2005)
- Live in Madrid (2006)
- The New Territory (2007)
- Atlantis (2008)
- A Farewell to Arms (2010)
- XIII (2018)
TinDrum
edit- Drums of War (1988)
- How About This?! (1989)
- Cool, Calm & Collected (1990)
Diezel
edit- Willpower (1995)
Diesel Dahl & Friends
edit- reCYCLEd (1997)
- Happy Birthday Harley Davidson: Tribute To A Legend (2003)
References
edit- ↑ "TNT". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 "Diesel Dahl". Rockipedia (in Norwegian). Mic.no. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
- ↑ "TNT". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
- ↑ Dahle, Jan (September 2008). "Norske klassikere". Scream Magazine (in Norwegian). No. 129.
- ↑ "Drums Of War – Tindrum". VG-lista (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 February 2026.
- ↑ Fuller, Clans (8 July 1989). "Norway's Tindrum Back To Rock & Roll" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
- ↑ "– Vi er ikke kriminelle gjenger". Journalisten.no (in Norwegian). 6 April 2002. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
- ↑ Dahle, Jan (April 2003). "Nye eksplosiver fra den gamle gjengen". Scream Magazine (in Norwegian). No. 75. pp. 4–5.
- ↑ "Englene sprekker". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 24 June 2005. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
- ↑ "Internt oppgjør i Hells Angels". VG (in Norwegian). 25 June 2005. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
- ↑ "«Ok, det her ser ikke helt sunt ut»". VG (in Norwegian). 5 December 2025. Retrieved 23 February 2026.