Diesel Dahl

Diesel Dahl
Dahl in 2025
Background information
Born
Morten Dahl

(1959-06-19) 19 June 1959
Trondheim, Norway
GenresHard rock, glam metal, heavy metal
OccupationDrummer
Years active1982–present
Member ofTNT
Formerly ofTinDrum

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]

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

TNT

TinDrum

  • Drums of War (1988)
  • How About This?! (1989)
  • Cool, Calm & Collected (1990)

Diezel

  • Willpower (1995)

Diesel Dahl & Friends

  • reCYCLEd (1997)
  • Happy Birthday Harley Davidson: Tribute To A Legend (2003)

References

  1. ^ "TNT". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  2. ^ a b c d "Diesel Dahl". Rockipedia (in Norwegian). Mic.no. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  3. ^ "TNT". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  4. ^ Dahle, Jan (September 2008). "Norske klassikere". Scream Magazine (in Norwegian). No. 129.
  5. ^ "Drums Of War – Tindrum". VG-lista (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  6. ^ Fuller, Clans (8 July 1989). "Norway's Tindrum Back To Rock & Roll" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  7. ^ "– Vi er ikke kriminelle gjenger". Journalisten.no (in Norwegian). 6 April 2002. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  8. ^ Dahle, Jan (April 2003). "Nye eksplosiver fra den gamle gjengen". Scream Magazine (in Norwegian). No. 75. pp. 4–5.
  9. ^ "Englene sprekker". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 24 June 2005. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  10. ^ "Internt oppgjør i Hells Angels". VG (in Norwegian). 25 June 2005. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  11. ^ "«Ok, det her ser ikke helt sunt ut»". VG (in Norwegian). 5 December 2025. Retrieved 23 February 2026.

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