A Zagreb group that mixed New Wave of British Heavy Metal with politically charged lyrics in the 1980s.
For a quick sense of Turbo, put on "A.I.D.S." and "Berud's Sword." That's their sound in a nutshell, heavy, direct, and unafraid to say what they thought.
Turbo mattered because they didn't shy away from topics others avoided. Their 1982 single "A.I.D.S." tackled the epidemic head-on, drawing censorship and criticism but keeping it in their live sets. Songs like "Berud's Sword" and "Scum" carried that same raw, confrontational energy, making them a distinct voice in a tense political climate.
They formed in Zagreb in 1980 with Josip Boček on vocals and a lineup that drew from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. By the early 1990s, lineup changes and the dissolution of Yugoslavia brought internal tensions, though they kept touring widely before that.
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