DumDum Boys are a Norwegian rock band from Trondheim, formed in 1979 and originally known as Wannskrækk.

[2][3][4] DumDum Boys was formed in Trondheim in the late 1970s as a punk rock act under the name Wannskrækk by guitarist Kjartan Kristiansen and bassist Per Christian "Persi" Iveland, with vocalist Per Øivind "Prepple" Houmb joining in 1979 and drummer Sola Jonsen in 1982.

Wannskrækk released two singles, Faen Kuler Treffer Aldri Riktig (1981) and " ...12"... " (1982), before they in 1985 adopted a more mainstream, rock sound and took the name DumDum Boys after the song by Iggy Pop from his album The Idiot.

[9][7][11] The band's debut studio album, Blodig Alvor, was released in 1988 and peaked at the Norwegian charts at number 14.

In 1990, keyboardist Atle Karlsen officially joined the band, having previously contributed to Splitter Pine, and composed the soundtrack for the movie Døden på Oslo S together with Kristiansen.

[3] During the band's hiatus, the members focused on different musical projects, while the compilation album Schlägers was released in 2001.

DumDum Boys toured Norway the following years and released the single "Tid & Sted / Har Det På Tunga" in 2015.

In 2017, the band entered the studio to record a new album and later released the single "Torden i det fjern" in November.