{{short description|American musical group (2001–2004)}} {{other uses|Troll (disambiguation)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians --> | name = The Trolls | image = | caption = | image_size = | background = group_or_band | alias = | origin = United States | genre = | years_active = 2001–2004 | label = Virgin Records | associated_acts = Iggy Pop, The Stooges, The Nymphs, Body Count | past_members = Iggy Pop<br />Whitey Kirst<br />Alex Kirst<br />Pete Marshall<br />Mooseman }}
'''The Trolls''' were a short-lived American rock band formed by Iggy Pop, the members of which also consisted by Whitey Kirst (guitar), Alex Kirst (drums),<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Rolling Stone|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/iggy-pops-trail-of-destruction-20031211|title=Iggy Pop's Trail of Destruction|author=Hedegaard, Erik|date=December 11, 2003}}</ref> Pete Marshall (guitar), and Mooseman (bass).
The band was first labeled on Iggy Pop's album ''Beat 'Em Up'' in 2001, and they also appeared on seven tracks on Pop's following album ''Skull Ring'' in 2003. They dissolved after the latter album.
Bassist Mooseman died in a drive-by shooting on February 22, 2001, in Los Angeles, California, in which he was not the intended target, four months before the release of ''Beat 'Em Up''.
Drummer Alex Kirst was killed in a hit-and run near his home in Cathedral City, California, on January 13, 2011.
== Discography == === As Iggy Pop=== ==== Albums ==== * ''Beat 'Em Up'' CD/LP (2001) * ''Skull Ring'' CD/LP (2003)
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==External links== * [http://www.iggypop.com/ Official Iggy Pop website]
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