* Taken from "Skinhead magzine" (Spanish edition) #46
A common question to start, when and why did you form the band? Did you
start from zero, without musical experience?
The idea to form a band is going back to 2005. We always wanted to do
some music. The kind of music we would like to hear for ourselves and is done
from skins for skins. And then in the end of 2010, finally after talking for
far too long about it, we started with the band. The guitar player and me have
been the main forces behind the idea to form a band, then we found a talented
drummer, who was playing and still is playing in other bands like white rebel
boys as well. Also our bass guitar player is playing in other bands. The 2nd
guitar player was touring through the countryside as a ballad guru. So, the 2
guys who started the idea to form this band are the only newbie’s in
music.
We live in a world where all is clasified, how must we define your musical
style? Any concrete influence?
We play melodic modern RAC, with a lot of classic Oi influence and also
a bit from old school hardcore bands. Ok, it’s easy to say that about yourself,
but I hope it does fit to our band. We absolutely don’t have any influence from
any kind of metal. I’m really pissed of by all those new German RAC bands with
their wannabe innovative metal influence, every 2nd new band is
imitating Stahlgewitter. We see ourselves more in the tradition of bands like
Triebtäter, Mistreat, Faustrecht and Nordic Thunder. Aggressive music to
sing-along and move your feet.
What can you tell us about the line up? You can add all details you want.
We are 5 guys, who are all from different towns in the Chemnitz area in Saxony. There is Rommel at the 2nd guitar, he
is a hairy nightmare for every weight watcher programme. Mighty “Grumpy” J is
the guitar player, he is a living tattoo model as he is full with ink from head
to toe. Prince Reberick is playing the drums, he is our best musician and a
sensitive cook with a heart for asparagus(makes his pee smell like hell J). Tiny MC is our bass guitar hero, he is
thirsty, big and a real lady-killer, as he is working in a factory for tampons.
And then there is me, Mister NNNN, I’m the singer of the band, and I like
sports, comedy’s and crisps with cheese flavourJ. We are a 100% Skinhead band, angry, loud and proud.
I know you use internet everyday, what's your personal opinion about pages
as facebook, myspace....? Have you thought to create a web for band?
It’s very useful if you are a single man and you need some “contact”
hahaha. But you have to be very carefully, as the political enemy and the
police is watching every step you take there. A website would be a nice idea to
push the band a bit forward, but we are all too lazy to do the work for it.
Maybe later after some recordings…
Is ready the band to record a full length CD?
I hope that we could release a CD through this year. Actually we are
just waiting for our drummer to come back to our area. He is working till July
near the French border (for all those geographical dumbo´s, that’s the other
side of GermanyJ), and we wont record anything till
he is back. But the songs are done and are just waiting to get recorded. We are
counting the minutes till we could enter the studio.
What's the topics you talk in your songs and where does inspiration for your
lyrics come from? Are you working in songs in English language?
We have songs in German and English too. The most songs are about the
problems of the white men of today. And
we also like to put a finger in open wounds. That’s the reason for our song
“Churchill was a queer”, their still some guys in the movement who think he was
right, strange or? Some songs are a bit more political then others like “Liebe
dein Land(Love your country)” or “Light vs. darkness”, and some are just about
things that could happen in the life of a Skinhead, like ”Alcohol caused
violence”. So you could say that life and the problems you may get are the
biggest inspirations for us.
Your band name means 'forbidden', are
there too much things 'verboten' in your country?
When we are talking about the national resistance in Germany, then
nearly everything is Verboten. Don’t try to found a club with your friends, it
will be forbidden after 2 weeks. You need a very good and expensive lawyer when
you are in band, because your music mind be forbidden. Check the internet for
news about memorial march’s every day, because it could be forbidden from one
minute to another. Don’t say something positive about the time from 33-45 in
public, because it’s forbidden to say that. Don’t whisper the Horst Wessel
song, because even the rhythm of the song is forbidden. I could go on for
hours…The weird thing about this situation is, that the common German men
doesn’t care about the loss of freedom of speeches as long as they have their
TV and could go to holiday every year.
So you could say we choose the name because nearly everything, our
thoughts, our clothes, our music, is “Verboten”. And beside that, it’s an easy
German name to remember hahaha
What's your opinion about the young Skinhead Beat label which have been
very active?
I don’t know them, but I think it’s a non political label for non
political bands. And I think we would declare ourselves as a political Skinhead
band. Victory or Valhalla! I could accept
skins who don’t share our views to 100%, but I don’t like those people who seem
to accept every scum on this earth on their side just because of a crop. I
haven’t become a Skin to be everybody’s darling. And if a black man I has
written skinhead with dry poo-poo on his forehead doesn’t mean that he is a
Skinhead J.
What's your personal opinion about the metamorphosis which skinhead movement is
suffering in last years in different fronts like music or aesthetic (clothes,
streetwear,...)?
At first I have to say that I’m a classic skinhead in boots and braces,
and I love this way of dressing. I really don’t like this fashion companies
like Thor Steinar (now owned by an Arab). Maybe they did things for our
movement at the beginning of their company’s history, but then the profit was
coming and the cause left. Sometimes you have to dress a bit more casual as our
clothes are forbidden at the most demonstrations here in our land. But the most
people who say that they can’t dress like a Skinhead anymore just don’t want to
dress like a Skin anymore (Byrd’s prefer sneakers etc.). Ok, if I would fly
down to your country I would also take some shorts with me as jeans and boots
make you sweat like a pig when it’s 30°C outside, but that’s another story J.What I want to say, if you call yourself
Skinhead, then you also have to dress like a Skinhead. Music is another story
too, I like a lot of different styles, from hardcore to punk, RAC and
Metalcore. But the new so called opening to “NS Hip hop” is like a punch in the
face for every old school guy like me. There isn’t any space for stuff like that
shit in our scene. So at all you could say, that there isn’t the real way to
dress or the real Skinhead music, there are a couple of real ways (who are in
borders). But of you lose the way out of your sight you have gone too far.
Advise me some new bands from German scene, with records or not.
That’s a really hard question, as there are new German bands out there
twice a week, to make it a bit easier I will just talk about bands from my
area. A new band from our area (and our drummer is their bass player) is
“Overdressed”, a punk influenced RAC band. They have done a demo CD now. “Ohne
Worte” is a young skin band from here and I think they are also going to the
studio soon. Another new band from one of my friends is from Cottbus(not really my area, but he is a
friend hahaha), “Hausmannkost”, classic RAC with a couple of songs on different
compilations. “Sachsenblut” (and our Bass player is theirs as well) is a new
RAC band from our area as well and they are on different compilations. As your
magazine is called “Skinhead Magazine“ I just advised you bands with Skinhead
members, and a lot of newer German RAC bands don’t have Skins in their bands
line-up. So one of those new bands from here is “Sturmkrieger” with a demo CD
out on PC Records.
Concerts, have you played anyone? What was the last concert you went as crowd?
We just played 4 gigs till April 2012, mostly small ones with a party
character. All have been in our part of Germany and we played with bands
like Last Riot, Old Glory, Punkfront, The Granits, Sturmkrieger, Ostfront and
more. One gig was stopped by the police before the gig started. The last gig I
have visited as a guest was the Brutal Attack, Mistreat and 4 Aces gig in London in the end of
January. I’ve a little baby at home so it’s hard to go out for me these days.
Talking about the last..., tell me the last....
-book you read- The last book I’ve finished with reading was “Mit Westland im Osten”,
a book about SS Soldier Fritz Hahl. Right now I’m reading the biography about
the Apple Founder Steve Jobs(till now I could say that he was a bloody
asshole). It was a gift from my mother, so I’ve to read it hahaha.
-time you went to police
station – Last year, but they have been visiting me last week at home, nice
guest…
-time you visited a museum – Last year as well,
I’ve visited the “New masters gallery” in Dresden.
A well known art museum.
-time you regreted buying a CD- I don’t know as I’m buying just
CD´s of bands from which in know the music. But I could tell you the first CD I
regretted, “Die Allierten - Ruhm und Ehre”.
This is your first connection with Spanish skins, any words for them?
Thanks a million to ask this short interview. Good luck.
At first we have to thank you for this interview. Good luck with your
magazine, I know that a magazine is really hard work, so keep the faith! To all
the Spanish skins, every time I’ve meet some of you, you made party like hell,
and I like people who could have a laugh and a say. I hope to see you soon at a
gig or at a gathering anywhere in Europe.
Gracias, Danke, Adios and Auf Wiedersehen J
