Kriegstanz

When I Ralf Decided To Move To The UK In 2000 That Among Other Things Meant The End Of Orwell Nation. While Mark Continued With Shikari & Grinding Halt And Johan Went On To Form 'The People Listening Wonder' Jos Seein' Red Edo The Barnhouse Effect & Rogier Betercore Decided To Start A New Band Together. They Got Together With Thale The Barnhouse Effect Black Decades And Nico Cathode And Formed What Was To Become KRIEGSTANZ. I Returned To Holland Some Months Later To Catch Their First Gig And Was Blown Away. With Members Consisting Of Some Of My Best Friends Who I Knew Had A No Bullshit No Held Back No Compromise Approach To Punk Lyrics And Politics I Could Get Behind Fully – It Was Pretty Obvious From The Start That As Soon As Plans For A Record Were Mentioned I’d Be Involved In Releasing It. On The Recordings For This 10” They Still Had Two Bass Guitars 2 Guitars And Three People Screaming Their Guts Out. Edo Left For Berlin A Little While After Leaving Them One Bassist Down But The Band Continued Until 2005 With The General Approach And Sound Staying The Same. I Managed To Catch Them Live Quite A Few More Times Since That 1st Gig – And They Were Always Great. I Have Especially Fond Memories Of Their 3 Day UK Tour With The Mighty Seein' Red – As A Bunch Of Us From Brighton Having Sorted Out Their Transport Came Along For What Turned Out To Be A Very Memorable And Inspiring Weekend. As Far As Memory Serves – And Bearing In Mind Mine Is Especially Poor – The 10” Had Only Been Out A Short While By Then And So We Did Our Share Of Folding Covers Sorting Out Sleeves And Making Sure The Free Screenprinted KRIEGSTANZ Patch Was Included In Every Copy. As Kent Would Later Write In His Heartattack Review Where Would Punkbands Like This Be Without ‘the Patch’ After All.... After This 10” KRIEGSTANZ Released A Split 7” With I Shot Cyrus From Brazil Followed By A 7” Of Their Own Which I Once Again Helped Put Out. KRIEGSTANZ Ended In 2005 – After A Month Long Tour With Seein' Red In The USA. Thale Jos And Rogier Continued With Staathaat Soon After. read less