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WERMUT was founded in 2001 in Hamburg, Germany, by Laszlo P.S. and Sofia E.R.. Laszlo and Sofia had already been partners in crime for a couple of years under the moniker ANENCEPHALIC CRETINISTS, and were involved in various musical ventures within the virtual universe of gigabrother.com. The idea behind WERMUT was to use cold, modern electronic sounds, mixed here and there with antique instruments, to explore themes of a romantic, nostalgic and esoteric nature. An attempt for the duo to come to terms with the crisis of our modern times and express the increasing bitterness they felt in a sickly-sweet,...

Wermonster is a musician and producer living in Berlin. Definitely hip hop based, Wermonster’s music explores new musical dimensions, mixing breakbeats with sliced samples, acoustic, electronic melodies and cinematic atmospheres to create a soulful psychedelic soundtrack. .

Powermad has been called "An innovative and often forgotten speed metal band...who infused progressive metal styles and European styles into abstract American speed metal." The band's intricate riff formulations were heavily influnced by thrash metal acts like Metallica and Testament, but vocalist Joel Dubay's mixture of singing and high screams was more reminiscent of Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden) or Tommy Victor (Prong). The band formed in 1984 in Minneapolis and released an EP on Combat Records. They subsequently signed to Reprise Records and released The Madness Begins EP in 1988 and Absolute Power in 1989. Despite some critical acclaim and...

Powerman 5000 is a Boston-based industrial metal/nu metal band formed in 1989. Frontman Spider One (Michael Cummings) is the younger brother of Rob Zombie (Robert Cummings). Lineup includes Spider One (vocals), Evan9 and Velkro (guitar), X51 (bassist), and GFlash (drums). In 1990, Spider dropped out of art school and bought a cheap 4-track home studio and drum machine. Working under the title "MC Spider", he recorded "Much Evil" with producer Lamar Lowder. Building on local success, he built a band under the name Powerman 5000. Their style was in the nature of rap/metal that had yet to gain popularity. In...

Hardcore band from Stuttgart, Germany. Ex-Members of: True Blue, Rawside, Sidekick, ex & current Teamkiller. .