Concrete death
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 Betontod at the Wacken Open Air 2018 |
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| origin | Rheinberg , Germany |
| Genre (s) | Punk rock |
| founding | 1990 |
| Website | emphasod.de |
| Current occupation | |
| Oliver Meister (Master) | |
| Frank Vohwinkel (owl) | |
| Mario Schmelz | |
| Adam Dera (Ado) | |
| Maik Feldmann | |
| former members | |
bass |
Alex (1990-1991) |
bass |
Willi (1991-1992) |
guitar |
Chuck Shoker (1991-1992) |
Drums |
Nose (1990–1995) |
Drums |
Claw (1996-2009) |
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Betontod is a German punk rock - band from Rheinberg . In addition to seven studio albums, the band released two live albums and played their 1000th concert on December 17, 2016.
history
The band was founded in Rheinberg in the early 1990s. First it was called Extreme , later Sniffin 'Kills and finally it was called Betontod . With the album Schwarzes Blut , the band first attracted a lot of attention in 2006 and toured with the German punk band Hass , among others .
In recent years she has appeared at the Force Attack Festival, the Schlachtrufe BRD Tour , the Punk-im-Pott Festival, the Spirit from the Street Festival , the Ruhrpott Rodeo and Rock am Turm . In 2011, 2012 and 2018 they performed at the Wacken Open Air , in 2012 at the Rockharz Open Air and the Summer Breeze .
In 2010 the band founded their own independent label Better Than Hell . The first release was the album GlaubeLiebeHoffnung , which reached the top 100 of the German album charts for the first time . After the album Antirockstars , the label opened up to other bands like Saitenfeuer , Kitty in a Casket , Kärholz and Toxpack . On August 31, 2012, Betontod's album Sorry for Nothing was released , which was produced by Vincent Sorg and on which the band tried out new styles of music, such as Ska and Metal . With the album they achieved a top 10 position in the German charts. In 2013 the band was booked for the Full Metal Cruise and also played at festivals such as the Elbriot Festival or With Full Force . In October 2013 their first live DVD Viva Punk - With full throttle through hell was released . The studio album Traum von Freiheit was released on February 27, 2015.
The album Revolution was announced for January 13, 2017. The German actor Ralf Richter has a guest role in the third single I will take you with me .
Discography
| year | publication | medium | Label | comment |
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| 1992 | Down with the mind | MC | In-house production | demo |
| 1992 | My bicycle | MC | In-house production | demo |
| 1995 | The time of the heroes | MC | In-house production | Demo collection |
| 1997 | crap | 7 ″ | Stolen property records | Split w / power word |
| 1999 | Here comes trouble | CD, MC | Impact Records | album |
| 2001 | Stop us if you can | CD | Renate Records | album |
| 2004 | Live in Vienna ... and elsewhere | CD | Nix-Gut Records | Live album |
| 2005 | Stop us if you can | CD | Nix-Gut Records | Re-release |
| 2006 | Black blood | CD | Nix-Gut Records | Album (Limited Edition & Standard Edition) |
| 2007 | Live in Rostock | CD | Nix-Gut Records | Live album |
| 2008 | Here Comes Trouble Remastered | CD | Anti-rock star industries | Remake including bonus tracks |
| 2010 | Faith, love, hope | CD, LP | In-house production | Album (Limited Edition & Standard Edition & Picture Vinyl) |
| 2011 | No pop songs | CD | Better Than Hell | EP |
| 2011 | Anti-rock stars | CD, LP | Better Than Hell | Album (Limited Edition & Standard Edition & Picture Vinyl) |
| 2012 | Sorry for nothing | CD | Better Than Hell | single |
| 2012 | Sorry for nothing | CD | Better Than Hell | Album (Limited Edition & Standard Edition) |
| 2012 | Everything | CD | Better Than Hell | single |
| 2013 | Viva Punk - full throttle through hell | CD | Better Than Hell | Live album |
| 2015 | Dream of freedom | CD, LP | Columbia ( Sony Music ) | album |
| 2017 | revolution | CD, LP, download | Nuclear Blast (Warner) | album |
| 2017 | Black blood | LP | Better Than Hell | Album reissue |
| 2018 | Vamos! | CD, download, vinyl | Arising Empire | album |
| 2018 | Trinkhalle hits Vol. 1 | CD, download | Arising Empire | Bonus CD for the album Vamos |
| 2019 | The capital | Download | Betontod Records | single |
| 2020 | For the freedom | CD, download | Betontod Records | single |
Web links
- Website of the band
- Betontod at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Chart sources: Germany - Austria - Switzerland
- ↑ a b c d volume. (No longer available online.) In: emphasod.de. Betontod GbR, archived from the original on November 30, 2014 ; accessed on February 9, 2015 : “Well over 700 concerts all over Germany, Austria and Switzerland…”, “BETONTOD was founded over 23 years ago in the North Rhine-Westphalian town of Rheinberg…”, “Our will be released on February 27, 2015 new album 'Traum von Freiheit'… “ Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ RPR bands. (No longer available online.) In: Ruhrpot Rodeo website. Rodeorock GmbH & Co. KG, 2012, archived from the original on February 14, 2012 ; Retrieved February 14, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ WackenHelge: Confirmation of Betontod's appearance at W: O: A 2011. May 20, 2011, accessed on February 14, 2012 : "Today we can confirm the German punk legend Betontod for W: O: A."
- ^ Betontod - Interview with guitarist Frank about the album "Antirockstars". Burnyouears.de, September 9, 2011, accessed December 25, 2015 .
- ↑ Betontod - sorry for nothing - released August 31, 2012. (No longer available online.) In: radio mean variation. Tanja Santamaria, June 25, 2012, archived from the original on March 1, 2016 ; accessed on July 13, 2012 : “We dared to try new styles of music, there is a Ska number, a piece in the direction of metal and even a power ballad. All things that we have never done before. ” Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ bands. In: full-metal-cruise.com. 2012 TUI Cruises GmbH / ICS Festival Service GmbH, March 2013, accessed on March 11, 2013 .
- ↑ Concrete death - hope of faith. (PDF; 269 kB) (No longer available online.) Another Dimension PR Agency, formerly in the original ; Retrieved May 25, 2010 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Bernfried Paus: Punk from Rheinberg: Betontod lets you hear B-sides. Retrieved April 26, 2020 .
