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| Matthias guitar,vocals // Tom vocals,guitar // Bert drums // Nico bass,vocals |
| BIOGRAPHY |
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Smash The Statues started in 2003, playing
hardcorepunk in the vein of Good Riddance, Strike Anywhere,
I Spy and Propagandhi. September 2003 they released their demo,
containing four raw hardcorepunk songs. This demo was well recieved in
magazines and e-zines. With this demo, many shows were played and at the end
of 2004, new tracks for a full length were written. These songs were
recorded in Die Tonmeisterei in Oldenburg, Germany. February 2006 the first
Smash The Statues full length called Against The Stream was born,
released by Angry Youth Records. The new record contains 12 tracks
and was followed by lots of shows. Smash The Statues toured across the UK,
Germany, Belgium, Sweden, Austria and Slovenia. Smash The Statues played
shows with Strike Anywhere, Strung Out, Against All
Authority, Beatsteaks, Modern Life Is War, Leftöver Crack,
Seein Red, The Indecision Alarm, Enemy Alliance, Red
Lights Flash, G.A.S. Drummers and Belvedere. In The fall of 2008 Smash The Statues returned to Die Tonmeisterei to record their new record When Fear Is All Around Us. Together with producers Nico van Montfort and Pitter Halve Litter they recorded 14 new songs with blistering energy and tightness. The new record will be released on December 6th by Shield Recordings on gatefold 12" vinyl as well as a nice digipack CD. If you want Smash The Statues to play at your venue, please don't hesitate to get in contact by sending an email to smashthestatues@hotmail.com |