3 Feet Smaller

Last updated

3 Feet Smaller
3 Feet Smaller at the Prater.JPG
3 Feet Smaller performing at the 2012 Wurstelprater
Background information
Origin Vienna, Austria
Genres Punk
Years active2000–present
LabelsUniversal Austria
MembersMarcus Smaller
Roberto Franko
The General
Past membersEl Howdy
Dipmaster
Schorsch Zwiebelmayer

3 Feet Smaller is an Austrian punk rock band formed in 2000. [1]

Contents

Their first big concert was at the 2 Days a Week festival in Wiesen in 2001. The first single of their debut album was in the Austrian alternative charts for many weeks. [2] Their second single topped the charts in East Switzerland.

Over the years they have played many concerts in Austria and other European countries. [3] They also played as support for other bands like The Offspring and Die Ärzte. They released five albums, a Christmas CD, and an EP. The band also appeared on the soundtrack of the movie Dead in 3 Days and the skiing video game Freak Out: Extreme Freeride .

After the end of "3 Feet Smaller'", three former members of the band later reformed under the title "Lian" and released a self-titled new album in June 2016. [4] Lead vocalist Marcus Smaller has pursued a solo career with two albums. [5]

Members

Current lineup

Former members

Discography

Albums

EP

Other

Related Research Articles

Television (band) American post-punk band

Television are an American rock band from New York City, most notably active in the 1970s. The group was founded by Tom Verlaine, Richard Lloyd, Billy Ficca, and Richard Hell. An early fixture of CBGB and the 1970s New York rock scene, the band is considered influential in the development of punk and alternative music.

<i>Oi to the World!</i> 1996 studio album by The Vandals

Oi to the World! is a Christmas album by the southern California punk rock band the Vandals. It was released in 1996 by their label Kung Fu Records, who also re-released it in 2000 with altered artwork and a bonus track. It was the band's sixth full-length studio album and presented holiday-themed songs written and performed with the tongue-in-cheek humor for which the band is known.

<i>Stormbringer</i> (album) 1974 studio album by Deep Purple

Stormbringer is the ninth studio album by the English hard rock band Deep Purple, released in December 1974 and the second studio album to feature the Mk III lineup including vocalist David Coverdale and bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes.

All the Small Things 1999 single by Blink-182

"All the Small Things" is a song by American rock band Blink-182. It was the second single and eighth track released from the band's third album, Enema of the State (1999). The track was composed primarily by guitarist and vocalist Tom DeLonge as an ode to his then girlfriend. Recorded in Los Angeles with producer Jerry Finn, the song was created with the intention of shipping it to radio, as the trio felt they needed a single "really catchy and basic."

Kettcar

Kettcar is an indie rock music band based in Hamburg, Germany. The band has released five studio albums so far. The band released their fourth album, Zwischen den Runden, in 2012. Their fifth album, Ich vs. Wir, was released in October 2017. The band name is derived from the Kettcar, a riding toy produced by Kettler since 1962.

The Unforgiven (song)

"The Unforgiven" is a power ballad by American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released as the second single from their eponymous fifth album Metallica. Though one of the slower tracks on the album, its chord progression is distinctly one of the heaviest ballads featured on the album. The song deals with the theme of the struggle of the individual against the efforts of those who would subjugate him.

<i>Made in Europe</i> 1976 live album by Deep Purple

Made in Europe is a live album released by Deep Purple, recorded on the final dates in April 1975 before Ritchie Blackmore left Deep Purple. It was released in October 1976, after the group had broken up.

Foreign Legion (band)

Foreign Legion is a punk band from South Wales.

<i>Anderswelt</i> 2008 studio album by Schandmaul

Anderswelt is the sixth album released by the German Medieval folk rock band Schandmaul on 4 April 2008. It was recorded from October 2007 to January 2007 at Turnstyle Studio, Berlin, and the HOFA Studios in Karlsdorf and was produced by Thomas Heimann-Trosien. The album contains 14 tracks, including an instrumental, "Fiddlefolkpunk". Thematically, the album focusses on creatures of mythology like sirens ("Sirenen"), werewolves ("Wolfsmensch") and spirits. The track "Drei Lieder" tells of a young bard who participates in a singers' competition to take revenge on the prince who once destroyed his native village and killed his only brother. "Die Königin" is about a bewitched woman who was once good-natured but has been turned into a dragon. The track "Anderswelt"(Other-world) deals with mysterious sightings of figures from the Other-world who were spotted near a Celtic shrine.

Lyriel are a German heavy metal band who formed in autumn of 2003 in Gummersbach. Originally playing folk metal, they turned more towards symphonic and gothic metal. Lyriel has recorded five studio albums and published a DVD of a live performance.

Junkyard (band) Band

Junkyard is an American hard rock band formed in 1987 in Los Angeles, California, United States, with members previously in Minor Threat, Big Boys, Decry and Dag Nasty. The band drew comparisons with Guns N' Roses.

The Sufferer & the Witness Tour

The Sufferer & The Witness Tour was a concert tour by punk band Rise Against, taking place from 2006 until 2007, in support of their second major label album The Sufferer & The Witness.

Red City Radio

Red City Radio is an American punk rock band from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, formed in 2007. The band's lineup consists of Garrett Dale, Ryan Donovan, Jonathan Knight and Dallas Tidwell.

Landscapes (band)

Landscapes was a British melodic hardcore band based in Somerset, England. Formed in 2009, the band released one EP and two albums. They played at Hevy Music Festival and toured throughout Europe several times. The band has appeared on the same bills as The Carrier, All Teeth, Brutality Will Prevail, Architects, Lay It on the Line, More Than Life, The Amity Affliction, and The Ghost Inside.

<i>Aquostic (Stripped Bare)</i> 2014 studio album by Status Quo

Aquostic is the thirty-first studio album by English rock band Status Quo, first released on 17 October 2014. Produced by Mike Paxman, this is the band's first completely acoustic album and the first recorded with drummer Leon Cave. Its cover features a photograph by Canadian singer Bryan Adams. The album earned a Gold certification in January 2015.

<i>The Last Stand</i> (Sabaton album) 2016 studio album by Sabaton

The Last Stand is the eighth studio album by Swedish heavy metal band Sabaton. It was produced by Peter Tägtgren in the Abyss Studios in Sweden and released on 19 August 2016. Like Sabaton's previous album Heroes, The Last Stand is a concept album and takes inspiration from "last stand" military battles. On 10 June 2016 the first single "The Lost Battalion" was released, followed by "Blood of Bannockburn" on 15 July and "Shiroyama" on 12 August. A lyric video for the title track was released on 25 January 2018.

<i>The Devil Strikes Again</i> 2016 studio album by Rage

The Devil Strikes Again is the 22nd studio album by German heavy metal band Rage released on 10 June 2016, through Nuclear Blast Records. Videos are made for the singles "My Way" and "The Devil Strikes Again".

"Ganz Wien" is a song by Falco. It was originally released in 1981 as a single and later appeared on his 1982 debut album Einzelhaft.

References

  1. "3 Feet Smaller - Biography & History - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  2. Hung, Steffen. "Discographie 3 Feet Smaller - austriancharts.at". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  3. "3 Feet Smaller Concert Setlists". setlist.fm. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  4. "Lian : "Die Leute sollen wieder mehr auf Konzerte gehen!"". Wienerin.at. Retrieved 26 July 2016. (German)
  5. "MARCUS SMALLER – "I, Marcus Smaller" - mica - music austria" (in German). 13 July 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  6. "3 Feet Smaller - 3rd Strike". CDstarts.de. Retrieved 26 July 2016. (German)
  7. Kamper, Dom. "3 FEET SMALLER - 3 Feet Smaller - Review bei Stormbringer". www.stormbringer.at. Retrieved 26 July 2016. (German)
  8. "3 Feet Smaller: 3FS (Review/Kritik) - Album-Rezension (Pop Punk / Alternative)". www.musikreviews.de. Retrieved 26 July 2016. (German)