Endstufe

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Endstufe
Origin Bremen, Germany
Genres Rechtsrock  [ de ]
(far right or neo-Nazi rock)
Years active1981 (1981)–present
MembersJens Brandt (vocals, guitar)
Christian (guitar)
Carsten Löhmann (drums)
Website www.endstufebremen.de

Endstufe ("final stage") is a German far-right rock band from Bremen. [1] [2]

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Formed in the early 1980s, it was one of the first skinhead bands in Germany [3] and since the beginning of 2001 is the longest-running German rechtsrock or skinhead band. [4] [5]

History

The band was formed in 1981 by the band's singer [6] and frontman Jens Brandt. [5]

Discography

Albums

Singles/MCD

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References

  1. Jean-Philipp Baeck: Rechtsrock : Brauntöne in der Grauzone, 20 June 2013, retrieved 27 August 2013.
  2. Andrea Röpke: Jubiläumskonzert mit "Endstufe", 15 August 2011, retrieved 27 August 2013.
  3. Klaus Farin (1997). Die Skins: Mythos und Realität. Ch. Links Verlag. pp. 49–. ISBN   978-3-86153-136-4.
  4. Christian Dornbusch; Jan Raabe (2002). RechtsRock: Bestandsaufnahme und Gegenstrategien. Unrast. ISBN   978-3-89771-808-1.
  5. 1 2 Christian Menhorn (January 2001). Skinheads: Portrait einer Subkultur. Nomos. ISBN   978-3-7890-7563-6.
  6. Andreas Borchers; Manfred Leier (1993). Un-Heil über Deutschland: Fremdenhass und Neofaschismus nach der Wiedervereinigung. Stern-Buch im Verlag Grüner + Jahr. ISBN   978-3-570-19006-7.