Heimat-Los was an influential hardcore punk

Hardcore punk

Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...

 band from France

France

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 (1983–1988).

Origin

Heimet-los was formed on October 29, 1983. The band was formed through a magazine ad. The name comes from the German word Heimat, meaning 'fatherland', combined with the suffix '-los', meaning 'without'.
Their first E.P. was recorded in December 1983, in Massy

Massy

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, France. It featured seven tracks.

After playing a few songs from the E.P. on an independent radio show in 1984, the song "The First Sonic World War" appeared on a compilation album put out by New Wave Records. The label then agreed to produce an E.P. for the band.

A second demo was recorded later, featuring five tracks. It originally contained seven songs, but the studio where the band was recording was destroyed before the vocals could be recorded.