IO (band)
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IO is a German
alternative rock
band, formed in 2006 after the breakup of Guano Apes
. Original Guano Apes members Henning Rümenapp (guitar
), Stefan Ude (bass
) and Dennis Poschwatta (drums
) reunited after having spent time on individual projects - of which Poschwatta's band Tamoto was the only real band, as well as the most successful. IO was then completed by adding American
singer Charles Simmons. A debut album is yet to be released, but the band has already spent some time in the studio writing and recording new material. Several samples resulting from these sessions are available on the band's web site.
IO have released their debut album For the Masses worldwide simultaneous on August 1, 2008.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band, formed in 2006 after the breakup of Guano Apes
Guano Apes
Guano Apes are an alternative rock band formed in 1994 in Göttingen, Germany. The group members are Sandra Nasić , Henning Rümenapp , Stefan Ude and Dennis Poschwatta ....
. Original Guano Apes members Henning Rümenapp (guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
), Stefan Ude (bass
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
) and Dennis Poschwatta (drums
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
) reunited after having spent time on individual projects - of which Poschwatta's band Tamoto was the only real band, as well as the most successful. IO was then completed by adding American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
singer Charles Simmons. A debut album is yet to be released, but the band has already spent some time in the studio writing and recording new material. Several samples resulting from these sessions are available on the band's web site.
IO have released their debut album For the Masses worldwide simultaneous on August 1, 2008.