Skambankt
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This article is about the band. For the self-titled album, see Skambankt (album)
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Skambankt (Beaten to a pulp or beaten up) is a Norwegian
hard rock
band from Klepp
, just south of Stavanger
. They play a mixture of classic rock'n'roll, punk
and hardrock in the tradition of bands like Motörhead, AC/DC
, Sex Pistols
, Ramones
and The Stooges
. All the lyrics are in Norwegian
, and they convey the real spirit of punk: against the state, against the system, against corruption, capitalism, monitoring, religious fanaticism, and generally hate and treachery.
Since then, Skambankt have played lots of concerts and festival shows, in Norway, Denmark and even Germany. The higlight up to now was probably their gig at Roskilde Festival
2005 where they played for 20.000 people.
In 2005, they released the EP Skamania, containing six new tracks as well as two videos. Also in 2005, Bones Wolsman (Børge Henriksen) joined the band, replacing Tom Skalle on drums.
In 2007, they released their second full-length album, Eliksir
. The first single from the album, Tyster was b-listed on Norwegian radio, and the album got decent reviews. A video was made for the track Dynasti. It entered the Norwegian album charts on the 8th place. During this year they toured a lot, playing shows around the land of Norway.
In fall 2008, Skambankt entered the studio for a third time, this time to record their third album, Hardt Regn
. The first single from the album, "Malin" was released on their MySpace
in October. The album was released on January 27, and received good reviews as well as a respectable chart placement during the first week of its release.
Skambankt supported the danish rockband D-A-D
on their Monster Philosophy Tour in Denmark in 2009
Skambankt also supported AC/DC
at Valle Hovin, Oslo, June 15, 2009.
Skambankt released their fourth full length effort entitled "Søvnløs" on September 6, 2010. The first single from the album was released
on the Norwegian national day 17th of may, The track is called "Mantra".
Skambankt (album)
Skambankt is the self-titled first album by norwegian Hard rock band Skambankt. Several of the songs from the band's 1994 demo were recorded for the album, as well as the songs they recorded while being an Urørt band...
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Skambankt (Beaten to a pulp or beaten up) is a Norwegian
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
band from Klepp
Klepp
Klepp is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The parish of Klep was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 ....
, just south of Stavanger
Stavanger
Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...
. They play a mixture of classic rock'n'roll, punk
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
and hardrock in the tradition of bands like Motörhead, AC/DC
AC/DC
AC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Commonly classified as hard rock, they are considered pioneers of heavy metal, though they themselves have always classified their music as simply "rock and roll"...
, Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols
The Sex Pistols were an English punk rock band that formed in London in 1975. They were responsible for initiating the punk movement in the United Kingdom and inspiring many later punk and alternative rock musicians...
, Ramones
Ramones
The Ramones were an American rock band that formed in the New York City neighborhood of Forest Hills, Queens, in 1974. They are often cited as the first punk rock group...
and The Stooges
The Stooges
The Stooges are an American rock band from Ann Arbor, Michigan first active from 1967 to 1974, and later reformed in 2003...
. All the lyrics are in Norwegian
Norwegian language
Norwegian is a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is the official language. Together with Swedish and Danish, Norwegian forms a continuum of more or less mutually intelligible local and regional variants .These Scandinavian languages together with the Faroese language...
, and they convey the real spirit of punk: against the state, against the system, against corruption, capitalism, monitoring, religious fanaticism, and generally hate and treachery.
History
The band was founded in 1994 when a band who was going to play at a consert couldn't make it. They took the challenge to step in for the cancelled act, and wrote nine songs the same day and performed them later that evening. The line-up was Ted Winters at guitar and vocals, Don Fist at bass, and Hanz Panzer at drums. But at that time there was not more than a few live-gigs and some demo recordings. Ten years later, the original Skambankt line-up met at a stag-party where there was a stage with full backline. Some time after midnight, a decision was made that the band should be continued. This time, it was easy to get a record deal, and after Hans Panzer shifted to play the second guitar and handed his drumsticks over to Tom Skalle, the band was ready to record their first self-titled album Skambankt, which came out in 2004. This album includes the video-hit KKK (Kristelig KulturKaos), featuring Prepple Homb on guest vocals.Since then, Skambankt have played lots of concerts and festival shows, in Norway, Denmark and even Germany. The higlight up to now was probably their gig at Roskilde Festival
Roskilde Festival
Roskilde Festival is a festival held south of Roskilde in Denmark and is one of the six biggest annual music festivals in Europe . It was created in 1971 by two high school students, Mogens Sandfær and Jesper Switzer Møller, and promoter Carl Fischer...
2005 where they played for 20.000 people.
In 2005, they released the EP Skamania, containing six new tracks as well as two videos. Also in 2005, Bones Wolsman (Børge Henriksen) joined the band, replacing Tom Skalle on drums.
In 2007, they released their second full-length album, Eliksir
Eliksir
Eliksir is the second studio album by Norwegian Hard rock band Skambankt. The first single "Tyster" received a decent amount of radio airplay, and it entered the Norwegian album charts on 8th place the week after its release. A video was made to promote the record's second single "Dynasti"...
. The first single from the album, Tyster was b-listed on Norwegian radio, and the album got decent reviews. A video was made for the track Dynasti. It entered the Norwegian album charts on the 8th place. During this year they toured a lot, playing shows around the land of Norway.
In fall 2008, Skambankt entered the studio for a third time, this time to record their third album, Hardt Regn
Hardt Regn
Hardt Regn is the third studio album by Norwegian hard rock group Skambankt. It was released on January 26, 2009.The first single from the album, "Malin" was released on the band's MySpace account and several digital music stores in October 2008.- Background :After the release of their 2007 album...
. The first single from the album, "Malin" was released on their MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
in October. The album was released on January 27, and received good reviews as well as a respectable chart placement during the first week of its release.
Skambankt supported the danish rockband D-A-D
D-A-D
D-A-D is a Danish rock band previously known as "Disneyland After Dark", a name that had to be changed after a threatening lawsuit from The Walt Disney Company. Their style of music is often categorized as melodic heavy rock...
on their Monster Philosophy Tour in Denmark in 2009
Skambankt also supported AC/DC
AC/DC
AC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Commonly classified as hard rock, they are considered pioneers of heavy metal, though they themselves have always classified their music as simply "rock and roll"...
at Valle Hovin, Oslo, June 15, 2009.
Skambankt released their fourth full length effort entitled "Søvnløs" on September 6, 2010. The first single from the album was released
on the Norwegian national day 17th of may, The track is called "Mantra".
Line-up
- Ted WintersTerje Winterstø RøthingTerje Winterstø Røthing is a Norwegian musician, playing guitar in two rock bands.Terje joined a band named Kaizers Orchestra a little while after the band started in 2000, but he had also participated on the projects the different bandmembers had before those times...
(Terje Winterstø Røthing) - guitar, vocals - Hanz Panzer (Hans Egil Løe) - guitar, backing vocals
- Don Fist (Tollak Friestad) - bass, backing vocals
- Bones Wolsman (Børge Henriksen) - drums
Albums
- SkambanktSkambankt (album)Skambankt is the self-titled first album by norwegian Hard rock band Skambankt. Several of the songs from the band's 1994 demo were recorded for the album, as well as the songs they recorded while being an Urørt band...
(2004) - EliksirEliksirEliksir is the second studio album by Norwegian Hard rock band Skambankt. The first single "Tyster" received a decent amount of radio airplay, and it entered the Norwegian album charts on 8th place the week after its release. A video was made to promote the record's second single "Dynasti"...
(2007) - Hardt RegnHardt RegnHardt Regn is the third studio album by Norwegian hard rock group Skambankt. It was released on January 26, 2009.The first single from the album, "Malin" was released on the band's MySpace account and several digital music stores in October 2008.- Background :After the release of their 2007 album...
(2009) - Søvnløs (2010)