- WIZO
WIZO (pronounced|visoʊFact|date=December 2007) was a
punk rock band fromSindelfingen ,Germany . The band was formed in1985 . Their messages run from political to humorous, and they are strongly opposed toNazism ,fascism ,racism , and "all of that crap". They split up in March 2005. [http://www.wizo.de/english.htm]Lineup
*1986-1990 – Jochen Bix (Vocals)
*1986-2005 – Axel Kurth (Vocals + Guitar)
*1986-2005 – Jörn Genserowski (Bass)
*1987-1990 – Ratz (Drums)
*1990-1996 – Charly (Drums)
*1996-2000 – Ingo (Drums)
*2000-2005 – Thomas Guhl (Drums)Biography
Jochen Bix founded the band "Wieso" (meaning "why?") with friends in Sindelfingen, a town in the vicinity of
Stuttgart . In1986 they altered their name to "WIZO" and got their first gig in1987 . In1988 WIZO released their first demo tape, in1990 , they released another demo. Jochen only sang a few songs, including theJudas Priest cover, "Breakin' the Law." He then left and Axel Kurth became the front man.Later that year, they founded their own label,
Hulk Räckorz and released the "Klebstoff" ("Glue") EP, their firstvinyl record .In
1991 , "Für'n Arsch" (familiar for "To No Avail") was released.In
1992 , their firstCD , "Bleib Tapfer" ("Stay Brave") was released. They then released the single "Roy Black ist tot" ("Roy Black Is Dead") as a dubious tribute to the German pop-star Roy Black on the one year anniversary of his death. The tribute in question was apunk cover of a children's song with the lyrics altered to a German version of "Roy Black is dead, Roy Black is dead." It was named the worst CD of the year by theBild-Zeitung , a major Germantabloid .In
1994 , their next CD, "UUAARRGH!" was released,in 1995 they released "Herrénhandtasche" and played on a tour withDie Ärzte .In
1996 , WIZO's lineup changed; Ingo Hahn replaced their long-standing drummer, Charly Zasko, and he and Axel "are fortunately no longer in contact." With Ingo, "Doof wie Scheiße" ("Dumb as Shit") was also recorded.In
1997 , they released the "Weihnachten stinkt!" ("Christmas stinks!") Split EP with the Japanese punk bandHi-Standard .In
1998 , Wizo released "Kraut & Rüben" ("Tops and Curnips") EP on Fatwreck, being the songs that were already popular in Germany, but unknown to the rest of the world. That year, Herr Guhl replaced Ingo as drummer.September,
2004 , WIZO made a first in the music industry by releasing a single on USB keydrive, titled as the "WIZO Stick EP." In addition to five highbitrate MP3s, it also included a video, pictures, lyrics, and tabs. In November of 2004, coinciding with the release of their final album, "Anderster," they announced their intent to dissolve in March of 2005, upon the conclusion of their farewell tour.WIZO's music was characterised by a combination of humorous and political lyrics and a fast
punk rock sound, and as such the band is considered part of the German movement known as ' [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fun_Punk Fun Punk] '.Discography
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Für'n Arsch (1991)
*Bleib tapfer (1992)
*UUAARRGH! (1994)
*Mindhalálig Punk (Auróra & Wizo Split) (1994)
*Herrenhandtasche (1995)
*Kraut & Rüben (1998)
*Stick-EP (2004)
*Anderster (2005)External links
*de icon [http://www.wizo.de Official Page]
References
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