50 years after the genre turned the music world upside-down, Grade 2 bring the raw power of old school punk to a new generation. Their second release on Tim Armstrong’s legendary Hellcat Records is a thumping 15 track tour de force melding the uncompromising ethos of punk with the howl of contemporary injustice, personal identity and frustrations of Gen-Z youth, authentically told by three lads with punk coursing through their veins.

Live-Konzerte von Smokestack Lightnin’ sind eine Hommage an die Blütezeit der amerikanischen Musikgeschichte der 50er bis 70er Jahre. Sie zelebrieren Rootsmusik und kreieren Alternative-Country wie kaum eine weitere deutsche Band. Wer noch keine Smokestack Lightnin ́ Show live gesehen hat, der sollte schleunigst die Augen und Ohren offen halten.

THE SILOS the still-kicking band Walter Salas-Humara co-founded in New York’s post-punk ‘80s scene played Alt-Rock, Alt-Country, and Americana before any critics coined those
terms. They were named Best New Artist in the 1987 Rolling Stone Critics Poll. Throughout Salas-Humara’s career his voice has remained textured like a walnut; meanwhile, his narratives focus not on interior, abstract weaves of doubts and anxieties but on storytelling.

BONSAI KITTEN
verbinden musikalisch den Spirit von Woodstock mit Wacken! Denn live bewegen Bonsai Kitten durch eine schweißtreibende Show und virtuoser musikalischer Spielfreude zwischen Heavy Metal, Blues und Punk. Gegründet von Ur-Kreuzbergerin und Sängerin Tiger Lilly Marleen und zusammen mit Metal-Schlagzeuger Marc Reign (Ex-Destruction) und Bluesrock-Gitarrist Wally (Psychopunch), sowie Spoxx am dreisaitigen E-Bass, erschien gerade die erste neue Single in 2023

PSYCHOPUNCH was founded in Västeras, Sweden in 1998. This well-known and respected band has fans all over Scandinavia and Europe. A new record deal with Massacre Records have just been signed and the future never looked brighter for them. Let’s bring the “Original Scandinavian Superdudes” back on the map!

For 32 years, the NYC-based and critically acclaimed Slackers have been touring the world with their blend of Ska, Reggae, and Soul. Since 1991, the Slackers have released fifteen albums and countless singles, while their 1000s of live performances feed their fans with energetic sets of ecstatic music.