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band, they had been mistaken as a

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group as the name has the "''SS''" as in the

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. Originally, the band name was "Es Eskaliert" which means “it escalates”, the band decided to replace it with the actual SS-Kaliert name because it was more eye-attractive as a logo.Ss Kaliert
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History

Formed in 2003, with Torsten on vocals, Benni on guitar and vocals, Chris on bass and Fab on drums, it's until 2004 that the band record their demo tape titled “

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”. After some shows, Nils joined the band and the vocalist Wolfgang Wendland from the band

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helped the band by pressing their debut 7” Stand Up and Fight, from this point, the band started to create themselves a name and a reputation, playing shows on Europe and having a second pressing of the debut EP. In April 2005, Flo is added as a second guitarist, some shows are booked plus participations on th
Punk And Disorderly Festival
an
Endless Summer Festival
2006 sees the release of the

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EP on FNS Records form

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on January, also the band tour on

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and

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with bands such as

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, Defiance, Pestpocken, Emscherkurve 77, Hellratz, Action, Xcrosscheckx, Damage Case,

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among others. In June,

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, the band's first LP is released through

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, on September, the album is released o
AMP Records
label managed by Benni and Nils, the

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LP features the original eleven tracks plus 4 live. In September Flo left the band. In 2007, Olli join the band as guitarist for a couple of months, being replaced by A. G. in August. The band keeps playing shows with bands like

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, The Business and Conflict, also joins

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for a Europe tour and Monster Squad for a U.S. west coast tour. On may, the SS-Kaliert / Mouth Sewn Shut Split is released throug
Razorblade Music
and Drinking Class Records. Released on May 13, 2008,

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is the second album from the band, released by Razorbalde Music (CD) and Maniac Attack Records (LP) in

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, also, pressed as a

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in the

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by Rodent Popsicle Records. The album contains 12 tracks, following the street punk style as the previously released material, to support the release the band booked the International Chaos Tour, beginning in October.SS-Kaliert
/ref> On June 24, 2010 the band signs with People Like You Records and later that year they announce that their new album would be released in 2011. On 28 April 2011 the band announced that bass player Nils had left the band for personal problems. On 30 May of the same year Moritz became the new bass player for the band. In 2011 the band released their third studio album ''Subzero''.

Discography

LPs

(2006) (

) *

(2008) (Razorblade Music/Rodent Popsicle Records) * SubZero (2011) (People Like You Records)

EPs

(2004) * Stand Up And Fight (2004) (D´acord Goldklang Records) *

(2006)
FNS Records
* SS-Kaliert / Mouth Sewn Shut Split (2007)
Drinking Class Records
* SS-Kaliert / Futureless System Split (2008)
E.A.S.T. Peace Records

References

* SS-Kaliert at AllMusicGuide
Interview with Benni at redefinemag.com

Band bio at official website

External links

Official Website

SS-Kaliert
at MySpace {{Authority control Street punk groups