First Arsch () are a

Schwerin Schwerin (; Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch dialect, Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch Low German: ''Swerin''; Polabian language, Polabian: ''Zwierzyn''; Latin: ''Suerina'', ''Suerinum'') is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Germ ...

-based German

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band formed in 1986 by

Till Lindemann Till Lindemann (; born 4 January 1963) is a German singer and songwriter. He is the lead vocalist and lyricist of Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein and solo project Lindemann (band), Lindemann. Rammstein has sold over 25 million records worldw ...

, the subsequent lead singer of German band

Rammstein Rammstein (, "ramming stone") is a German band formed in Berlin in 1994. The band's lineup—consisting of lead vocalist Till Lindemann, lead guitarist Richard Kruspe, rhythm guitarist Paul Landers, bassist Oliver Riedel, drummer Christoph ...

. In First Arsch, Lindemann initially played the drums. The band would also book concerts under the name First Art due to the East German authorities.

History

First Arsch formed in 1986 when singer-bassist Jörg Mielke and then-drummer

met at Lindemann's birthday party. The group played concerts around East Germany and in the early 1990s recorded their debut album, ''Saddle Up'', released in November 1992, with Paul Landers of Feeling B and

Richard Kruspe Richard Kruspe (born Sven Kruspe; 24 June 1967) is a German musician. He is best known as one of the founders and the lead guitarist of the band Rammstein, as well as the frontman of the industrial metal band Emigrate. Kruspe has released eigh ...

of Das Elegante Chaos as guitarists. In 1993, Lindemann, Kruspe and Landers left First Arsch to form

and Mielke replaced them with Volker Voigt and Tom Knopf. This lineup released a new song, "Das Schlagzeug fliegt da fast außernander", in 1995. The band is still active, and occasionally perform in their hometown of Schwerin.

''Saddle Up''

''Saddle Up'' is First Arsch's first and only album. It was released in November 1992. The album's art was created by Matthias Mathies, who would later work together with

frontman

on his book "In stillen Nächten". On 18 December 2020, the album was remastered and reissued on vinyl, and hit No. 44 on the German charts that Christmas.

Track listing

The track "Pregnant" was misspelled as "Pre''a''gnant" on the original release.

Personnel

– vocals, drums *

– lead guitar, vocals * Paul Landers – rhythm guitar, vocals *Jörg E. Mielke – bass guitar, vocals

References

External links

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