Spermbirds are a
German punk band from
Kaiserslautern
Kaiserslautern (; Palatinate German: ''Lautre'') is a city in southwest Germany, located in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate at the edge of the Palatinate Forest. The historic centre dates to the 9th century. It is from Paris, from Frankfur ...
. Formed in 1982, by the members of the melodic punk rock band Die Walter Elf (including an American G.I. stationed in Germany as vocalist), they created a fast
hardcore punk group that gained popularity in Germany and beyond.
Spermbirds’ most successful album was their 1986 debut, ''Something to Prove'', which drew influence from many American hardcore punk bands.
The cover features a picture of
Cerebus the Aardvark created by Canadian comic book author
Dave Sim. Sim made mention of the album in his widely column in ''Cerebus'', saying that although the band had not obtained permission to use his artwork, he would not harass them with legal action.
Spermbirds split up in 1990, but reformed later in 1993 releasing a number of albums and touring up to this date.
[
]
Discography
Singles
*''Don't Forget the Fun'' 7" EP split with Die Walter Elf
Die, as a verb, refers to death, the cessation of life.
Die may also refer to:
Games
* Die, singular of dice, small throwable objects used for producing random numbers
Manufacturing
* Die (integrated circuit), a rectangular piece of a semicon ...
(1985, X-Mist Records)
*''Get on the Stage'' / ''My Brother'' live 7" (1987, We Bite Records) Limited To 500 Copies Only
Studio albums
*''Something to Prove'' (1986, We Bite Records
In Modern English, ''we'' is a plural, first-person pronoun.
Morphology
In Standard Modern English, ''we'' has six distinct shapes for five word forms:
* ''we'': the nominative (subjective) form
* ''us'' and ': the accusative (object ...
)
*''Nothing Is Easy'' (1987, We Bite Records)
*'' Common Thread'' (1990, X-Mist Records)
*''Eating Glass'' (1992, X-Mist Records)
*''Joe'' (1992, X-Mist Records)
*''Shit For Sale'' (1994, G.U.N. Records)
*''Family Values'' (1995, G.U.N. Records)
*''Set An Example'' (2004, Common Thread Records
Common may refer to:
Places
* Common, a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
* Boston Common, a central public park in Boston, Massachusetts
* Cambridge Common, common land area in Cambridge, Massachusetts
* Clapham Common, originally ...
)
*''A Columbus Feeling'' (2010, Rookie Records)
*''Go To Hell Then Turn Left'' (2019, Rookie Records)
Live albums
*''Thanks'' (1990, Dead-Eye Records)
*''Get Off the Stage'' (1996, G.U.N. Records)
Compilation album
A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several Performing arts#Performers, performers. If by one artist, then generally the tr ...
*''Coffee, Hair and Real Life'' (1997)
DVD
*''Spermbirds: Me and My People DVD'' (2007, Rookie Records)
References
External links
Spermbirds' official websiteSpermbirds' YouTubeSpermbirds' MySpaceSpermbirds' iTunes
German punk rock groups
Musical groups established in 1982
1982 establishments in West Germany
{{Germany-band-stub