The Oomph team! belongs to the most unusual and original German rock bands. Time and time again, musicians cause a lot of media buzz. The members of the team have never shied away from sensitive and controversial topics. At the same time, they satisfy the tastes of fans with their own mixture of inspiration, passion and calculation, groovy guitars and a special mania.
How did Oomph! come about?
Oomph! It was founded in 1989 by three musician friends from the city of Wolfsburg. Dero took over vocals, drums and lyrics. Flux was responsible for the guitar and samples. Crap - keyboardist and second guitarist. The name Oomph means something like "full of energy". Thus, the name of the group perfectly describes the creative development of the trio. As a pioneer of a new musical genre, the band immediately attracted a lot of attention.
Their music mixed the directions of metal, rock and electronic means. Above all, Dero's distinctive voice and his provocative yet always demanding lyrics quickly became a hallmark of the young team. But immediately, along with thousands of fans, the guys also had enemies. Many believed that the lyrics of their songs carry anti-Christian overtones. But Oomph! Not interested in the opinion of the haters. They are becoming more and more popular every day.
Years of active creativity
In the early nineties OOMPH! released her debut album Virgin. Its release was a resounding success. In 1992, the music magazine Zillo named the trio Electro-Industrial Rookie of the Year. The first work also made a splash in America. There, she reached a sensational third place on the college radio chart.
With the release of Sperm's successor album, Oomph! finally established their own sound and were named "Breakthrough of 1993" by Rock Hard magazine. From the very beginning, the group shocked the audience with video clips and cheeky advertising. Oomph! again and again visualized the theme of sex and violence. Several times the team was involved in litigation, causing a public outcry.
On stage, Oomph quickly developed into a great live band. For greater effect, the team was reinforced with drums and bass. Oomph! gave fiery performances at With Full Force and Wacken Open Air in 1996. At the same time, the third album "Wunschkind" was created. Here songwriter and lead singer Dero touched on the topic of child abuse. The performer himself calls the texts partially biographical, looking at his difficult childhood and youth.
The first Oomph contracts!
A dashing mixture of hard guitar volleys, strange chord progressions and massive electronic passages blended perfectly with the images of the musicians and the general atmosphere of their performances. During their club tour in 1997, several major record labels competed for the future rights to Oomph!
The contract was concluded with the Munich company "Virgin". She has gained a reputation as a leader who successfully works with innovative groups. But it wasn't without problems. The organization "Voices of Young German Christians" heard "sinful inclinations" in Dero's lyrics.
It was feared here that respectable believers might be driven to atrocities because of the Oomph! But all the attacks from the press and similar organizations were unfounded. Dero knew perfectly well what he was singing about. His complex and grounded themes were a reflection of his own, sometimes painful, experiences. In support of the band, Rock Hard magazine described the almost limitless potential of Oomph! and praised the album as "a masterpiece of contemporary progressive music that Rammstein fans especially cannot ignore."
Glory and popularity
In 1999, music critics called Oomph! None other than the "New German hardness." Groups like Rammstein or Megaherz, were on everyone's lips in the late nineties. But they openly admitted that Oomph! was one of the main sources of inspiration. This is another reason why Dero, Flux and Crap are rightfully considered the founders of their musical genre.
“If you just follow in the footsteps of others, you will not leave any traces,” Dero said. He constantly worked on his charismatic singing style, honing every sound. Dero's collaboration with Nina Hagen, Germany's most prominent rock singer, also sounded amazing.
The release of the new album of OOMPH!
The group's third album was released in 2001 and was called "Ego". Compared to the two previous works, the songs of this collection sounded less harsh and cumbersome. But the album was able to inspire listeners with a series of catchy compositions. Tracks like 'Ego', 'Supernova', 'Much too deep' and 'Rette mich' were a good mix of the old aggressive style of OOMPH! and a new, more melodic approach. Success confirmed the correctness of this stylistic correction.
Oomph! entered the top 20 of the German album charts. After a resounding success, the team went on a major European tour with the Scandinavians HIM. First of all, the listeners greeted the single "Niemand" with great enthusiasm. In 2002, the band terminated their contract with the record company Virgin. Although experts consider the creative period from 1998 to 2001 with the works of "Unrein", "Plastik" and "Ego" the most important in the history of the Oomph!
The subsequent years of Oomph!
Oomph! In February 2004, her eighth album Oomph! with texts in German and English. 2007 is starting for OOMPH! participation in the Bundesvision Song Contest. There they perform together with Martha Jandowa from Die Happy "Träumst Du". Various festival gigs will follow, including a headlining slot at Summer Breeze. At the end of the year, they included their song "Wach Auf" on the soundtrack of the second Alien vs. Predator.
Then active work began on the tenth studio album, which they did not interrupt, even participating in the next Bundesvision competition. They focused entirely on completing "Monster" and attracted attention even before the August 2008 release of the video single "The First Time Tut's Always Weh". The video was censored because it changed the perpetrator's perspective on the victim.
