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about the pussybats_ roy rock (guitar), sid van sin (vocals, guitar), mike night (drums) and marple 8 (bass). Alternative rock. More precisely? Come on, anything is rock'n'roll somehow, isn't it? Shoudn't there be some emotion in everything? And aren't the most beautiful tales always the sad ones?
After listening to the debut album 'famous last songs', all those ques­tions are obsolete anyway, you'll get drawn into the music without any chance to escape. That's the moment when you'll understand the album's title: Those are songs worth dying for! The four guys from Stuttgart have emancipated themselves from their influences - going from Johnny Cash to Placebo, the Backyard Babies and Motörhead - and finally found their very self, their own style and sound. Rock riffs, catchy melodies, emotion and melancholy melt into a soul-touching entity. Songs like a rollercoaster ride between a goodbye kiss and a kick in your ass. A voice that's gonna haunt your dreams. And last but not least, thrilling live shows packed with loads of blood, sweat, tears and entertainment.
Starting in 2006, they already managed to gain some attention and gather a constantly growing fanbase, but now they're off to hit it big time. It hasn't been easy since and the real challanges are yet to come. However, the flame still burns, the will to keep going is stronger than ever. The magic is on - so let the show begin!

about 'famous last songs'_ On January 23rd (UK: January 26th) 2009, German alternative rockers the pussybats are to release their long-awaited debut album 'famous last songs' worldwide via Black Rain Records. It has been produced by Chai Deveraux (known as the guitarist of the industrial-glam-rock-band Jesus on Extasy) and Hahn&Hahn, a team which has already worked with acts like Nena, Kim Wilde and the Farmer Boys. The first full-length album is one of the milestones in every young band's career. In this effect a lot of heart, soul, sweat and tears have been put into every aspect of the production. 'the most beautiful tales end sadly', for example, features not only a contrabass, but also a guest pianist and vocalist, Leandra. The songs as a whole are diverse – in between a goodbye kiss and a kick in the ass - but also follow a clear, straight line: emotions instead of academics, catchiness, rock'n'roll instead of arty gimmicks. Or, as the band themselves put it: "And even if we'd been struck by lightning the very next day, we'd have known that we'd put everything into that record we'd had to offer and left a legacy to be proud of! These could indeed be our 'famous last songs'.“

discography_ EP 'miss purgatory' (self-distrubution 2007) | Download Single 'no romeo' (Black Rain 2008) | Album 'famous last songs' (Black Rain 2009)

story so far_ Sonic Seducer 'Battle Of The Bands 2006' winner (Europe's biggest newcomer-competition for the so-called 'dark' scene) | featured on the compilations 'Gothic Spirits 5 & 6' and 'Aderlass Compilation Vol. 5' as 'Aderlass Newcomer'. Tracks on compilations of the following magazines: Sonic Seducer, Orkus, Astan, Insomnia (UK) | Music videos on air via satellite TV and played on movie festivals like the 'Judgement Night 2008' (Austria) | Numerous shows in Germany and throughout Europe with The 69 Eyes, Subway To Sally, Front 242, Jesus On Extasy etc. including performances at the Wave-Gothic-Treffen 2007 in Leipzig and - as the only unsigned act yet - at Castle Rock VIII in Mülheim/Ruhr. | Soundtrack of the indie-horror movie 'One By One' (dvdmedia 2006)

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