The Monsters were formed in Bern, Switzerland back in 1986
Their sound is a mixture between Rockabilly and 60..s Garage Punk. In the beginning they where a trio with stand up bass and stand up drums. After a while, drummer Oli left the band to play with Berns' rockabilly trio the Radiations. Oli was replaced by Peppe, owner and founder of Record Junkie the label and record shop. The Monsters only played in Switzerland from 1986 - 1990, and soon became unknown local heroes and recorded two long playing albums "Masks"1989(LP) "The Hunch" 1990 (LP/CD) and a 4 song 7" EP "Nightmares"(1988) for Record Junkie In the begining of the 90..s the Monsters played in Germany, France, Holland, Belgium, Italy, Austria, and England. They released a few 45rpm..s on several labels in the USA, Germany, and Italy (Dionysus, Jungle noise, Mad driver..) and two new Long playing albums "Psych out with me" 10" on Jungle noise and the "Youth Against Nature" 12" LP on Record Junkie. Jungle Noise (German label) head Axel Gieseking also did a lot of writing about the Monsters for the press. He also had and still has his own fanzine called "Sartorial Elegance". The Monsters became a household name in Europe and Axel Gieseking also organized, together with Demolition Derby (Belgium), a very "successful" little Tour de Europe. The Monsters played Paris, London, Berlin, Hamburg, Torino...and 100 of other places where Rock..n..Roll still exists. In 1992 Beat-Man started his own record Label called Voodoo Rhythm. With this label he tried to publish his own projects (The Monsters, Lightning Beat-Man Reverend Beat-Man) and other Swiss Rock Garage acts and Punk and Rockabilly bands.
Today the Monsters play more than ever, the new record 'i see dead people' are selling very well Crazy Love records in Germany did a reprint of the long sold out 2 first albums, the mask , the hunch... and voodoo rhythm did a reprint of the 97 album 'youth against nature' the monsters today are a 3 or a 4 piece bands and they play with the world first CLONE DRUM SET... Di Putto hits one side Swan Lee the other... the result is LOUD and FAST as fuck..
GO SEE THEM LIVE ON STAGE.... THEY BLEW YOUR BRAIN AWAY WITH LOTS OF CHAINSAW MASSACRE GARAGE PUNK AND PRIMITIVE ROCK'N'ROLL TRASH
Full Length LPs/CDs:
Masks 1989 (Record Junkie ,junk 666)
the Hunch 1992 (Record Junkie, junk 668)
the Hunch-CD 1993 (rumble rec. rumbcd 030)
Jungle Noise 1995 (Jungle Noise apecall 010)
Youth Against Nature 1996 (record junkie junk 031)
Birds eat Martians 1999 (voodooo rhythm recordsVR1203/VRCD03)
Masks 2001 (Crazy Love CLLP 6479) reprint
The Hunch 2001 (Crazy Love)
I see dead people 2002 (voodoo rhythm records VR1214/VRCD14)
Hide and seek 2005 (sazanami label, Japan)
Hide and Seek 2005 (off the Hip ,Australia)
The worst of Garage Punk Vol1 (voodoo rhythm VR1237/VRCD37)
Singles/EPs:
Nightmare 1988 (Record Junkie, CH)
Meets the betty pages of fright 1992(Dionysus, USA)
Rock around the Tombstone 1995 (Voodoo Rhythm, CH)
in Hell 1995 (Jungle Noise, D)
Skeleton Stomp 1997 (G.I. records ,USA)
Walking through a cemetery 2001(Subway star records)
This is rocknroll/fever 2006 (Screaming Apple D)
Blues for Joe/ig liebi si immer no/fever(w.Jackie)2007 (Soundflat Records D) Züri brönnt! / Züri brönnt-live (2inch vinyl!!)2008 (squoodge records)
Compilation LPs/CDs:
tape-Santa clause vs. the caveman 1987(left hand. CH) teenage werewolf; I love you, rosemary mc.coy
Wrecking around the Christmas tree 1991(Jungle Noise, D) jingle bells
Garage punk primitive RocknRoll and Psychotic reactions from Switzerland 1992 (Voodoo Rhythm/Record Junkie, CH) voodoo love
Songs the Cramps taught us 1993 (Jungle Noise, D) drug train
SKAmpler 1993 (Tudor, CH) whisky song
5 years of Jungle Noise 1995 (Jungle Noise, D) jungle noise
burn my mind 1996 (Record Junkie, CH)
Larzen Fanzine 1996 (Larzen, F) hold me hug me
Straight into the action 1998 (Wild weekend, D) sonic nightmares
shes my witch 1997 (Mad driver records, I)
swamp room happening 1999 (swamp room, D) acid dreams
surprise party 1999 (16tons, CH) bumble bee
mondo beat-man 7 1999 (rocking bones) I wanna be dead
it came from hell 2000 (crazy love D) I drink myself to the grave
Kongpilation 2000 (banana juice F) nothing
Wild Sazanami Beat 2005 (sazanami, Japan)
Riot on Soundflat strip 2005 (Soundflat D)
Videos
Voodoo Love 1996(Voodoo Rhythm, CH) by Josh Collins
Wild Wild Lover 1999 (Voodoo Rhythm. CH) by Ingwer Bergman
THE METEORS am Samstag, 21. November 2009 im Landespavillon in Stuttgart
Die britische Kult-Band um den Sänger und Gitarristen P. Paul Fenech kommt wieder nach Stuttgart und liefert eine ihrer legendären Live-Shows ab! Ohne jeden Zweifel sind sie "The Kings of Psychobilly", gleichzeitig auch die Begründer und eindeutig beste und bekannteste Band dieses Genres, welches Rockabilly und Rock'n'Roll mit der unbändigen Energie des Punk und der Ästhetik von Horrorfilmen kombiniert - das Trio ist zudem sozusagen die wichtigste Rock'n'Roll-Band neben THE CRAMPS, die im Laufe der 80er Jahren des 20. Jahrhunderts gegründet wurde!
Als Support THE TONY MONTANAS: Das hier aus der Region stammende, aber mittlerweile weit darüber hinaus wohlbekannte Trio bezeichnet seinen Stil selbst als "Mafiabilly" - eine wilde und "gefährliche" Mischung aus Old-School-Psychobilly, Rockabilly und Punk Rock, gewürzt mit etwas Country & Western!
After-Show-Party: Nach dem Konzert werden die beiden Stuttgarter Discjockeys JENS-O-MATIC und FRANK GASOLINE für ein wahrhaft höllisches Gebräu aus Psychobilly, Garage-Rock'n'Roll, Punk Rock und Rockabilly vom Plattenteller sorgen!
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