YACØPSÆ is a german
Hardcore-
Punk/ Thrashcore band, formed in 1990. Band members: Stoffel (
guitar/ voKills, since August 1990), Frank (bass, since January 1996) and Emu (drums, since May 1992). Still active, they have played almost 300 shows all over the world. The band was formed in August 1990 in Hamburg when Stoffel (
guitar/ vocals) met Pattex (drums), painting his room in a squad. After a small talk, both decided to start an ultrafast
Hardcore-
Punk band, because their old
bands had been split up. YACØPSÆ are inspired and influenced by
bands such as LÄRM,
ELECTRO HIPPIES, NUNFUCKERS, and SEPTIC DEATH, among many others. After a couple of months they decided to choose the name ?Yacøpsæ?,
… Read more which means the plural of the name ?Jakob? with an unusual way of writing, because they didn?t want to have a ?brutal? name like most of the so-called ?
Grindcore/ Thrash?
bands. After many intense rehearsals, they entered the stage for the first time in January 1991. By the band?s own account, it was ?horrible, but the crowd liked it.? In April 1991, they recorded their first demotape with 21 songs on it. To support the demo, they made some gigs in the area of Hamburg during the next months. By the end of 1991, the drummer had declared he was ?too busy with his job and he didn?t like that style of
music too much anymore, because the
music became faster and more brutal?, and he departed in February 1992. Stoffel asked his friend Emu, who played in a local
Hardcore band called DERIDER to join, an offer to which Emu agreed. Following many months of practicing 25 songs, YACØPSÆ embarked upon their premier gig with the new line-up in September 1992. YACØPSÆ finished two tours in
Germany with ACTIVE MINDS in May 1995, following gigs in Austria, Belgium, and Holland in January 1995. By January 1996, bassist Frank (ex-SARGNAGEL) had joined YACØPSÆ. They liked the change and found that it expanded their musical possibilities. After more shows, they recorded their debut CD/ LP in October 1997, called ?Fuck
Punk Rock ? This is Turbo-Speed-Violence!!!?, which was released by the end of 1998.?