SS. Originally, the band name was "Es Eskaliert" which means ?it escalates?, the band decided to replace it with the actual
name because it was more eye-attractive as a logo. Formed in 2003, with Torsten on vocals, Benni on
and vocals, Nils on bass and Fab on drums, it's until 2004 that the band record their demo tape titled ?A.C.A.B. Demo Tape?. After some shows, the vocalist Wolfgang Wendland from the band Die Kassierer helped the band by pressing their debut 7? Stand Up and
a name and a reputation, playing shows on
Europe and having a second pressing of the debut EP. In April 2005, Flo is added as a second guitarist, some shows are booked plus participations on the
Punk And Disorderly Festival and Endless Summer Festival.
2006 sees the release of the Self Titled EP on FNS Records form Boston on January, also the band tour on Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Saarland, Bayern, Berlin and Austria with
bands such as
Lower Class Brats,
Defiance,
Pestpocken, Emscherkurve 77, Hellratz, Action, Xcrosscheckx, Damage Case,
Krum Bums,
Abrasive Wheels, Mouth Sewn Shut among others. On June, DSKlation, the band's first LP is released through
Punk Core Records, on September, the album is released on AMP Records, label managed by Benni and Nils, the picture disc LP features the original eleven tracks plus 4 live. In September Flo left the band. In 2007, Olli join the band as guitarist for a couple of months, being replaced by A. G. in August. The band keep playing shows with
bands like Leftöver Crack, The
Business and
Conflict, also joins
Total Chaos for a
Europe tour and
Monster Squad for a U.S. west coast tour. On may, the
SS-Kaliert / Mouth Sewn Shut Split is released through Razorblade
Music and Drinking Class Records.
Released on May 13, 2008, Addiction is the second album from the band, released by Razorbalde
Music (CD) and Maniac Attack Records (LP) in
Europe, also, pressed as a digipak in the U.S. by Rodent Popsicle Records. The album contains 12 tracks, following the
street punk style as the previously released material, to support the release the band booked the International
Chaos Tour, beginning in October. On June 24, 2010 the band signs with People Like You Records and later that year they announce that their new album would be released in 2011. On 28 April 2011 the band announced that bass player Nils had left the band for personal problems. On 30 May of the same year Moritz became the new bass player for the band. In 2011 the band released their third studio album Subzero.
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