This week, we take a look at one of the best but least known German hard rock bands, Stendal Blast. 2 years ago this month, Mikki from DeutschMusikLand.com translated the bio from the band’s site, giving the English-speaking world some additional insight into the inner-workings of the band.

In full possesion of our spiritual and physical strengths, in no way responsible to any god, endowed with many years of experience in notes, words and tones which are given life through hope and melancholy, we postulate also for those with musical interests, who are hindered in the consumption of free music by our world’s dictatorship.

We are the Alpha and Omega; we accept the NSK-Staat, however reject the Elektrostaatuntil it no longer recognizes any commanders; we will no longer keep silent; we love and desire; we claim a place in the German speaking lexicon; we prefer to smoke filtered cigarettes; we accept that the art of artists beside us isn’t conducted through pure self portrayal; we take grass to be green; we demand free ÖPNV; we are a part of Darwinism; we highly regard “Calva y Nada”, “Laibach”, “Bruce Springsteen”, “Blumfeld”, “Einstürzende Neubauten” and “Diary of Dreams”; we have contempt for “Reamon”, “AC/DC”, “Die Basis”, hip-hop as a whole and reggae as well; we stand by Aldi-Essen and other fastfood; we demand the decontrol of “Musaril” tablets for the purpose of general relaxation; we want a the fundamental right to luck; we demand an effective diet; we are brightness and darkness; we demand the elimination of bald headed S-Bahn guards; we request that the Nordsee spreads itself further; we demand hot coffee in the backstage rooms; we are no longer playing for wages under 1500 DM (yeah, guess this is old); we demand the end of all stagnant behaviour; we are Kaaja Hoyda, Bernhard Lottes and Valek Devkar - together we are STENDAL BLAST!

A few months after this bio was translated in October 2005, Stendal Blast made their live debut in the United States. With the support of Radio Goethe, the band played a single show in San Francisco. Before they went on stage, my good friend Erin interviewed Kaaja Hoyda for DML. You can read the interview or listen to it here.

Currently, Stendal Blast is in the studio recording songs for a new album according to last night’s live Radio Goethe broadcast. This will be their first release since 2004’s album Schmutzige Hände (and possibly their last album according to some of my friends). Be sure to check out some songs from this album by visiting Stendal Blast on Myspace.