Angstbreaker

We are a Hardcore band from Leipzig, breaking the angst since tomorrow!

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We support the #HikeFor campaign! It's a fundraiser for emancipated and independent social work with teenagers at the well known Dorf der Jugend, located in Grimma.

The campaign runs only for a few days more until August 15th, please help to reach the final goal and donate here: https://www.startnext.com/hikefor

Additionall to the video we donate our revenue from digital records to the campaign until Aug 15th, so just grab a download from Bandcamp for you, your family or friends.

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Good news, at least for us ;) We have a new EP out, we go on tour tomorrow and we have some new merchandise, hoodie pre-order is coming.

New EP "Barbara versus 351564 henchmen" out now!

It has 3 oldschool tunes on it and you get get it from our Bandcamp, or you stream it on Spotify, Deezer and all the other platforms, should be there. Let us know if you cannot find it on your preferred music service.

There won't be CDs or something for now but a 7inch split record is planned with our friends Sick Times later this year, and our side will have those songs on it. Currently you get download codes when you buy a shirt or the print with the cover art at our shows. We'll put the leftovers on Bandcamp merch section after the tour.

"Barbara strikes back" tour starts tomorrow

We tour over two weeks, playing shows in Germany, Switzerland, France, Spain and Portugal. If you have friends there then let them know we are close ;) You could use the tour event page on Facebook to invite them, it's also helps if you could share the dates:

03.05.2019 @ Nürnberg, P31

04.05.2019 @ Zürich, Kasernenareal

05.05.2019 @ Genève. L'Ecurie

06.05.2019 @ TBA / NEED HELP

07.05.2019 @ Siradan, Le Moun's Bar Et Culture

08.05.2019 @ Sopela, Plaza Beltza Kulturgunea

10.05.2019 @ La Coruña, Nave 1839

11.05.2019 @ Madrid, CoKo La Kondenada

12.05.2019 @ Parla, Let's Go Rock Bar

13.05.2019 @ Lisboa, Disgraça

14.05.2019 @ TBA / NEED HELP

15.05.2019 @ Ávila, Sala Más Música

16.05.2019 @ Montpellier-Le Crès, Le KJBi

17.05.2019 @ Basel, ExEsso Gelände

18.05.2019 @ Freiburg, KTS

You can find all dates on Bandsintown and Songkick, too. Two shows were cancelled this week, we currently check options for replacements. As we have an Instagram account now, follow us there, we probably post some stuff there while beeing on road.

New merch & pre-order

We did not make any new merchandise for a while because we are too lazy on that stuff but we printed some new shirts and patches for the tour. We will add the leftovers on Bandcamp when we are back. There will also be another shirt design later.

We usually do not produce stuff like hoodies or zipups but if you wanna buy one please write us to [email protected] ... after the tour we send you all the information about designs and how to preorder.

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We are happy to announce that our new EP is going to be released in the next few days. Release show is on February 10th at Plaque in Leipzig.

Our new "The Flying Cat" EP comes with 5 songs, check out the snippet video on Youtube. Beside digital download and steaming it will be out on LP, MC and CD, all physical mediums include the full "MMXVI" EP from 2016 on the B-Sides.

We would love if you join us at the record release show on February 10th, 2018. The Plaque in Leipzig is a really cool place and we are lucky guys that Injured List and 20 Liter Yoghurt are with us on that evening.

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Get the "Cold Tapes" record as free download now. It holds the last tracks from the era when we were 6 guys, all songs written between 2013 and 2015. We just released them in 2017 on the "Cold Faces" cassette tape, this is the regular version.

Download "Cold Tapes" for free from Bandcamp.

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Thank you for 2017! We are very proud on you, escpecially for your support to raise money for refugees in Greece, all "Cold Faces (Gutmensch EP)" tapes were sold out, so we were able to give more than 1000 Euros to the guys in Greece. We also played some great shows there, check out the tour gallery.

We played some great shows, we loved every minute of them. The show with Battery at Conne Island was one of the highlights. We recorded another EP and we also have some other new songs in the queue.

For tomorrow we prepared a small thing (aka free download) to give something back to you. In February we are going to release our new EP.

Ready for 2018, have a good time with your families and friends, kisses ... Angstbreaker.

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“Cold Tapes” out now and available as download and stream

Like we announced earlier we finally flipped the "Cold Faces" release to the regular "Cold Tapes" version. Same songs but different track order, and it misses the features by Tiger Magic and Guts&Guns. Songs that we wrote between 2013 an 2015, recorded 2015 and finished 2016.

You can now download "Cold Tapes" from Bandcamp, or stream it from Spotify, Deezer, Pandora and some more. Tell us if you cannot find it on your favourite streaming platform.

"Cold Tapes" will be released on CD later but there is no exact release date yet.

PS: in case you bought a "Cold Faces" tape or download code but you did not download it until now then you only get the "Cold Tapes" version via Bandcamp right now. just drop us an email to [email protected] with a short note about date and place of your purchase. We'll send you another download link.

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We head to Greece today to play a few shows. It's our first time there, we are excited. Last weeks we collected money for the Mikropolis Refugees & Immigrants Project. We sold almost all tapes, thank you for your support in this case!

If you have friends who live or travel in Greece, let them know about our dates:

09/29 Θεσσαλονίκη @ Μικρόπολις-Κοινωνικός /w Chupakavlas

09/30 Ξάνθη @ Αυτόνομο Στέκι /w Zero Zero, Psyxos

10/01 Βόλοσ @ Κατάληψη Ματσάγγου

10/02 Αθήνα @ Ίδρυμα 2.14 w/ Crime State

Check out Facebook for some more info. See you ...

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This is a new track from an upcoming EP that is going to be released end of this year. Don't allow the right wing parties to get more power in the upcoming elections in Germany. It's just self defence to fight them. we already had that shit in our history, don't allow that those assholes come back with their völkisch ideology, their backward education and racist view on the world!

Scroll down for lyrics and book recommendations.

Eternal War on the Höcke Youth

Shut up, piss off! We don't want your backward shit. Come close, go down! The art of self-defence.

Plain stupid racism and your slogans prove it, you are the fuckheads that nobody needs.

Consider yourself as voices of the unheard? Instead, you are (only) squallers of the dorks.

You demand we should stop atoning for Nazi crimes, re-spin evil history, unlearn about the times?

You wanna regain contraints from yesterday. Don't think we allow to bring that back.

See our disrespect, we oppose your traditions!

Don't whine we couldn't think positive about the past, with every punch in your face we remember The Leipzig Packs*.

No reasons to try out bad excuses every week. If you wanna shot people just put a gun in your mouth.

::Shut up, piss off::

Liner Notes

Leipzig Packs: The Leipzig Meuten, were anti-Nazi gangs of children, teenagers and young adults based in Leipzig during the Nazi period of Germany, who aimed to destroy Nazi Control. They were similar to the Edelweiss Pirates, but more politically driven.

There are two good books about them, both in german language. One is a book about history and context, called "Die Leipziger Meuten: Jugendopposition im Nationalsozialismus" by Sascha Lange (ISBN 978-3954150014), the second is the novel "Bis die Sterne zittern" by Johannes Herwig, just recently published and very recommended!

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We prepared some poster and flyers, don't hesitate to download the layouts, do some copies and spread the message, thank you! Download it now: https://drive.seerose.biz/f/1f545e4466/?raw=1

Text (in german):

Angstbreaker "Cold Faces (Gutmensch EP)" out now

Unser "Cold Faces" Tape mit 8 Songs ist fertig! Es basiert auf einem bisher unveröffentlichten Album von 2015. Neben der Kassette gibt es auch Downloads. Alle Einnahmen gehen an das Mikropolis Refugees & Immigrants Project in Griechenland. Unter allen Unterstützer*innen wird eine exklusive 7"-Single verlost.

Über 65 Mio Menschen sind weltweit dazu gezwungen, ihr Zuhause zu verlassen. Die Gründe sind vielfältig: Naturkatastrophen, soziale oder staatliche Unterdrückung, Terrorismus, Krieg. Mehr als 16 Mio Flüchtlinge sind beim Flüchtlingshilfswerk der Vereinten Nationen registriert, der größte Teil ist derzeit aus Afghanistan, Somalia and Syrien. Sehr viele bleiben im Mittleren Osten und Nordafrika, weniger als 10% der Menschen schaffen es nach Europa. Die EU hat inzwischen alle Grenzen geschlossen, Frontex massiv verstärkt und Zäune gebaut.

Das Mikropolis Refugees & Immigrants Project betreut ungefähr 45 Menschen aus Syrien und Afghanistan in Häusern, welche gemietet oder von der Bevölverung vor Ort zur Verfügung gestellt wurden. Sie versorgen die Menschen alle 2 Wochen mit Nahrungsmitteln und anderen Sachen für den täglichen Bedarf. Außerdem wird Bildung organisiert, Sprachklassen für die Erwachsenen und Grundschule für die Kinder bevor diese Zugang zu öffentlichen Schulen bekommen. Zusammen mit den Geflüchteten wurde eine kleine Bäckerei und eine Sprachschule für Arabisch aufgebaut, wo mit Spenden gezahlt wird.

Alle Unterstützer*innen, welche diese Soli-EP kaufen, können eine sehr limitierte 7inch-Version mit 4 Songs gewinnen. Diese wird speziell nur dafür produziert und niemals regulär veröffentlicht. Pro 5 Euro beim Kauf gibt es eine Gewinnchance.

Angstbreaker, June 2017

Vor Ort kaufen: schreibe an [email protected]

Über Bandcamp & Paypal: www.angstbreaker.bandcamp.com

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The "Cold Faces" tapes arrived, now it is on you! Send us some bucks and support refugees in Greece with your money. With every 5 Euro on your purchase you got one chance to win a very exclusive 7inch version that won't released officially.

Read more about about this solidarity record: http://blog.angstbreaker.org/post/162393568491/solidarity-with-refugees-in-greece

Get your copy and purchase a cassette or download: https://angstbreaker.bandcamp.com/album/cold-faces-gutmensch-ep or [email protected]

Thank you for your support!

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Solidarity with refugees in Greece: Get your copy of our “Cold Faces” support tape & Win a very limited 7inch!

Info in deutsch: hier lang.

We finally release our "Cold Faces" solidarity tape with 8 songs based on a unreleased album from 2015. There is also a digital download version. All proceeds are used to support the Mikropolis Refugees & Immigrants Project in Greece. Support us in this case and win a very limited 7inch.

Tape and download are sold only a short time, until October. The record contains special versions of the original songs with guest vocals by the singers of Tiger Magic and Guts & Guns. Only available on this release. The 7inch never ever get released officially, you only can win it.

Spread the message & support

Tell your friends: share this post on Facebook, Twitter and other Social Media sites, post the link in forums and mailing groups.

Invite your friends to the Facebook event for the "Cold Faces" release. Join us there. All news are going to be announced there.

Finally, get your copy and buy the tape or the download! Likes don't pay a bill and we try to raise money for the Mikropolis Refugees & Immigrants Project in Greece.

Background

About 65 million people around the world are forced to flee their homes because of natural disasters, social and institutionalized oppression as well as terrorism and wars. More than 16 million refugees live under UNHCR mandate worldwide. Only a ver small minority of them make it to Europe. The European Union closed doors and borders. Xenophobia grew and politicians played down issues with all the right-wing protest and hate speech.

When we started to record our first album in 2015 we didn't know that half of us quit with the band until end of the year. However, we decided to finish the record and we looked for a way to contribute it for a good concern. Old band members joined us on that. We asked friends from Tiger Magic and Guts & Guns to support us in recording special versions of some songs.

About the project

The Mikropolis Refugees & Immigrants Project hosts around 45 people from Syria and Afghanistan. They organise education, language lessons for adults and basic classes for the kids before they have access to public schools. They started local businesses with some of the refugees, like a bakery or an arabic language school. Locals can pay with donations.

It is about solidarity. They don't just help people, they try to integrate and to create a community of equals. Refugees and locals meet every sunday and discuss all issues. The project tries to give an example about how our societies should deal with the current situation, with solidarity and respect, instead of racism, opression and militarization.

Get your copy

Bandcamp: get the downloads instantly and pre-order the tape (release date is August 1st, 2017), if you pre-order the tape then you get instantly the downloads. There are about 25% fees for Bandcamp and Paypal, taken away from your money.

Email to [email protected] and pay via bank account. You will get a download code with your tape when we ship it. You can order digital versions as download via email but there may be a delay until you get the download code.

Shipping the tape is 2 Euros in Germany, 4 Euros in Europe and 6 Euros worldwide.

Attention: if you buy downloads, or if you get the download code with the tape, please download the files. It is not enough to have it in your Bandcamp library because we switch the release to the regular album after we finish this support campaign. You would lose the songs with Tiger Magic and Guts & Guns and they won't be available too soon again.

We fully payed the production and we do not take any share, so almost no money is lost. There are still some fees for Bandcamp and Paypal. If you think about giving some more money then write us an email and we do it directly via bank account.

Win a very limited 7inch

Every supporter who purchased the tape or download has a chance to win a very limited 7inch vinyl version of that record. It contains 4 songs, and it will never ever released and sold regularly. There are only a few pieces produced for this campaign. For every 5 Euro you pay on your purchase you have one chance to win.

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Benefit EP is coming closer!

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Serious topic, our benefit EP "Cold Faces" to show some support for refugees in Greece and a local campaign for them in Thessaloniki comes closer. We hope to have it out in May.

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We played the first shows this year, after we focused on the new recordings. It was a good feeling to be back on stage.

Props and love to the crews and nice people in Basta Görlitz and Ars-Vitae Rodewisch, our buddies from 20 Liter Yoghurt, Chaver and Festefeste. Check them out.

We'll finish the artwork of the benefit EP now, it's name will probably be "Cold Faces (Gutmensch EP)."

Kisses, Angstbreaker

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We are looking forward to the first shows this year. Setlist is finished, some new songs and a not so hidden message to the city administration of #Leipzig on it: #KiezclubInDenKiez! Join us here: 3/24 @ Basra Görlitz 3/25 @ Ars-Vitae Rodewisch 4/16 @ Pressenwerk Bad Salzungen 6/23 @ Punx Picnic Neubrandenburg More dates soon. We still look for more shows, just ask at [email protected]

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By the way, we recorded 5 songs for a new EP that is going to be released later this year, probably on CD, tape and vinyl. Current titles of the songs are: 1. Blasphemy & Fun 2. When The Machines Take Over 3. Zaphod In Laniakea 4. Eternal War On The Höcke Youth 5. We Copped A Hug Once We play some of them at the upcoming concerts. Check the dates on our website http://angstbreaker.org/ Currently we work on the artwork of the benefit EP to support a refugee campaign in Greece.

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We already posted this song via Facebook but we don't want to get trapped in this walled data garden, in case you don't have a account, do not follow us, or just missed our update there.

The song "Strife/Pose" is one of the 8 songs that we recorded back in 2015. We planned an album but it never saw the light because 3 of 6 people left the band. We decided 2016 to finish the album in 2016, even if we won't play most of the songs live. It's part of the Angstbreaker history and it would be sad to lose this record.

Before the regular album version we are going to release a special version of it as EP to show some solidarity, the money from that release is planned as benefit for a campaign helping refugees in Europe. Please support us in that case! More details in a few weeks. Subscribe to our newsletter to stay updated about these plans.

Hope you like the song, let us some love and comments here.

Lyrics:

I close my eyes, I see it again, a broken mirror and open wounds. This second is over but the feeling remains, I'm scared of my own thoughts. I'm the muser and my victim, united in one person. I searched for reasons but found just nothing. Sweet bitterness again.

Optimists love their dreams, pessimists reject the world.

Stimulated emotions, merged into my reality. How does it feel to crash into something? Does it change anything, if I give up control?

I am not the only one who is dreaming. Who is dreaming?

I clear my mind, accept the fears. Unseen sphere of consciousness. I don't care about my demons. I don't judge yours.

Turmoil, nothing is real. Balance, nothing is true.

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Hello friends, we hope you had a good start into 2017. We are still a little bit lazy about Social Media but busy enough with other things.

2017 started with a man who banned people from his country based on religion and origins. Another moron in Germany suggested that it is time to make a turn away from remembering the Nazi era and calling the Holocaust monument in Berlin a "Monument of Shame." Even after countless warnings regarding warm temperatures on Arktic and Antarktic areas, bad polar winters, not enough ice to reflect enough sun and a lot of other scientific research, there are too many lobbyists and other ridiculous people who deny the climate change. Worldwide, there are 65+ millions of people who were forced to leave their homes, but in the western world we call it refugee crisis only because a few of them try to find a secure space for their families here. Shame on all of us! Religious fundamentalists still try to prevent scientific research and social progress, while capitalism and greed still increase the split between the rich and poor. It is even one of our priviledges to think about all of this because at other parts in the world kids need to live and work on landfills to support their families. There are still enough reasons to play in a hardcore band even it is not really a part of the fight for a better world. Let's cross our fingers that men are not blow up everything too soon.

Here is our plan to make 2017 a little bit better:

First, we are going to release a benefit EP to show our solidarity, supporting a campaign for refugees. We plan this for more than one year and even announced it for last year but we did not finished mixing and mastering in time. We recorded some very special versions of previously unreleased songs, our friends from Tiger Magic and Guts&Guns helped us. Currently we have no final decision abouth the campaign we want to support. So if you have any suggestions please let us know about all the good people out there. We prefer to help those who cannot participate on public funds and campaigns that are runned by refugees theirselves. Please spread the word and support us on this. More info soon.

Second, we will release the almost lost full length from 2015. We recorded the instruments beginning of 2015 but then the band changed a lot. One of the singers left us, some months later both guitar player quit. Beside the lineup change we decided to finish the old songs even if we do not play them anymore. Some of the songs are the foundation of the benefit EP we spoke about. The regular version of the album will replace the EP later this year. There will be a digital release and at least a cassette.

Third, we are going to record a new EP. Beginning of March we hit the studio again to record 5 songs for another EP, released later this year. 4 new songs and 1 old song again. This time we hope to release it on vinyl.

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Keep your heads up, keep fighting!

Angstbreaker from Leipzig