OXYMORON - WESTWORLD - GERMANY 1999 - FULL ALBUM - STREET PUNK OI!

TRACKLIST

1) Westworld
2) I'm Genuine
3) Life's a Bitch
4) Legion '82
5) Run from Reality
6) Petrol Bomb

ABOUT THE BAND

German punk rock band formed in 1992, founded by Sucker (vocals) and his cousin Björn (drums), along with two friends, Martin (guitar) and Filzlaus (bass).
Their first real public performance was at an annual punk rock festival in their hometown, along with other local bands… After the show, they were offered several slots as support acts for more established bands all over the world.
In May 1994, they released their debut EP, titled “Beware, Poisonous!” on their own Oxyfactory Records label… The EP was soon reissued by Helen of Oi! Records in October of that year, which led to a full-length album deal.
While recording “Fuck the Nineties, Here’s our Noize”, bassist Filzlaus left the band and was eventually replaced by a friend, Arne... Helen of Oi! Records originally released the album on vinyl in 1995 and re-released it on CD in the United States in 1996… This album received great underground reviews, so they began to tour across Germany as well as in Europe.
They released the “Crisis Identity” EP in 1996 on Arne's short-lived Rough Beat Records label and the band appeared on Helen Of Oi!’s “Street Punk Worldwide” compilation EP in the same year.
They embarked on their first USA tour, along the east coast with the Casualties… Also in 1996, they made the jump to the German Knock-Out Records label, which released the band's second full-length album, titled “The Pack is Back” in 1997… The release was followed by more tours in Europe and a 3 weeks tour in Japan with the Discocks.
In 1998, several tours were cancelled, Sucker had to be hospitalized for nerve damage and Arne decided to leave the band just weeks before they were to head back into the studio... They released a split with Dropkick Murphys, titled “Irish Stout vs. German Lager”… Chrissy, who temporarily had been a second guitarist and had played bass on the first USA tour, stepped in on bass.
March 1999 saw the release of the mini-album “Westworld” and was followed by more touring of Europe as well as a seven-week coast-to-coast USA tour with Dropkick Murphys… Chrissy left the band after the tour and was quickly replaced by Morpheus.
In October 2000, they released a compilation album, titled “Best Before 2000”, which included all previous 7” singles, along with tracks from previous compilations… November 2001 marked the release of the “Savage Output” EP, which included 3 tracks from their upcoming full-length along and one unreleased track.
Their third full-length album, titled “Feed the Breed” was also released in November 2001 and was followed by a six-week coast-to-coast USA tour, as well as a European/German tour.
Martin decided to leave the band, which led to Chrissy stepping in on guitar... They found a replacement guitarist, but he left in the middle of the 2002 USA tour... The band's driver (Davey) filled the void for the remaining part and also on the following European tour.
While not announcing an official break-up, they has been on an indefinite hiatus since 2002… In 2005 they reported that "the band is still on ice" and 2006 saw the release of somewhat new material in the “Noize Overdose” split EP with Bonecrusher... The EP contained previously unreleased tracks, along with live footage from a 1999 Hamburg concert… 2006 also marked the release of the first album of Sucker's solo project, the Bad Co. Project, titled “Sucker Stories”.
In 2014 they officially confirm a definitive break-up… Their website was no longer active, but simply showing this message: "Sorry u guys out there, Oxymoron doesn't exist anymore… It's up to you to keep the spirit alive!"