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Donots | |
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Years active | 1993–present |
Labels | Headshock Records (1995-1998) GUN Records (1999-2007) Solitary Man Records (2008-present) OK!Good Records (2010-present) Vertigo Records (2012-2015) |
Members | Ingo Knollmann Guido Knollmann Jan Dirk Poggemann Alex Siedenbiedel Eike Herwig |
Website | Official website |
The Donots are a German punk rock band from Germany, formed in 1993 in Ibbenbüren.
Band history
Early years (1993-1998)
The Donots were founded in 1993 by Ingo Knollmann on lead vocals, his brother Guido Knollmann on guitar, Jan-Dirk Poggemann on bass, Jens "Stone" Grimstein on guitar and Jens Trippner on drums. They celebrated their stage debut on April 16, 1994, at the Scheune in their hometown Ibbenbüren. They began playing as a support band in local venues and released the demo tapes We Do Not Care So Why Should You? and Mellow D's and Harm on E's in 1994 and 1995, respectively. Drummer Jens Trippner was replaced by Eike Herwig in 1995.
In 1996, the band released their debut album Pedigree Punk via independent label Headshock Records and shortly afterwards, Alex Siedenbiedel replaced Stone Grimstein on guitar, finalizing the current line-up. They played support shows in Germany for
The band released their second album Tonight's Karaoke Contest Winners in spring of 1998, followed by their first tour with Samiam and ErrorType:11. That year they also won a band contest at the Bizarre Festival, which furthered their popularity in the German underground scene, leading to them getting signed by major label GUN Records (Sony BMG).
Mainstream breakthrough (1999-2007)
The Donots released their third album and first major label release Better Days Not Included in 1999, produced by Die Ärzte producer Uwe Hoffmann, together with their first single "Outshine the World", which received minor radio and TV airplay. They went on to play their first co-headlining tour called "Ladies First, James Last" across Germany, Austria, Italy and the Netherlands, together with fellow German punk rock peers the Beatsteaks.
In 2001, the band released their fourth album
The band released their fifth album
In 2003, Amplify the Good Times became a surprise hit in Japan, with the album reaching No. 10 on the International Album Charts and the singles receiving heavy radio airplay, with "Saccharine Smile" reaching No. 19 on the Oricon Singles Chart. The band and "Saccharine Smile" would receive further international recognition when the song appeared in the acclaimed 2004 racing video game Burnout 3: Takedown. would The band played their first Japan tour in June 2003. That year they also recorded the "Protest Song" with Anti-Flag, which was released as a bonus track on The Terror State.
The Donots released their sixth album Got the Noise in 2004 with the accompanying singles "We Got the Noise" and "Goodbye Routine", the former becoming another big hit, landing on No. 33 in Germany. The band was also featured on the Fat Wreck Chords compilation Rock Against Bush, Vol. 2 with their b-side "Time's Up". In 2005, they released their first DVD "Ten Years of Noise".
In 2006, the band left their major label due to creative differences. Guitarist Guido explained: "Over time we fought each other more and more, rather than looking for solutions together. We simply did not understand each other anymore. The last record was actually just damage control. Even during promotional activities, we were absolutely not on the same wavelength. Especially with video clips, selection of singles and the entire image of the band."[1] The band released the greatest hits and b-side compilation album The Story So Far: Ibbtown Chronicles as a send-off to their major label. That year they also founded Solitary Man Records.
Solitary Man Records and further success (2008-2013)
After a short hiatus, they released their seventh album
The Donots released their eighth studio album
In 2012, they released their ninth album
In 2013, the band went on their first US tour, playing the East Coast with
German songwriting and recent activity (2014–present)
The band celebrated their 20th anniversary in April 2014 with the single "Das Neue bleibt beim Alten" ("The new stays old") featuring Tim McIlrath from Rise Against, the very first Donots song in German including McIlrath singing his part in German as well. They also participated in the German re-recording of "Do They Know It's Christmas?", which reached No. 1 in Germany. In December 2014, they played their biggest headlining show of their career yet in front of 6,500 people.
Because of the positive response of the 20th anniversary single, they decided to record an entire album in German. Their tenth studio album Karacho ("noise" or "crash") was released in February 2015 along with its lead single "Ich mach nicht mehr mit" ("I won't take part in this anymore"). The album reached No. 5 at the German album charts, the band's highest-charting position yet. The "Karacho Tour" was originally planned to take place in March, but had to be postponed to November 2015 because of an injury by drummer Eike. The band returned to Japan in May 2015, where they released an English version of the album titled ¡Carajo!.
The Donots participated in the
The band released their eleventh studio album and second German-language release in January 2018, Lauter als Bomben ("Louder than bombs"), along with a live DVD of their 1000th concert, followed by an extensive two-year tour.
Shortly after the tour, the Donots celebrated their 25th anniversary with a compilation called Silverhochzeit ("Silver marriage"), released in July 2019.[2] They also did a Anniversary Tour called "25th Birthday Slam", that was released as a CD and called "Birthday Slams" later in 2020. According to the Band, its their first official Live Album[3]
After a Hiatus because of the Covid-19 Pandemic, the Band played their first public show since 2019 at the Rock Am Ring Festival 2022. Campino from Die Toten Hosen made a Guest appearance there. Also on that show, Donots premiered a new song, that would be included on their new album Heut ist ein guter Tag ("Today is a good day"), releasing on February 10.
Band members
Current members
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Touring members
Former members
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Discography
The official discography consists of ten studio albums, two compilation albums, thirteen singles and nineteen music videos.
Donots discography | |
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Studio albums | 11 |
Compilation albums | 2 |
Music videos | 19 |
Singles | 13 |
Albums
Year | Album details | Chart peaks | Certifications ( sales thresholds )
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GER
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AUT [5] |
JPN [6] | ||||||||||||
1996 | Pedigree Punk
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1998 | Tonight's Karaoke-Contest Winners
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1999 | Better Days Not Included
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2001 | Pocketrock
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31 | — | — | ||||||||||
2002 | Amplify the Good Times
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18 | 45 | 51 | ||||||||||
2004 | Got the Noise
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17 | 39 | 42 | ||||||||||
2008 | Coma Chameleon
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41 | — | 135 | ||||||||||
2010 | The Long Way Home
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24 | — | — | ||||||||||
2012 | Wake the Dogs
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6 | 32 | — | ||||||||||
2015 | Karacho
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5 | 40 | — | ||||||||||
2018 | Lauter als Bomben
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4 | 21 | — | ||||||||||
2023 | Heut ist ein guter Tag
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1 | — | — | ||||||||||
"—" denotes a release that did not chart. |
Compilation albums
Year | Album details | Chart peaks | ||||||||||||
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GER
[4] |
AUT [5] |
JPN
[6] |
UK [7] | |||||||||||
2006 | The Story So Far: Ibbtown Chronicles
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— | — | 276 | — | |||||||||
2009 | To Hell with Love
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2019 | Silverhochzeit
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6 | — | — | — | |||||||||
"—" denotes a release that did not chart. |
Split albums
Year | Album details |
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2001 | DONOTS vs. MIDTOWN
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Exclusive compilation tracks
Year | Track | Album details |
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2001 | "Ausgebombt" | Aggropop Now!
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2004 | "Time's Up" | Rock Against Bush, Vol. 2
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2004 | "Ich töte meinen Nachbarn und verprügel seine Leiche" | Kunst! 20 Jahre die Kassierer
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Singles
Year | Title | Album | chart peaks | ||
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GER[8]
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1999 | "Outshine the World"
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Better Days Not Included | – | ||
2000 | "Whatever Happened to the 80's"
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Pocketrock | 67 | ||
2001 | "Superhero"
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Pocketrock | – | ||
"Today"
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Pocketrock | – | |||
"Room with a View"
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Pocketrock | 93 | |||
2002 | "Saccharine Smile"
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Amplify the Good Times | 77 | ||
"Big Mouth"
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Amplify the Good Times | – | |||
"We're Not Gonna Take It"
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Amplify the Good Times | 33 | |||
2004 | "We Got the Noise"
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Got the Noise | 33 | ||
"Good-Bye Routine"
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Got the Noise | 92 | |||
2008 | "Stop the Clocks"
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Coma Chameleon | 50 | ||
2010 | "Calling"
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The Long Way Home | 75 | ||
"Forever Ends Today"
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The Long Way Home | – |
Videography
Year | Album details | Certifications ( sales thresholds )
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2005 | Ten Years of Noise
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2009 | To Hell with Live
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Music videos
Year | Song | Director | Song from | Video appears on |
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1999 | "Outshine the World" | Better Days Not Included | Ten Years of Noise | |
2000 | "Whatever Happened to the 80s" | Pocketrock | ||
2001 | "Superhero" | |||
"Today" | ||||
"Room with a View (Give Me Shelter...)" | ||||
2002 | "Saccharine Smile" | Amplify the Good Times | ||
"Big Mouth" | ||||
"We're Not Gonna Take It" | ||||
2004 | "We Got the Noise" | Got the Noise | ||
"Good-Bye Routine" | ||||
2008 | "Pick Up the Pieces" | Coma Chameleon | ||
"Break My Stride" | Magnus Härdner | To Hell with Love | ||
"Stop the Clocks" | ||||
"The Right Kind of Wrong" | ||||
"New Hope for the Dead" | ||||
2010 | "Calling" | Magnus Härdner | The Long Way Home | |
"Forever Ends Today" | Johannes Timpernagel, Robert Pohle | |||
"Dead Man Walking" | Magnus Härdner | |||
"Let It Go" |
References
- ^ "Musik News: Interview mit den Donots". www.musik-base.de. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Donots: Silverhochzeit (CD) – jpc.de". www.jpc.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- ^ "Donots: Birthday Slams (Live) (2 CDs) – jpc.de". www.jpc.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- ^ a b "Discographie Donots". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Discographie Donots". Austriancharts. Retrieved 2010-06-12.
- ^ a b "Oricon Profile - Donots". Oricon. Retrieved 2010-06-12.
- ^ "The Official Charts Company". Retrieved 2010-06-12.
- ^ Media Control Charts Archived 2012-10-08 at the Wayback Machine Stand 22. November 2009.
External links
- Official website
- Official Solitary Man Records
- Supersonic Records
- Burning Heart Records
- Interview with Truepunk.com (May 31, 2002)
- Interview with Truepunk.com (June 1, 2004)
- Interview[permanent dead link] with Truepunk.com (August 19, 2006)
- Single release 2010 (January 22, 2010)