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History
Life equals emotion, and Thorn.Eleven are right in the middle of it; which explains why emotions are the main characteristic of their music. Their sound is wild and unbridled, sensitive and melancholy, it reflects suffering and disappointment just as much as hope and strength. Propelled by their own artistic enthusiasm, the band from Heidelberg allow tough guitar riffs to meet groovy rhythms, pairing them with versatile vocals and amazingly haunting melodies.
Their self-produced CD, ..Inside.., which made the nation listen up for the first time, saw the light of day in 1998. The 2000 units of the first edition sold out within a few weeks. ..Sick.., the opening track of their ..Inside.. album, was featured on a sampler released by the music magazine, VISIONS, in March 1999, constituting another milestone on the thorny path to the top. Following a number of small gigs in sticky clubs and various support shows (for King..s X and Farmer Boys, among others), the quartet were one of the few unsigned groups to play the VISIONS stage at the Bizarre festival in Cologne in summer 1999.
