Thumb (band)

Thumb was a German Alternative Metal and Nu Metal band formed in November 1993 in Gütersloh. According to the band's official website they appear to have ceased in 2005 into various side projects; Steffen has joined H-Blockx, Jens is in Taetowier Studio, Jan-Hendrik is in Hudson, Claus is in Alternative Allstars and Axel is in Waterdown.

Biography

The first home-made tapes were recorded and copied in 1994. Lupe was the last to join the band in October. Record companies began to show an interest and EMI signed a deal with the band in March 1995. Thumb's debut was released in September 1995. Thumb toured as support with Bad Religion, Dog Eat Dog, Henry Rollins and Foo Fighters in Germany over the next two years. In January 1997 the group began to write their second album "Exposure", released 5 May.

Thumb toured in America where they played in front of nearly 180,000 during the 1998 Vans Warped Tour alongside the Deftones, Bad Religion, NOFX and others at thirteen shows in three weeks.

Preparations for the third album slowly got underway at the start of 2000 but were abruptly interrupted when guitarist Axel Hilgenstöhler left the band half way through the year, replaced by Axel Pralat. Everything written and recorded up to that point was axed.

Discography

Albums

• Thumb (1995)
  1. Haunted
  2. Victim Of Your Lies
  3. Red Alert
  4. Fascism Sucks
  5. No More Blood
  6. Fed Up
  7. Skin Deep
  8. Deny
  9. Consumer's Rap-Sody
  10. It Ain't What You See
  11. Boredom
  12. (All The Way) Down

• Thumb Encore (1996)
  1. Red Alert ´96
  2. Aside
  3. Haunted
  4. Victim Of Your Lies
  5. Red Alert
  6. Fascism Sucks
  7. No More Blood
  8. Fed Up
  9. Skin Deep
  10. Deny
  11. Consumer's Rap-Sody
  12. It Ain't What You See
  13. Boredom
  14. (All The Way) Down
  15. I Don't Wanna Hear It
  16. Victim Of Your Lies
  17. It Ain't What You See (Live)
  18. Skindeep (Live)
  19. Fascism Sucks (Live)
  20. Haunted (Live)

• Exposure (1997)
  1. Break Me
  2. Sell Myself
  3. Seize The Day
  4. Values
  5. Thank You
  6. Remember
  7. Dad
  8. Reality
  9. This Life
  10. Exposure
  11. Cavemen In Disguise
  12. Aside

• Maximum Exposure (1998)
  1. Break Me
  2. Sell Myself
  3. Seize The Day
  4. Values
  5. Thank You
  6. Remember
  7. Dad
  8. Reality
  9. This Life
  10. Exposure
  11. Cavemen In Disguise
  12. Dad (Live)
  13. Red Alert (Live)
  14. Exposure (Live)
  15. Thank You (Live)
  16. No More Blood (Live)

• 3 (2001)
  1. Upside & Down
  2. Down Like Me
  3. Stupid
  4. Lie To You
  5. Youth
  6. Thumbtune
  7. Break My Back
  8. Fade Away
  9. Migraine
  10. Suck Me Dry
  11. Shorty
  12. More
  13. Confidence

Singles

• Red Alert (1995)
  1. ?

• No More Blood (1996)
  1. No More Blood (Intro)
  2. No More Blood

• Red Alert '96 (1996)
  1. Red Alert '96
  2. Haunted (Live)
  3. I Don't Wanna Hear It

• Aside (1996)
  1. Aside
  2. It Ain't What You See
  3. Boredom

• Sell Myself (1997)
  1. Sell Myself
  2. Dad
  3. Thank You For Hating Me

• Seize The Day (1997)
  1. Seize The Day
  2. Sell Myself (Recorded Live At ROCK AM RING '97)
  3. Values (Recorded Live At ROCKPALAST, E-Werk, Cologne '97)
  4. Cavemen In Disguise (Recorded Live At Colosseum, Munich, Support Rollins Tour '97)
  5. Dad (Recorded Live At Colosseum, Munich, Support Rollins Tour '97)

• Break Me (1998)
  1. Break Me
  2. Die Welt ist Eins (Featuring Thomas D)
  3. Red Alert (Live at Roskilde Festival '97)
  4. Exposure (Live at Roskilde Festival '97)
  5. Thank You For Hating Me (Live at Roskilde Festival '97)
  6. No More Blood (Live at Roskilde Festival '97)

• Down Like Me (2001)
  1. Down Like Me
  2. Break My Back

• Youth (2001)
  1. Youth (Radio Edit)
  2. Upside & Down
  3. Down Like Me (Steddybeats Remix)
  4. Youth (Extended Version)
  5. Stupid (Music Video)
  6. Down Like Me (Music Video)

Members

• Axel Pralat (Guitar), since 2000
• Jens Gössling (DJ)
• Steffen Wilmking (Drums)
• Jan-Hendrik Meyer (Bass)
• Claus Grabke (Vocals)

Former Members

• Axel Hilgenstöhler (Guitar), left in 2000

References

External links

• Official Website