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Skambankt are a Norwegian rock band playing a mixture of classic rock'n'roll, punk and hardrock in the tradition of bands like Motörhead, AC/DC, Ramones and Iron Maiden. The lyrics are in Norwegian. The first album contains revolutionary lyrics in which the real spirit of punk comes alive again - against the state, against the system, against corruption, capitalism, monitoring, and religious fanaticism. To put it short: Against everything - but with brains. In the second album, Skambankt even take it a step further. The lyrics are more personal, more realistic, while the music shows more variation.
But let them speak for themselves. Here's a collection of press releases, newest on top:
Feb 2010:
Skambankt is well underway with the work of their fourth studio album. The trip went to the Athletic Sound studio in Halden, for an efficient two-week stay. All music is recorded, and now the only thing remaining is mixing and tricksing.Sep 2009 (from sonymusic.no):
The band is currently out with their third album "HARDT REGN", which has received excellent reviews from the paid pundits. The publis has apparently also liked it, as the disc debuted at a solid fifth place on the official Top 20!
After a hectic year and success with the album Hardt Regn, which debuted as number 5 of the Norwegian charts, and lots of touring at home and abroad, with the highlights of supporting AC/DC at Valle Hovin and a fantastic concert at this year's Roskilde Festival, Skambankt have already started to look ahead to 2010 and a new album. It will be their first album that is released on Columbia Records / Sony Music.Jan 2007:
Skambankt are from Jæren in Rogaland, and the band was originally started by accident in 1994, when another band could not play at an agreed gig. In the course of a few hours, the band members wrote nine songs that they performed the same night. The band played a few gigs as a trio before they disbanded in 1995.
In 2003, again by chance, they began to play together again. This time as a quartet, and in the following year, they released their self-titled debut album, Skambankt. Among others, Prepple Houmb appeared as a guest vocalist on the song "KKK!" on that album. In 2007, the sequel Eliksir was released, followed by a year of touring in Norway and Denmark and festival gigs at for example Quartfestivalen, Øyafestivalen, and Malakoff Rockfestival. In the fall of 2008, they recorded their third album, Hardt Regn, in Bekkstudio at Nærland in Hå. The song Malin was released as radio single from the album lateron that fall, while the album itself was released on January 26, 2009. The songs O Dessverre (with a music video directed by Stian Kristiansen) and Slukk Meg from the album also got many plays on P3. After the release, the band embarked on a long tour in Norway and abroad.
"For us, this is a mark of recognition, and not least exciting to now get the possibility to release music with a bigger company. At the same time, it is very inspiring, and we will try to channel the pressure of expectations into a new and even better album already in the fall of 2010." - Skambankt
Skambankt isDiscography
- Terje Winterstø Røthing - vocals, guitar
- Hans Egil Loe Abelsnes - guitar
- Tollak Friestad - bass
- Børge Henriksen - drums
- Skambankt (2004)
- Skamania EP (2005)
- Eliksir (2007)
- Hardt Regn (2009)
In November of 2004, a new Norwegian rock hope was born when Skambankt released their self titled debut album. The album came out on Dogjob, a label that had been in hibernation since the release of the first two Turbonegro records.
During the last two years, Skambankt have been touring in both Norway and Denmark (They were in the sales- and radio charts for a long time in Denmark) and contributed songs to the big Norwegian movies "Uro" in fall and "Tommys Inferno" last year.
In 2005, Bones Wolsman took over the drum sticks, which gave the band even more weight and refinement. The frontman is still singer/guitar player Ted Winters, and together with his colleagues Hans Panzer (guitar/background vocals) and Don Fist (bass/background vocals), they deliver wonderful rock.
The new album "Eliksir" comes out on January 29th - and it is an impressive successor! We dare to hope and predict that Skambankt will be known all around during 2007.
Skambankt have recorded a video for the song "Dynasti" which will be ready early in January. A radio single of the same song will also be out for the radio stations all over Norway.
The "radio teaser" Tyster can already be heard on various radio stations.
Of course there will also be a tour accompanying the release.
Since their record debut in the fall of 2004, Skambankt have managed to tour in Norway as well as abroad, and their video for the song KKK was played on Svisj (Norwegian music television) frequently. During the summer of 2005, the name Skambankt could be seen on festival posters from Træna in the north to Roskilde in the south, the last mentioned being the highlight up to now - in front of twenty thousand crazy people late on Saturday night.
Skambankt is the sound of thunder and lightning, chapped lips and bloody tanks. It is classic rock'n'roll, punk and hardrock in beautiful unison that can make the most hardboiled egg in the basket shed a tear about lost youth. Skambankt have been compared to bands like Motörhead, AC/DC, Sex Pistols, Ramones and Stooges, and just like these bands, Skambankt sing in their mother tongue.
The year 2006 will be used to record the second album, but this doesn't prevent the band from playing concerts when the public demands it. During February and March, Skambankt will visit the biggest cities in Norway and Denmark. The dates and places can be found on www.skambankt.com.
Skambankt have already attracted a lot of interest with the mini tour in spring and the concert on the main stage of the Øya-Festival. The radio single and video "Me Sa Nei" ("We said no") has started to rotate wherever rock is played, and the video for the radiosingle number two "KKK" has just been finished. Here we meet PREPPLE (DUMDUMBOYS, WANNSKRÆKK) as guest-singer and main actor.
A lot of press work was done in connection with the release with the subsequent Norway tour.
The album starts heavy and good in order to increase in strength and intensity. 11 tracks in all, filled with passion to rock, punk and hardrock - chemically free from ballads and "softrock". The lyrics are delivered in Norwegian, and Skambankt definitely have a message to convey. Here they head for confrontation about monitoring, capital-imperialism, corruption, religious fanatism and generally hate and treachery. All of this with a little twinkle in the eye, as it should be.
With their debut, Skambankt present an album that - to put it briefly - will leave ALL of those interested in rock in plain enthusiasm!
The promo single "Me Sa Nei" will ge given out FOR FREE to record shops this week, so that they can spread the good news to their clients - SKAMBANKT SKA TA DEG! ("Skambankt will take you over!")