Die Skeptiker (
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: The Skeptics) is a German
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band, founded in 1986 in
East Berlin.
Die Skeptiker were part of the so-called
Die anderen Bands (''the other bands'' in accordance to the mainstream bands in
East Germany
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) which played political lyrics that criticised life in the
GDR.
In 2000, their singer, Eugen Balanskat, founded Roter Mohn (later renamed to Rotorfon) playing
punk rock cover versions
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of 1920s - 1940s songs. The band reformed in 2006 to mark their 20th anniversary. Since then, the band has toured throughout Germany.
Discography
* ''O.T.'' (MC, 1988)
* ''Schreie'' (MC, 1989)
* ''Die Skeptiker'' (
AMIGA Quartet, e.g. 7" with four tracks, 1989)
* ''Harte Zeiten'' (1990)
* ''Sauerei'' (1991)
* ''Schwarze Boten'' (1993)
* ''Live'' (1994)
* ''Stahlvogelkrieger'' (1995)
* ''Frühe Werke'' (
compilation album with old tracks from the 1980s, 1996)
* ''Wehr Dich!'' (1998)
* ''DaDa in Berlin - Tondokumente 2007'' (2007)
* ''Fressen und Moral'' (2009)
* ''Aufsteh'n'' (2013)
* ''Kein Weg Zu Weit'' (2018)
External links
Die Skeptiker- official site (German)
- official site of the other band of Eugen Balanskat (German)
- Skeptiker discography
Skeptiker interviewat www.sallys.net (German)
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German punk rock groups
Musical groups established in 1986
Musical groups from Berlin
1986 establishments in East Germany
East German musical groups