Die Skeptiker (

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: The Skeptics) is a German

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band, founded in 1986 in

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. Die Skeptiker were part of the so-called Die anderen Bands (''the other bands'' in accordance to the mainstream bands in

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) which played political lyrics that criticised life in the

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. In 2000, their singer, Eugen Balanskat, founded Roter Mohn (later renamed to Rotorfon) playing punk rock

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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'' (

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Quartet, e.g. 7" with four tracks, 1989) * ''Harte Zeiten'' (1990) * ''Sauerei'' (1991) * ''Schwarze Boten'' (1993) * ''Live'' (1994) * ''Stahlvogelkrieger'' (1995) * ''Frühe Werke'' (

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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 interview
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