Skew Siskin are a German
hard rock band based in
Berlin
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. They formed in 1990 when guitarist Jim Voxx met up with singer Nina C. Alice. The band's original line up was completed by the addition of drummer Nik Terry and bass guitarist Jogi Rautenberg.
The band's name translated into English means "Crazy Bird"; Nina C. Alice chose the name as due to spending time living in Britain knew that "bird" there is often colloquially used to refer to women.
They signed up with
Giant Records in 1992, under whose label they released their debut album, the self-titled ''
Skew Siskin'', in 1992.
The album showcased an aggressive hard-rock sound compared with both
AC/DC and
Motörhead
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,
and received favourable reviews.
The track "If the Walls Could Talk" became a minor hit on
MTV.
During 1993 and 1994 the band toured Europe with
Accept,
Alice Cooper
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and
Anthrax,
Saxon and also with
Black Sabbath
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in the US. They also played shows with a variety of other bands including Motörhead and
Monster Magnet
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.
Motörhead's frontman
Lemmy was impressed with the German rock band, and would go on to collaborate with Skew Siskin on several occasions in the following years.
Discography
Albums
External links
Official website
Official MySpace
BNR Metal Pages Profile & Discography
CD Baby profile of Peace Breaker including band history
Interview with Nina C. Alice in Revolutionart Magazine 16
References
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German hard rock musical groups
Motörhead