Kissin' Dynamite is a German

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/ heavy metal band from

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History

Kissin' Dynamite started as a school band. Since 2007, the band has worked with the

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production team Elephant Music. At the end of 2007, they started sending demos to various music labels, leading to a record contract with

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in the same year. They released their debut album ''Steel of Swabia'' in 2008, and in that year also started appearing in music festivals, which included Bang Your Head. Their second album, also produced by Elephant Music, was titled ''Addicted to Metal'' and had twelve tracks. The title track, "Addicted to Metal" features vocals by

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for whom Kissin' Dynamite frequently opened. In March 2011, Kissin' Dynamite announced that they had started working on their third album, which would be published by their new label,

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. The album was completed in 2011, and released under the title ''Money, Sex and Power'' in March 2012. As part of the launch, the band opened for L.A.

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on their Tour. In 2014 they released the album ''Megalomania'', followed in 2016 by ''Generation Goodbye'', then in 2018 by ''Ecstacy'' which broke them into the top ten on the German charts for the first time. Prior to Kissin' Dynamite, Hannes Braun achieved second place in the 2004 season of the German version of the

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'' singing heavy metal at the age of 12. Hannes Braun is also the producer of

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, and has had a relationship with Exit Eden singer Anna Brunner for years. Both lived in Flensburg from 2015 to 2019 and worked for Elephant Music. Anna Brunner and Hannes Braun have been living in Betzingen since 2020 and run their own production company.

Name

According to guitarist Jim Müller, the band was named after the

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song of the same name. During a band meeting to choose a name, Andi Schnitzer's cellphone rang, and the song was his ringtone, leading to the decision.

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as inspirations for the groups musical style.

Band members

Kissin’ Dynamite Rockharz 2019 25.jpg, Hannes Braun Kissin’ Dynamite Rockharz 2019 06.jpg, Ande Braun Kissin’ Dynamite Rockharz 2019 41.jpg, Jim Müller Kissin’ Dynamite Rockharz 2019 01.jpg, Steffen Haile Kissin’ Dynamite Rockharz 2019 46.jpg, Former drummer Andi Schnitzer ''Current members'' * Johannes (Hannes) Braun – vocals * Ande Braun – guitars * Jim Müller – guitars * Steffen Haile – bass guitar * Sebastian Berg – drums (since 2021)
''Former members'' * Andi Schnitzer (until 2021)

Awards and nominations

Discography

References

External links

Official website
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