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RAC band from Germany. Started in 1990. Kraftschlag ist eine 1989 gegründete Rechtsrock-Band aus Itzehoe, die in neonazistischen Kreisen einen großen Bekanntheitsgrad hat und enge Beziehungen zu dem in Deutschland verbotenen Neonazi-Netzwerk „Blood and Honour“ pflegt. Die Besetzung der Band um den Sänger Jens-Uwe Arpe wechselte bereits häufig. So spielten unter anderem Steve Bramekamp von „Entwarnung“, Mattze von „Soldiers of Freedom“, Klapmeier von „Ostseefront“ und Miika von „Mistreat“ mit. Die Band pflegt insbesondere Kontakte zu Musikern aus dem „Blood-and-Honour“-Umfeld in Skandinavien, woraus einige Split-CDs hervorgingen. Arpe, der zeitweise in Schweden wohnhaft war, ist an der Herstellung der neonazistischen „Blood-and-Honour“-Verkaufsvideos „Kriegsberichter“...

Kraftwerk ("power plant" in English) is an electronic band founded in 1970 in Düsseldorf, Germany. They pioneered electronic music in the 70s and are considered one of the most important and influential bands of their genre, often described as "the godfathers of electronic music". Kraftwerk's sound is minimalistic and strictly electronic; it combines driving, repetitive rhythms with catchy melodies and vocals usually sung through a vocoder. The current line-up consists of Ralf Hütter (the only original member), Fritz Hilpert, Henning Schmitz and Stefan Pfaffe. The other founding member Florian Schneider left the band in 2008. Ralf Hütter (born 1946, Krefeld,...

Founded in 1995 by vocalist/guitarist Thomas Stromvig Pedersen, guitarist R. Mork, drummer Mikael Skou Jorgensen and bassist Jeppe Tander, Denmark’s Urkraft embarked upon an experimental journey through the depths of thrash metal. The name, translated in Scandanavian/German as ‘primordial’ or ‘primitive’ force immediately establishes Urkraft’s belief in the importance of their music. Following years of experimenting with their sound and their dynamics as a group, in 2000 Urkraft recruited Cacophony guitarist Thomas Birk and in 2001 took Tommy Neperus on board as a keyboard player for their live shows, before establishing Jeppe Eg’s position as a full time keyboardist in...

William Kraft (born 1923, in Chicago, Illinois) is a composer, conductor, teacher, and percussionist. From 1981-85, Kraft was the Composer-in-Residence for the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Kraft was a member of the Philharmonic for 26 years: the first 8 years as a percussionist, and the remaining 18 as principal timpanist. Kraft was also the conductor of the orchestra for 3 seasons. Kraft has composed over 100 pieces, many for percussion solo or featuring percussion. (wikipedia) .