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Connoisseurs know this from good wine, which needs to stay in the barrel for a while to reach its perfected taste.
It's similar with the band VETO from Potsdam.
The group from the capital of Brandenburg has been around since 2003, so for twelve years. A damn long time.
The band has experienced good times and less good ones. They were close to disbanding and have already shared the big stage with bands like Dritte Wahl.
So far, the band has not released an album. It just wasn't meant to be.
But now, after several lineup changes and 12 years of waiting, the time has come. The band's first album has seen the light of day.
VETO plays German punk, which has matured significantly and musically orients itself towards bands like Hausvabot, especially in terms of drumming.
Lyrically, VETO tries to bring important topics into easily understandable lyrics that are meant to shake you up and make you think, but also simply express the opinions of the guys from Potsdam.
VETO sings about the problems one can have with good old alcohol in “Das Versteck“, lets us know how the media machine works in “Millionen Vollidioten“, and criticizes capitalism in “Der Gewinn“. While thematically not new, the Potsdam band manages to give these topics new nuances. Thus, the lyrics do not come off as flat but rather fresh, and perhaps more importantly, they don't sound copied.
It's something independent!
The songs “Die Insel“, “Traurige Clowns“, “Die Blockade“, and the truly great “Um jeden Preis“ are my personal highlights on the album. In these songs, the lyrical quality is very high and shows the depth with which the band wrote the lyrics.
The vocals are often in two or even three-part harmonies. Only a few bands can achieve this, especially to perform in such quality in three-part harmonies.
The recording is perfect for the songs. It is powerful, the vocals are typically German punk and quite prominent, and the drums give a strong beat. This is the sound that is typical of German punk. The easily understandable vocals are an important point that unfortunately often gets lost in punk. After all, punk is also politics, and it's important to understand what the band is singing on stage.
It took a long time for the album to come out. The wait was worth it.
Fans of the band will be happy to finally hold a proper recording in their hands, and those who hear the album for the first time will surely enjoy it.
VETO, a band that you should remember even more now!
And here’s a little greeting to the scene police from VETO (from the song “Rebell“):
...With what right do you decide
who is punk and who is not?
Just because you have a mohawk,
you are not the judge.
What are you thinking, strutting around?!
You have to provoke the others.
What the hell is wrong with you?!
Because the asshole is you!
