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Oxymoron Is A German Oi!/streetpunk Band Formed In 1992. The Band Was Founded By Sucker Vocals And His Cousin Bjoern Drums Who Recruited Two Friends Martin Guitar And Filzlaus Bass .
Originating From The Erlangen/Nuernberg Area Of Germany Their First Real Public Performance Was At An Annual Punk Rock Festival In Their Hometown Along With Other Local Bands. After The Show They Were Offered Several Slots As Support Acts For More Established Bands All Over Germany. In May 1994 They Released Their Debut EP Beware Poisonous! On Their Own Oxyfactory Records Label. The EP Was Soon Reissued By Helen Of Oi! Records In October Of That Year Which Led To A Full-Length Album Deal. While Recording Fuck The Nineties—Here’s Our Noize Bassist Filzlaus Left The Band And Was Eventually Replaced By A Friend Arne. Helen Of Oi! Records Originally Released The Album On Vinyl In May 1995 And Re-Released It On CD In The United States In February 1996. Following The Release Of Fuck The Nineties—Here’s Our Noize Which Received Great Underground Reviews Oxymoron Began To Tour Across Germany As Well As In Europe. They Band Released A Split EP With English Band Braindance Entitled Mohican Melodies In September 1995. Oxymoron Released The Crisis Identity EP In March 1996 On Arne’s Short-Lived Rough Beat Records Label And The Band Appeared On Helen Of Oi!’s Streetpunk Worldwide Compilation EP In The Same Year. They Also Embarked On Their First US Tour Along The East Coast With Braindance And The Casualties. Also In 1996 Oxymoron Made The Jump To The German Knock-Out Records Label Which Released The Band's Second Full-Length The Pack Is Back In April 1997. The Release Was Followed By More Touring In Europe As Well As A Three-Week Summer Tour In Japan With The Discocks. Oxymoron Established Themselves Well In The American And German Punk Scene As An Anti-Racist Streetpunk Band. In 1998 Several Tours Were Cancelled Sucker Had To Be Hospitalized For Nerve Damage And Arne Decided To Leave The Band Just Weeks Before They Were To Head Back Into The Studio. They Released A Split With Dropkick Murphys Titled Irish Stout Vs. German Lager. Chrissy Who Temporarily Had Been A Second Guitarist And Had Played Bass On The First US Tour Stepped In On Bass. March 1999 Saw The Release Of The Mini-Album Westworld And Was Followed By More Touring Of Europe As Well As A Seven-Week Coast-To-Coast US Tour With Dropkick Murphys And The Ducky Boys. Chrissy Left The Band After The Tour And Was Quickly Replaced By Morpheus. In October 2000 Oxymoron Released A Compilation Album Best Before 2000 Which Included All Previous 7” Singles Along With Tracks From Previous Compilations. November 2001 Marked The Release Of The Savage Output EP Which Included Three Tracks From Their Upcoming Full-Length Along And One Unreleased Track. Their Third Full-Length Album Feed The Breed Was Also Released In November 2001 And Was Followed By A Six-Week Coast-To-Coast US Tour As Well As A European/German Tour. Martin Decided To Leave The Band Which Led To Chrissy Stepping In On Guitar. They Eventually Found A Replacement Guitarist But He Left In The Middle Of The 2002 US Tour. The Band’s Driver Davey Filled The Void For The Remainder Of The Tour And Also On The Following European Tour. While Not Announcing An Official Breakup Oxymoron Has Been On An Indefinite Hiatus Since 2002 When Oxymoron Announced "In The Near Future You Won't Hear Much From Us. Oxymoron Will Have A Break For A While! We'll Let You Know What's Going On Here But First Of All We Definitely Need To Take Some Time Off With The Band." In 2005 They Reported That "the Band Is Still On Ice." 2006 Saw The Release Of Somewhat New Material In The Noize Overdose Split EP With Bonecrusher. The EP Contained Previously Unreleased Tracks Along With Live Footage From A 1999 Hamburg Germany Concert. 2006 Also Marked The Release Of The First Album Of Sucker’s Solo Project Bad Co. Project Entitled Sucker Stories. Current Members
Sucker Vocals 1992-Present Bjoern Drums 1992-Present Morpheus Bass 1999-Present Former Members
Filzlaus Bass 1992-1994 Martin Guitar 1992-2001 Arne Bass 1995-1998 Chrissy Bass 1996 US Tour 1998-1999 Chrissy Guitar 2001 Unknown Member Guitar Played For Part Of 2002 US Tour Davey Guitar 2002 read less