What does Bernd think of Böhse Onkelz?

 

From what I'm told, that band ranks highly among Germany's turbobydlo. Even though they've disavowed their past political associations much to the chagrin of the greatest Rechtsrock scene who in turn have disavowed them, the band continues to enjoy a fandom among right-wing Germans. It was around the early 1990s that the band shifted their sound away from Punk Rock to Hard Rock, becoming something of a German analog to Mötley Crüe.

 

Personally, Kneipenterroristen and Es ist soweit are my two favorite releases from BO. It was during that transition period that the band went jamming almost exclusively on Metallica riffs. Both albums sound exactly like what James Hetfield and friends would sound like were they German. Not as extreme as the native Teutonic scene but heavy enough to win over the headbangers and still keep the major label support. And, to the annoyance of BO fans, it is those two albums which the band can justifiably be called Heavy Metal.