Smash The Statues

Smash The Statues started in 2003, playing hardcorepunk in the vein of Good Riddance, Strike Anywhere, I Spy and Propagandhi. September 2003 they released their demo, containing four raw hardcorepunk songs. This demo was well recieved in magazines and e-zines. With this demo, many shows were played and at the end of 2004, new tracks for a full length were written. These songs were recorded in Die Tonmeisterei in Oldenburg, Germany. February 2006 the first Smash The Statues full length... Meer »

Smash The Statues started in 2003, playing hardcorepunk in the vein of Good Riddance, Strike Anywhere, I Spy and Propagandhi. September 2003 they released their demo, containing four raw hardcorepunk songs. This demo was well recieved in magazines and e-zines. With this demo, many shows were played and at the end of 2004, new tracks for a full length were written. These songs were recorded in Die Tonmeisterei in Oldenburg, Germany. February 2006 the first Smash The Statues full length called Against The Stream was born, released by Angry Youth Records. The record contains 12 tracks and was followed by lots of shows.
In The fall of 2008 Smash The Statues returned to Die Tonmeisterei to record their new record "When Fear Is All Around Us". Together with producers Nico van Montfort and Pitter Halve Litter they recorded 14 new songs with blistering energy and tightness. The new record was released on December 6th, 2008 by [n]Shield Recordings on gatefold 12" vinyl as well as a nice digipack CD.

Smash The Statues toured across The Netherlands, The UK, Germany, Belgium, France, Sweden, Norway, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and Slovenia.
Smash The Statues played shows with Strike Anywhere, Strung Out, Beatsteaks, Against All Authority, Modern Life Is War and so on.

If you want Smash The Statues to play your venue, don't hesitate to get in contact by sending a message or mail to info@smashthestatues.net « Minder