Dritte Wahl is a German Punk Rock Group from Rostock in the former East Germany. Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Rostock is a city in northern Germany. ... GDR redirects here. ...

Dritte Wahl (translated: "Third Choice") first performed in 1988. Back then Holm was on the bass, but he left the band in 1991. The rest of the group were Busch´n (vocals, bass, † 2005), Gunnar (guitar, vocals) and Krel (vocals, drums). Dritte Wahl make political punk rock with very direct lyrics - and were doing it back in Communist East Germany.

In 1998 the band founded their own record label under the name Rausch Records, that they later renamed Dritte Wahl.

On 17 January 2005, Busch´n died of stomach cancer aged 35. The surviving members didn't want to break up the band, preferring to continue their career (this was also Busch´n's express wish).

Since 19 April 2005, Stefan - formerly guitarrist for the Crushing Caspars - has been playing the bass.

Discography:

1992: Fasching in Bonn, CD/LP 1994: Auge um Auge, CD/LP 1995: 6 Track Split (mit den Dödelhaien, CD/10“ Vinyl 1996: Nimm drei, CD/LP 1998: Strahlen, CD/LP 1998: Hallo Erde, 7“ Vinyl 1999: Delikat, CD/LP 2000: Heimspiel, EP (unter dem Namen Kollektiv Hein Butt) 2001: Und jetzt?, MCD/10" 2001: Halt mich fest, CD/LP 2002: Roggen Roll, CD/LP 2003: Meer Roggen Roll, CD 2003: Die sonderbare Tape-CD, CD 2004: Tooth for tooth, CD/LP 2005: Fortschritt, CD/LP 2006: Drei Live DVD

External link

• http://www.dritte-wahl.de/