Knorkator are a German band from Berlin that combines Heavy Metal with non-serious and comical elements. They proclaim themselves to be "Germany's most band in the world" (German: "Deutschlands meiste Band der Welt"), as the title "The best band in the world" was already taken by Die Ärzte. The band was founded in 1994, but only played live gigs in the Berlin / Brandenburg area until 1998. 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Hot metal work from a blacksmith In chemistry, a metal (Greek: Metallon) is an element that readily forms ions (cations) and has metallic bonds, and metals are sometimes described as a lattice of positive ions (cations) in a cloud of electrons. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Heavy metal is a form of rock music characterized by aggressive, driving rhythms and highly amplified distorted guitars, generally with grandiose lyrics and virtuosic instrumentation. ... Die Ärzte (also spelled die ärzte; German for the physicians) are a German rock/punk rock band from Berlin. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Surrounding but excluding the national capital Berlin, Brandenburg is one of Germanys sixteen Bundesländer (federal states). ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

Knorkator gained further fame (and some notoriety) in 2000 with their performance of "Ick wer zun Schwein" (sic; literally - berlin dialect "I'm turning into a pig") in the German national qualification for the Eurovision song contest. Knorkator's wild stage shows and explicit lyrics, as well as the fact that nearly half of the vocalist's body is tattooed black, have earned them a reputation as a chaotic comedy band; however, the band's music actually shows considerable technical and artistic merit that is sometimes overlooked. This article is about the year 2000. ... Running since 1956, the Eurovision Song Contest is an annual televised song contest with participants from numerous countries whose national television broadcasters are members of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). ...

Most of Knorkator's lyrics are in German; however, some songs also feature English (Beating around the bush, Ma Baker etc.), Thai (Mai khao djai, Khid tyng baan), Latin (Aeger sum) or French (Ma belle fêmme) lyrics. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Ma Baker was a 1977 music single released by the Euro-disco group Boney M. The song is about Ma Barker the legendary 1930s outlaw, though the lyrics, like the title, are not accurate at all in telling her story. ... Latin was the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ...

Origin of the name

The name "Knorkator" is derived from "knorke", a word used in Berlin and the Ruhr basin meaning "great"; the suffix -ator alludes to terms like "terminator", "moderator", "administrator" etc. and evokes associations of actions being taken. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... For the conurbation see Ruhr Area. ...

Discography

• The Schlechtst of Knorkator (1998)
• Hasenchartbreaker (1999)
• Tribute to uns selbst (2001)
• High Mud Leader (2002, as "High Mud Leader")
• Ich hasse Musik (2003)
• Zu alt, (2005; DVD+CD / CD+DVD)

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Filmography

• Zu alt, DVD (November 11, 2005)

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Literature

• Knorkator: Des Wurzels Zweig. Berlin: Eulenspiegel, 2002. ISBN 3359014480.
• Knorkator: Am Anfang war das Am. Berlin: Eulenspiegel, 2004. ISBN 3359016092.

External links

• Official site