Martens Army - A Skinhead's Pride Part 1, CD

The Martens Army as we knew, loved and hated it will probably never be the same after the passing of their drummer Fabi. Not only does this leave a musical gap that is very difficult to fill, it also had major repercussions in terms of plans that had already been made, not to mention the emotional setback that hit everyone in the band personally.

But somehow - it has to go on, because life continues to write stories that have to be told and processed.

For this reason, the English-language music project between Fabi and Stöbi called "Skinhead Pride" came to the fore, if only for reasons of inheritance.

For more than 8 years now, the songs and the lyrics have been worked on, which have finally come to an end and today culminate in the first part of the record series "Martens Army Skinhead Crew - A Skinhead's Pride".

Stöbi has gathered his best men around him to achieve a high-quality result in terms of play and singing.

With talented musicians like Tim Steinfort (vocals), Karsten Fiebig (guitar) and Rick Groenewegen (bass), the cream of the crops of the German and international Oi! scene and present a sound that is unparalleled in today's scene.

Every single song is well composed, set to great music and backed with goosebump choirs, so that you can't complain about any failures in any way.

The songs range from fast, melodic hymns like "Skinhead Rock'n'Roll" to pure rock arrangements a la AC/DC ("My throat is calling for beer"), which is rather atypical for the scene but is nevertheless grandiose, to rather quiet numbers like "Phoenix rising", which ones too bring tears to the eyes of the toughest guy.

Nevertheless, they remain lyrically sovereign and unrestrictedly true to their skinhead roots.

In the future, this rather special record series by the Martens Army will include a total of 2 albums, which will only be released in English. For all-rounder Stöbi, this doesn't mean that he isn't already working on new German-language material, focusing on his early days at Martens Army and probably recording all the instruments himself if need be.

So it remains exciting for the boys...
...but NOW is the time for "A Skinhead's Pride Part 1"!!!


Tracklist:
01. Skinhead Rock´n´Roll
02. Music is our weapon
03. Friend & brother
04. Another night
05. Fight
06. My throat is acalling for beer
07. We´re leaving last
08. Hello my dear
09. Lost generation
10. Born to be proud
11. Phoenix rising
12. Wonderful days (Badlands cover)