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About Me

The Hermans began as a two-piece creating music in a shitty basement like so many other rock and roll idiots before them. Derk and Dave created a style that they dug probably borrowing from influences burrowed in their subconscious even though they really don't sound much like Rush, Tom Waits, Zappa, Led Zeppelin, The Who or Devo. Hopefully, that is a good thing as bands that start in basements tend to end up sounding like prototypical clones of those they listen to and that is friggin' weak...well...Seattle Sound magazine saying they "are The Pixies lobotomized by Dee Dee Ramone" is pretty cool! Strangely, unlike most other bands, the two kept piles of notes, emails, lyric sheets, scribbles, letters and began a website to join the century they were living in and after three long years they put them together and published a book, "The Hermans: Stalking America. The journal of an unknown Rock and Roll band." Jeff Ament of Big Sandy Montana (you may know him from a band called Pearl Jam) wrote the foreword and it hit book shelves this past October (2007). Before it's release, however, they hit a snag: their super hero bass player Bill and real life guitar hero Chris Entz (the people that made those video games have obviously never heard Chris play guitar or they would have called it "Chris Entz Hero") decided they didn't want to leave Missoula to tour...Missoula really is the nicest place. Anyway, Dave and Derk needed to act fast. An ominous cloud happened to be hovering over Missoula as we lost one of our greatest rawk bands, The International Playboys. The vultures they are, Derk and Dave snagged The Count to play lead guitar and also scored Cale (of Apples of Discord fame) to deliver the bass. So, uhhhh, yeah. Here we are. A new album is eminent as upon the hermans getting back from their fall tour of the West coast, they wrote five new songs within a weekend and are planning to go east this spring/summer. The new sound will be posted soon.....

Visit our site at thehermans.net

Check out the "stalking america" tour video.

Check out the "something's wrong with me" video.

Check out the "you can't dance" video.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 27/04/2005
Band Website: www.thehermans.net
Band Members: Derk Schmidt: hammer of the drums/backing vocalist,Christopher Knudsen A.K.A The Count: leader of guitar/backing vocalist,Cale Younce: bringing the Bass/backing vocalist,Dave Jones: rhythm guitar and leader of vocals
Influences: THE PHILADELPHIA FLYERS 2007 - 2008 NHL HOCKEY TEAM...LET'S GO!!!! Iron Maiden, Tom Waits, The Pixies, KISS, the Pharcyde, Rush, Led Zep, the Who, DEVO, Firehose, Mookey Blaylock, The New Originals, The Buzzcocks, The Cars, Thin Lizzy, Bob Ross, Ice Cube, Oblio Joes, The Replacements, Hall and Oates, David Bowie, Slayer, T Rex, Yes, Rolling Stones, Lou Reed, Madonna, Oingo Boingo, Jerry Reed, Guitar Wolf, Bad Religion, The BOSS, Dario Argento, Wes Craven, John Cusak movies, Richard Pryor, Givantra, the International Playboys, Chevy Chase, Darryl Dawkins and Hal Holbrook's harido from the movie "The Fog." Do I have to keep going or do you know what we are fucking getting at here? Jesus, do I really have to put AC/DC????

Sounds Like: A combination of our influences, stupid. With some B.A Barracus and Hannibal Smith sprinkled on top after socking you in da' face, SUCKA!
Record Label: I like you, Betty Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

Yo suckahs,So before VH1 gets ahold of the hermans and finds out how utterly fucking boring and lame-o some of our personal lives are (Count excluded - he sleeps in a cave with a gang of ninjas and a ...
Posted by on Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:07:00 GMT

How I broke the Hermans or WWJD?

As rumours fly about regarding the untimely demise/rebirth of the Hermans, I thought it would be proper to lay the rumours to rest. My reasons for disbanding the band are 10-fold and a...
Posted by on Sat, 14 Jun 2008 01:02:00 GMT

HERMANS GOING AWAY PARTY!

UUUUHHHHG!So yeah, the rumors are true, after this FRIDAY THE 30TH, the hermans will be no more. I'd like to speculate as to why this is happening but I don't want to start drinking this early in the ...
Posted by on Sat, 24 May 2008 00:09:00 GMT

PABST BLUE RIBMONTANA!!!

Sorry, this should be a "bulletin" but I like the word "blog" better. No, actually, "bulletin" contains the word "bullet" and that is our friend Greg's profile name as well as a fucking sweet Steve Mc...
Posted by on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 15:57:00 GMT

NEW VIDEOS!!!!!

Hello people that are reading our blog and to all of you who are not, fuck off. Just blogging to let you know that we have new videos up on myspace from a show we don't seem to remember but we are sur...
Posted by on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 22:00:00 GMT

WHO ARE THESE SLUTS!!!!!

Who are these sluts and why won't they leave me alone? We are but young Catholic lads with nothing on our minds but the morning service, afternoon soccer matches and having our math homework done befo...
Posted by on Sat, 12 Jan 2008 21:27:00 GMT

Old pals UNITE!!

So yes everyone knows the story that Cap'n Sextastic got a job writing, editing, producing and starring in 70's-detective style porno movies and hence the Playboys broke up. Alas, they are back (after...
Posted by on Wed, 02 Jan 2008 16:02:00 GMT

NEW SONGS NEXT WEEKEND!!!!

'ello pukes and pukettes,General Lee Rooster here to inform you that the hermans will be unveiling FOUR BRAND NEW songs this coming Saturday (the 8th) night at the Badlander. These punks are no f*ing ...
Posted by on Sat, 01 Dec 2007 20:31:00 GMT

Tour over but hermans just beginning

Goddamn tour is fun! So one herman made out with a cool hottie Portland chick and got beat up by another not-so-cool Portland chick in the same night. Two other hermans swam naked in the Pacific Ocean...
Posted by on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 19:30:00 GMT

RE: Californi-a

Hello people that are reading this. We stayed in Santa Cruz with our friends Amanda and Julie for a day and played San Francisco last night to a pretty good crowd of folk. It was a shitty rock bar cal...
Posted by on Thu, 18 Oct 2007 08:49:00 GMT