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In 1997 two Grazian bands split up. Four former members of these groups decided to found a new hardcore band called "UNION", which was influenced by bands like Biohazard, Madball, Stuck Mojo, SOIA... Unfortunately, the music of the brand new band did not sound the way they imagined it to sound. It lacked "something". A few months later another band called "Chaos Clan" fell apart. Its lead singer and guitarist, all in one, was hoping to join a new gang of musicians. As an UNION's members' old pal he was soon accepted by the group and became its frontman. Finally - the missing link of chain was found, the circle was closed, the puzzle was completed. The change of the bands sound, style and name was the birth of BOUNZ THE BALL.
After only a few weeks of practising, tuning in their instruments and adapting their voices, BOUNZ THE BALL performed their first live gig at the Brainpain in 1997. Surprised and impressed with extremely positive reactions of the audience the band realized they could work together pretty successfully. From then on BOUNZ THE BALL went through numerous live shows were their nasty beat and hard chords made the audience mosh the pit. In the year 2000 their first full-length debut album "Companeros de Vida" was recorded. The dye was cast.
On 1st of Febuary 2001 "C.D.V" was released. With a little help of clowns and artists the one and only "Grazian Hardcore Circus Show" was done. Unforgetable! So many (inter)national shows were played to promote the record. The band worked out some new songs for new projects. In the year 2002 the band decided to record their new songs to reach the next level and find new label partners. The songs were recorded in Febuary 2002 and were mixed in march 2002. BOUNZ THE BALL, and two DIY labels like RISE OR RUST Rec. (Aut) and HORRORBUSINESS Rec. (Ger.) released the new five track masterpiece on 15th of August 2002. They called these old school masterpiece WHEN WE WERE KIDS... and is one step forward for the GRAZIAN HARDCORE GODFATHERS. Those songs are the futurehyms for the next pit and lyrical battlecries for a brand new revolution. More music in the songs and more heart - core in the lyrics made us hungry for more. In the years 2003/04 the ball rolled through whole Europe. Countries like Germany, Suisse, Holland, Belgium, Croatia, Slovenia, Italy and we usually tour the whole year. Festivals like SUCKS´N SUMMER 2004 (ger) and SICK OF SILENCE 2004 (Sui) were done by THE BALL
In the year 2005 their first one COMPANEROS DE VIDA got re-released in April 2005 by SUPERHERO/TRASHMARK. Bounz The Ball played their OMERTÀ Tour in the end of 2005 together with ENDSTAND (Fin.) and LAST HOPE (Bul.). Their last tour in May 2006 through Austria together with ENDSTAND again was called "Armed To The Teeth" tour 2006. After some local shows THE BALL played the last shows on 16/17 th of September 2006 in their hometown GRAZia...IT WAS A BOUNZ!
LAST WORDS:
- Breath in and spit out... -
Due personal reasons lie shop and other projects...we thought that it was time to call it a day. We have had many of the best times of our lives, and some of the worst. But thats what made us who we were....Companeros! And thats what made us remember where we came from...Grazia!;) We'd like to thank everyone that has supported us through everything, all bands that have played with us, people who have worked with us from 1997 - 2006 and all ballfriends around the world...we love you, ´cause for our best time in our lives.
Currently, there were TWO last shows to give you the last chances to bounz:
THE END show on 16/17th of September in Graz, Explosiv, Schuetzgasse 16, 8020 Grazia were SOLD OUT!!!. LAST SHOWS WERE FOR FREE!!!
...still move on- positive spirit stand solid!
We will keep the BTB myspace account http://www.myspace.com/bounztheball going, so that those of us who still update this, can kind of tell you whats going on with them, or what they've been up to. If you wanna send some last words to BTB please feel free to write at [email protected] or leave your comment at ball´s space. Label www.riseorrustrecords.com and shop www.sunsetstar.com are still alive and now more important than ever for all of us. Thank you!
we killed it...no more bounzin´ aL, mike, greg, philo and gerry bounz the ball 2006 (r.i.p.)
-...try to watch inside and turn it around - (last words by aL)