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About Me

ROME ASLEEP might be German punk's best-kept secret. What you might call thinking person's post-hardcore, theirs is a jittery aggressiveness with roots in 90's California punk (particularly the San Diego variety charted by groups like PITCHFORK and SWING KIDS) coupled with a progressive structuring which brings to mind the best aspects of AT THE DRIVE-IN. Infused with sardonic wit and a self-deprecating awareness of just how fickle "the kids" really are, their debut 3-song EP captures the band's live intensity and wastes no time in getting to the point. A hurricane of elastic rhythms and flailing vocals, "Disco Abortion" references groups like JR EWING and the BLOOD BROTHERS with thoroughly pummeling results; "We Are Digit", meanwhile, has its tongue place firmly in its cheek, indicting the "dance-punk" phenomenon by out-Rapturing THE RAPTURE. The standout track, "Youth Grinder", sarcastically suggests the endemic pointlessness of western civilization as evident to someone on the threshold of the rest of their life: "While adulthood stole a lot of our curiosity / I still wonder what my next drink will be". ROME ASLEEP provide a glimmer of hope in a world full of FALL OUT BOYs, not to mention being an utterly convincing and inspiring live band. I'm really looking forward to a full-length LP.
(Sonny Kay / Gsl Records , VSS , Year Future)
ABSTRACT:
Basslines grinding on your eardrums, while your brain is turned upside down by frenzy drumbeats. Guitar and voice are completing this orgasmic performance with their razor-like riffs and spittings. The songs express the boredom of todays’ life and breathe the nervousness of completely disappointed youth. Though inspired by such revolutionists as the sex pistols, birthday party or even James Brown, Rome Asleep is a fusion of different styles but stays punk after all. Excommunicated out of nearly every scene and a black sheep to the “stare-and-clap” crowds, the band might be hated or misunderstood but they’ll stick on you like an unwanted love-bite. Having Hieronymus in mind, who said in 409, “What will remain, if Rome falls?” Rome asleep made their devils pact and fuck the clubs since 2004 incessantly.
PRESS
Ox-Fanzine / Ausgabe 77
"We are young and thirsty / here to piss on your parade / we aim with precision / this isn't fashion it's our fate." Warnung, Warnung! Es folgt eine dringende Empfehlung: ROME ASLEEP aus Mannheim sind gut, groß und hoffentlich bald in ganz Deutschland unterwegs. Ich höre ganz frühe AT THE DRIVE-IN, REFUSED und die BLOOD BROTHERS und schreie: Das ist endlich mal was ehrlich angepisstes! Die Vorbilder stimmen, aber vor allem - und das ist das wichtigste - machen die vier um Sänger Björn Mergarten etwas verdammt interessantes daraus. Die vier Songs ihrer zweiten in Eigenregie veröffentlichten EP, sind rotzig aber auch kritisch. Mit abschätzender Meinung über die mediale Verblödung der Massen, wird hier über Dinge gesungen, die schon lange mal gesagt werden mussten. "We listen closely / and stay up all night / we are here to take away / your plastic life." Also meins habt ihr schon. (9) (Sebastian Wahle)
FUZE / Ausgabe 09
"It's autumn in the forest of punk", verkünden ROME ASLEEP auf ihrer Homepage und machen sich mit ihrer EP ans Abholzen einer Szene, mit deren konformistischer Harmlosigkeit sie nichts zu tun haben wollen. Doch wie sagt man so schön? "Wie man in den Wald hineinruft, so schallt es heraus", und deshalb muss sich auch der Postpunk der Mannheimer den Vorwurf gefallen lassen, nicht gerade alleine auf weiter Flur zu stehen. Wer allerdings so lässig das Hardcore-Verständnis von IT'S NOT NOT mit dem Wahnsinn der FREE DIAMONDS verbindet, der verdient nicht nur Lob sondern vor allem ein Label.
TRUST Nr 130/03
Geiler, hysterischer, arroganter, chaotischer Post-Punk für Freunde von Sängern denen die Augen heraus zu kullern drohen, Refused, Bubonix, Endearment und Brand New, das Artwork macht's dann noch perfekter. (alva)

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 24/06/2005
Band Website: www.romeasleep.de
Band Members: Björn (Stimme)
Patrick (Elektrophon 1)
Martin (Elektrophon 2)
Christian (Idio- und Membranophone)

Sounds Like:
selftitled 7inch on 1000milesintomyheart records
Tracks:
Side A
1. disco abortion / 2. we are digit!
Side B
1. youth grinder
5€ + shipping
Record Label: 1000milesintomyheart
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

news from nowhere

wow wow wow....rome asleep posted some new pictures from their devastating set at the musikschutzfest 2009. for more pictures please check:http://mainstage.de/?p=16786#more-16786further you can c...
Posted by on Tue, 16 Jun 2009 03:49:00 GMT

show history...

02.06.2004 Heidelberg @ Storchennest12.03.2005 Ludwigshafen @ Das Haus w./ LA PAR FORCE (D), AM THAWN (D)24.03.2005 Belvaux, Luxemburg @ 911 w./ LACK (DK)...
Posted by on Sun, 27 Apr 2008 02:38:00 GMT

doom sits in the gloom

rome asleep gladly fullfills their lovers' needs with a brand new tune, which will be regarded as a classic later on. "Urban knights, cosmic wives" comes from our recording session this summer and mig...
Posted by on Sun, 02 Sep 2007 08:48:00 GMT

rome asleep

rome asleep   -Rom- Ungeheure Menschenscharen.Schicksal wirkt.Blut schmerzt in Aderstraßen.  -Schlaf- König Unterbewusstsein spiegelt.Träume entschleiern verschleier...
Posted by on Fri, 24 Aug 2007 18:36:00 GMT

The Bomb was dropped!

new studio materialnew myspace design!new pictures!new website and a brand-new live song soon!take a click, fuckers!!thanks to Stefan Wunderwald for artwork and designs!!obey: visit www.stefanwunderwa...
Posted by on Sun, 12 Aug 2007 11:12:00 GMT

website online!!!

www.romeasleep.de online!yesterday, during the late hours of the morning the world's been attackedby an untolerable threat: rome asleep's armored webpage ambushed the world wide web in a blitzkrieg-li...
Posted by on Fri, 18 May 2007 11:52:00 GMT

"idée fixe" on delta connection sampler...

see www.deltaconnection.de for further details...
Posted by on Thu, 17 May 2007 14:28:00 GMT

new studio date...

rome asleep's about to record a bunch of new tunes in may. so check back in late june for new sensations...  
Posted by on Thu, 29 Mar 2007 08:35:00 GMT

unreleased song on QUEESCH sampler...

"our future seems so fucking cold" on the next edition of the QUEESCH fanzine sampler.... www.queesch.lu
Posted by on Tue, 20 Mar 2007 03:37:00 GMT

news, news, holy news!!

rome asleep spent some time in the studio round mid of october. eight songs have been recorded. take some minutes and spoil your ears fundamentally. new instructions soon...fuckers!!ps. homepage in pr...
Posted by on Fri, 24 Nov 2006 16:26:00 GMT