Beatsteaks is a German alternative rock/punk band founded in 1995 and residing in Berlin, Germany. The original line-up consisted of Arnim Teutoburg-Weiß (vocals & guitar), Bernd Kurtzke, Peter Baumann (both guitar), Ali (bass) and Steffi (drums). After the release of their first album 48/49 (1996) Steffi left the band and was replaced by Thomas Götz. Ali left the band after they released their second album Launched (1999) and so Torsten Scholz became the new bass player. Their first album was released on XNO, an Indie label from berlin. Launched and Living Targets (2002), were both released on Epitaph. Since their fourth album Smacksmash (2004) they are signed by the major label Warner. In 2006 they released their first DVD, B-Seite, and their new album .limbo messiah was released in March 2007. Furhtermore, they released a Demo CD in 1995, the very rare 7'' vinyl Knaack EP (1997) and the limited Wohnzimmer EP (2002). While their first two albums were influenced by punk rock, the roots of the later records lie within the rock/alternative genre With the release of their song Let Me In from the album Living Targets they became famous in the national and international rock scene. With their album Smacksmash and it's singles Hand in Hand, I don't care as long as you sing and Hello Joe but also with their new album-tracks, Cut off the top, Jane became insane and She was great they entered the german charts and got their national breakthrough. Drummer Thomas Götz is also involved in a project, called NinaMarie, with Torben from the german Punk Band Turbostaat Their sixth album entitled Boombox released January 28th 2011 and it's three singles, Milk & Honey, Cheap Comments, and Automatic. Their self titled album Beatsteaks released 2014 and three years laters YOURS was published. .:ALBUMS:. 1997: 48/49 2000: Launched 2002: Living Targets 2004: Smack Smash 2007: Limbo Messiah 2011: Boombox 2014: Beatsteaks 2017: YOURS Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.