4Backwoods

4Backwoods was formed in 1993 in Eitorf, Germany, by Thorsten Gerhards, Sascha Olbertz, André Kolf, and Wolfgang Nüchel. After winning the local competition Hörkraft, they were sent on a touring stint in England in 1994. The group released Back from the Woods (1994) and Going Nuts (1999) before signing with Eat the Beat Records in 2003, producing The Dream I Live In (2004). They shared stages with HIM, The Cardigans, and System of a Down. The band disbanded in 2012.