OOMPH! is a German Neue Deutsche Härte group. OOMPH! incorporates many styles of music such as metal, industrial, alternative rock, electronica and gothic to create their sound. OOMPH!’s change of style which leaned more heavily to a guitar-driven metal sound without ever giving up their electronic roots, inspired numerous musicians to follow their lead.
Cinema Bizarre is a German rock band from Berlin. The group members met in 2005 at an anime convention and formed a band, incorporating elements of glam rock, gothic rock, new wave, and visual kei. They signed to Island Records and released their debut album in 2007, which is a hit in Germany and Austria. The group was a finalist to represent Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2008 with the song Forever or Never which is the video below, but was not chosen.
A German punk band from Dusseldorf, Germany, Die Toten Hosen is composed of Andreas Frege on vocals, Andreas von Holst and Michael Breitkopf on guitars, Andreas Meurer on bass, and Stephen George Ritchie on drums. Most of the band’s songs are in German, with a few in English and other languages.