EXPAND. It‘s not only a name of a band - it‘s their story.
Northern Germany, Bremervörde, 1991. A group of students gets together for a school
project titled „America“. Quickly, three guys come up with the unconventional idea to
form a typical American punkband. Inspired by the Ramones, Bad Religion and the
Dead Kennedys the students manage to convince their school director of their
enterprise. No sooner said than done. The final presentation of their songs in the
auditorium - a thriumphal procession. A demo is produced. The song „Megabyte“ is an
immediate local hit. Word gets around like wildfire - the first gigs are sold out. Due to
their impressive sound and the dynamic performance the emerging band is soon
celebrated in local newspapers and gains more and more fans.
When the first interviewer asks for the band‘s name, the print on the guitarists‘ t-shirt
comes in handy to answer the question. „EXPAND“ is bo...