Normahl

Normahl
The singer for Normahl, Lars Besa, in 2006
Background information
Origin	Stuttgart, Germany
Genres	Punk rock
Years active	1978–1996, 2002-present
Members	Lars Besa - Vocals Mick Scheuerle - Guitar Manny Rutzen - Bass, Vocals Raimund 'Scobo' Skobowky - Drums
Past members	Jürgen 'Pipi' Pirpamer - Guitar Rüdiger Stamer - Drums Jogi Venxion - Drums Helmut Krizsan - Drums
Website	www.normahl.de

Normahl (written: NoRMAhl, meaning "normal" in German) is a German punk band formed in 1978 in Winnenden near Stuttgart by five high school students.^[1] Their music is upbeat and typically classified as punk pathetique ('pret-punk', or 'Fun-Punk') as well as Deutschpunk. Their lyrics sometimes deals with themes like sex, drugs, and partying. However Normahl's songs also notably address left-political themes such as police violence, xenophobia, nationalism, anarchy, capitalism, and resistance to fascism, often in a humorous way.

Normahl had a large influence on the German punk rock scene in the 80s and 90s. Normahl released songs such as "Kein Bier vor vier" (English translation: "No beer before 4"), "Harte Nächte" (English translation: "Hard Nights"),"Biervampir" (English translation: "Beer Vampire"), und "Blumen im Müll" (English translation: "Flowers in the trash") – as well as songs like "Drecksau" (English translation: "Filthy pig"), and ballads like "Geh wie ein Tiger," (English translation: "Walk like a tiger") that still enjoy cult-status today.