4 Promille formed in 1997 with Jan Lohse on vocals, Dennis Herrmann on guitar, and Ingo Züchner on bass. They put out their first album, "Das Ist 4 Promille," the following year. The band's sound, which leaned into punk and metal, found an audience with songs like "Alte Schule," a track that became something of an anthem for its celebration of drinking and rowdy behavior.
Their live shows were known for being unrestrained, and in 2001 they were involved in an incident at a festival where they reportedly threw beer cans into the crowd. The fallout led to some canceled shows and a temporary ban from performing. They kept recording through it, releasing albums like "Pilsator" in 2000 and "Todesengel" in 2002.
The lineup stayed fairly steady, with Chris "Futti" Werner joining on drums. They continued putting out records into the 2010s, including "Siebenstein" in 2013. Other songs in their catalog, like "Ein Prost Auf" and "Arschloch," carried on with the same loud, irreverent tone that defined their earlier work.
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