A product of Germany's Neue Deutsche Welle punk revival, Revolverheld formed in Hamburg in the summer of 2003. Originally dubbed Manga, the lineup was comprised of frontman Johannes Strate, guitarists Kristoffer Hünecke and Niels Grötsch, bassist Florian Speer, and drummer Jakob Sinn. After adopting the name Tsunamikiller in 2004, the band quickly abandoned the moniker after a tsunami claimed thousands of lives in Thailand at year's end. As Revolverheld, the quintet toured in support of acts including Donots, Silbermond, and Udo Lindenberg before signing to Sony BMG in early 2005, issuing its self-titled debut LP that autumn. The second single, "Die Welt Steht Still," proved a Top 20 hit, and the third single, "Freunde Bleiben," was selected to represent Germany in the annual Eurovision Song Contest. In 2006 they released their second studio album Chaostheorie. A success for the band, it spawned three singles “Ich werd’ die Weld veraderm”, “Du explodierst” and “Unzertrennlich” Their third studio album In Farbe was released in 2010 and saw a collaboration with Die Happy singer Marta Jandova on the track “Halt dich an mir fest, Rovi
