The Drowns & The Suicide Machines in Essen

The Drowns are an American punk rock band formed in Seattle in 2016. Their street-punk sound is documented on the albums View from the Bottom, Under Tension and Blacked Out. The Drowns have toured clubs in North America and Europe and performed at recurring punk events including Punk Rock Bowling in Las Vegas and Rebellion Festival in Blackpool.

The Suicide Machines are an American ska-punk band formed in Detroit in 1991. They play fast ska-punk and hardcore punk, and became known through the album Destruction by Definition and songs including “New Girl,” “No Face” and “Break the Glass.” Later records include Battle Hymns, A Match and Some Gasoline and Revolution Spring. The Suicide Machines played the Vans Warped Tour during the 1990s and returned to the festival in the 2000s, taking their horn-driven punk set around North America. After disbanding in 2006, the group reunited in 2009 for a hometown concert at Saint Andrew’s Hall.