The Other (band)

The Other
Background information
Origin	Köln, Germany
Genres	Horror punk, heavy metal
Years active	2003–present
Labels	Fiend Force Records, Steamhammer
Website	http://www.theother.de/
Members	Rod Usher, Dr. Caligari, Pat Laveau, Chris Cranium
Past members	Ben Crowe, Jack Saw, Sarge von Rock, Aaron Torn, Viktor Sharp, Migore Drake, Andy Only

The Other (or TheOther) is a German horror punk band formed in Köln in 2002. The band's music style blends elements of punk rock and heavy metal. Although most of their material is in English, they also write and perform songs in German.

The Other began as a Misfits cover band. They released their first album, They're Alive!, in 2004 with a cover art inspired by classic horror film posters that has an actor "starring" section for the band members: "STARRING: Andy Only, Dr Caligari, Rod Usher, Sarge von Rock and.... The Creature".

Their first official music video "Lover's Lane" was a subject of controversy in Germany because it was featuring German porn star Leonie Saint.

In 2007, The Other published their first comic book: Tales of The Other (Comicheft, Weissblech-Verlag).

Most of the band's albums were released on the group member's own record label, Fiend Force Records, but they recorded "New Blood" (2009) with rock-label Steamhammer/SPV

Many influential horror punk artists like Blitzkid, Bloodsucking Zombies From Outer Space, Mister Monster, The Crimson Ghosts, Nim Vind, Rezurex or The Deep Eynde released albums through The Other's independent label Fiend Force Records .

The Other toured with famous bands like British punk rock pioneers The Damned, The Cult, Alice Cooper, the Misfits, The 69 Eyes, Balzac and Wednesday 13. In 2015, they toured in the United Kingdom with British horror punk/metal groups Al B. Damned and Lupen Tooth as well as German groups like Die Ärzte or Dr. Hell.

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