Die Fantastischen Vier, often shortened to Fanta 4, is a German hip hop band from Stuttgart. The members are Michael Schmidt (Smudo), Andreas Rieke, Thomas Dürr, and Michi Beck. They were, together with Advanced Chemistry, one of the earlier German-language rap groups.
Die Fantastischen Vier in 2016
Die Fantastischen Vier in 1999
Die Fantastischen Vier at their Heimspiel ("Home Match") gig in 2009
Thomas D, Smudo, and And.Ypsilon at the IAA interviewed by Janin Reinhardt
Oomph! is a German Neue Deutsche Härte band from Wolfsburg, formed in 1989. The band pioneered the Neue Deutsche Härte movement. Their work contains lyrics in both English and German, with a shift towards German exclusively on recent albums.
Oomph! performing in 2010 at Blackfield Festival
Longtime frontman Dero Goi in 2006
Oomph! at Wacken Open Air 2012
Oomph! interviewed at Wacken Open Air 2015