biography:

E.M.S. stands for "ego.means.survival." and made a punk/hardcore-band in waidhofen/ybbs in austria from summer of 1993 - 2002. formed by 4 school-kids with a heavy heavy-metal background then the bands output was influenced by older political u.s. bands like dead kennedys, mdc, no means no, bad religion or minor threat, political german bands like boxhamsters or graue zellen and a serious d.i.y.-scene in austria in the early 90ies with kurort or those who survived the plague. they played more than 100 shows in squats and youth-centres in austria & europe and released several split-vinyls and tapes on various d.i.y.-labels.
the singer also joined the viennese band radikalkur in 1998 and together with their singer they started the label/mailorder bloodshed666 and engaged in setting up shows for other d.i.y.-bands at the e.k.h. in vienna and the youth-centre bagger in waidhofen/ybbs.
e.m.s. was not just a band, it was growing up together and sharing a libertarian/anti-capitalist community, which means doing all things in an anti-capitalist style as much as possible, doing everything on your own and with people that share those ideas and enthusiasm and help other d.i.y.-people as much as possible. this band, the ideas and way of thinking behind it and all the other activities were living community and it has to be seen as relevant work and part of life.
the music is a mixture of melodies and brutality, of straight hardcore and weird rhythms and tunes, a picture of life, and so are the lyrics, about living, usually in a very clear political and emotional style.

>> interview with E.M.S. after the split in RATZFATZ-fanzine #1 (german)

>> interview with ex-E.M.S./RADIKALKUR/BLOODSHED666 in ANGRY THOUGHTS-online-zine (german)

>> interview with E.M.S. in PARANOIA!-fanzine # 94 (german)

>> monte paradiso 2000 by markus (german)

>> croatia mini-tour 2000 by alfred (german)

>> germany mini-tour 1999 by gernot (german)

the band:
www.med-user.net/ems
www.emspunk.bandcamp.com
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/E.M.S.
www.discogs.com/artist/196545-EMS

our label:
www.bloodshed666.net
soundcloud.com/bloodshed666records
www.facebook.com/bloodshed666records
www.youtube.com/bloodshed666records
www.instagram.com/bloodshed666records

finally, THANK YOU SO MUCH:

andi (papandreju) & klemens (thx für die aufnahmen all unserer platten u. für's live-mischen, ihr wart immer fixer teil des ganzen), familie wihalm und lindner für proberaum und duldung der lärmbelästigung, radikalkur für die gemeinsamen konzerte, bul fürs cover des ersten tapes, michaela insbes. fürs übersetzen der texte,....

bagger-crew: helga, michaela, maria, markus, richard, chris, michael, daniel, hautsch

übersetzerin: michaela

tontechnik: andi & klemens

proberaum-hosts: familie wihalm und lindner

grafiken: matt (fight the system-tape-cover, twisted-chords-4-way-split inlay-cover, band-logo, bbs-cover)

computerediting: dave

labels: marco paranoia!, jan capeet, tobias twisted chords, mike terror rec., vedran humanita nova, dirk volxdroge, wil stay true, bbs take sale, steve ripping trash

family: radikalkur (gernot, farid, klaus, ex-martin), e.k.h., marco, astrid, vedran & maske & isabella & sandi & edgar & all in monte paradiso & zagreb, romeo & h.c. & crusty & graz & die traminer, latti any- & everywhere,...

venues & organizers: e.k.h., malus & arena, latti, jan, tüwi, anina & ann and pat & infoladen linz & druz-ba(r) & all die lieben linzerInnen, romeo & h.c. & crusty & traminer weinstube, winterthur & bremgarten, dosi & balazs from hungary, paky & konki, matteo & cremona, kai & ajz dessau, juz bagger, SACRO-tibi, TROST-andi anno 1995 & b.a.c.h. ö-norm,.....

....to be completed!!!