Donots

Donots
Donots at a concert in June 2008
Background information
Origin	Ibbenbüren, Germany
Genres	Pop punk hardcore punk Pop rock
Years active	1993–present
Labels	Solitary Man Records Lockjaw Records Chorus of one Records
Website	Official website
Members
Ingo Knollmann Guido Knollman Jan Dirk Poggemann Alex Siedenbiedel Eike Herwig

The Donots are a rock band from Germany, formed in 1993 in Ibbenbüren.

Band history

The Donots were founded in 1993 by Ingo, Guido, Jan-Dirk, Stone, and Jens Trippner. The name stands for the philosophy of the band to do nothing, which was linked with a wink. On 16 April 1994 the Donots celebrated their stage debut in the Scheune (German word for barn) in their hometown Ibbenbueren. In their early years they played a lot of concerts together with bands like Blink-182, Propagandhi, No Fun at All and No Use for a Name.

The Donots released their second album Tonight's Karaoke Contest Winners in spring of 1998. At the same time they played on their first tour with Samiam and ErrorType:11. In 1999 their third album Better Days Not Included was released through the major label Supersonic Records (Sony BMG).

The breakthrough in Germany was in 2001 with the album Pocketrock, mainly through the single release "Whatever Happened to the 80s". In fall 2001 they were on tour with the American band 'Midtown' which led through Germany, Austria and Switzerland. A year later Pocketrock was released all over Europe via the record label Burning Heart Records.

The Donots released their fourth album Amplify the Good Times on June 17, 2002. End of 2002 the Donots were on European tour with the Swedish band Millencolin and on their own Amplify The Good tour through Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Spain and France. In 2003, the album Amplify the Good Times became a huge success in Japan, which included their first Japan tour. Together with the band Anti-Flag they recorded the protest song "You've Been to Our Shows, You've Sung Our Songs, Now Go to a Fucking Protest!" against the Iraq War. It was released for free via the internet. In August 2004, as the first European band, Donots contributed the song "Time's Up" to the compilation Rock Against Bush Vol 2, which was released through Fat Wreck Chords.

On November 14, 2006 the best of compilation album The Story So Far – Ibbtown Chronicles was released, which includes all singles, B-sides and two new songs called "Duck and Cover" and "Play Dead". This publication sealed their termination at GUN Records, from which the band separated for personal reasons. "Over time we fought each other more and more, rather than looking for solutions together. We simply did not understand each other anymore. The last record was actually just damage control. Even during promotional activities, we were absolutely not on the same wavelength. Especially with video clips, selection of singles and the entire image of the band, "says Guido, guitarist of the Donots. In 2007 they played at the 25th Rheinkultur (a German open-air music festival), which was their biggest concert with over 200,000 visitors.

On March 28, 2008, they released the album Coma Chameleon through their own record label Solitary Man Records. The single "Stop the Clocks" was nominated for an important German music award called '1 Live Krone'. On September 22, 2009, the EP To Hell with Love was released in the UK.

"Calling", the first single from the eighth studio album The Long Way Home was digitally released on March 12, 2010. The album was released as a limited edition and as a normal version through Solitary Man Records on March 26, 2010, in Germany. On May 28, 2010, they released the second single "Forever Ends Today". In May, June and July the Donots were invited by Green Day to play with them on all German dates of the Green Day Tour 2010. A special edition of The Long Way Home including songs from the album Coma Chameleon was released on September 21, 2010, in UK through the label Lockjaw Records.

Band members

• Ingo Knollmann (vocals) – since 1993
• Guido Knollmann (electric guitar, guitar, vocals) – since 1993
• Jan Dirk Poggemann (bass guitar, vocals) – since 1993
• Eike Herwig (drums) – since 1995
• Alex Siedenbiedel (electric guitar, guitar, vocals) – since 1996

Discography

The official discography consists of eight studio albums, two compilation albums, thirteen singles and seventeen music videos.

Donots discography

Releases
↙Studio albums	8
↙Compilation albums	2
↙Singles	13
↙Music videos	19

Albums

Year	Album details	Chart peaks			Certifications (sales thresholds)
		GER [1]	AUT [2]	JPN [3]
1996	Pedigree Punk Released: 1994 Label: n/a Format: CD	—	—	—
1998	Tonight's Karaoke Contest Winners Released: 1998 Label: Headshock Format: CD	—	—	—
1999	Better Days Not Included Released: June 7, 1999 Label: GUN Records / BMG Format: CD, digital download	—	—	—
2001	Pocketrock Released: January 8, 2001 Label: GUN Records / Burning Heart Format: CD, digital download	31	—	—
2002	Amplify the Good Times Released: June 17, 2002 Label: GUN Records / BMG Format: CD, LP, digital download	18	45	51
2004	Got the Noise Released: June 21, 2004 Label: GUN Records / Sony BMG Format: CD, LP, digital download	17	39	42
2008	Coma Chameleon Released: March 28, 2008 Label: Solitary Man Records Format: CD, LP, digital download	41	—	135
2010	The Long Way Home Released: March 26, 2010 Label: Solitary Man Records Format: CD, LP, digital download	24	—	—
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Compilation albums

Year	Album details	Chart peaks
		GER [1]	AUT [2]	JPN [3]	UK [4]
2006	The Story So Far: Ibbtown Chronicles Released: November 24, 2006 Label: Sony BMG Format: CD, digital download	—	—	276	—
2009	To Hell with Love Released: September 14, 2009 (only UK) Label: Solitary Man Records Format: CD, digital download	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Split albums

Year	Album details
2001	DONOTS vs. MIDTOWN Released: 2001 Label: Bushido Records

Exclusive compilation tracks

Year	Track	Album details
2001	"Ausgebombt"	Aggropop Now! Released: April 4, 2003 Label: Destiny Records
2004	"Time's Up"	Rock Against Bush, Vol. 2 Released: August 9, 2004 Label: Fat Wreck Chords
2004	"Ich töte meinen Nachbarn und verprügel seine Leiche"	Kunst! 20 Jahre die Kassierer Released: November 15, 2005 Label: Teenage Rebel

Singles

Year	Titel	Album	chart peaks
			GER[5]
1999	"Outshine the World" Released: March 1, 1999	Better Days Not Included	–
2000	"Whatever Happened to the 80's" Released: September 25, 2000	Pocketrock	67
2001	"Superhero" Released: 2001	Pocketrock	–
	"Today" Released: 2001	Pocketrock	–
	"Room with a View" Released: September 17, 2001	Pocketrock	93
2002	"Saccharine Smile" Released: May 21, 2002	Amplify the Good Times	77
	"Big Mouth" Released: July 15, 2002	Amplify the Good Times	–
	"We're Not Gonna Take It" Released: September 30, 2002		33
2004	"We Got the Noise" Released: June 1, 2004	Got the Noise	33
	"Good-Bye Routine" Released: September 13, 2004	Got the Noise	92
2008	"Stop the Clocks" Released: June 13, 2008	Coma Chameleon	50
2010	"Calling" Released: March 12, 2010	The Long Way Home	75
	"Forever Ends Today" Released: May 28, 2010	The Long Way Home	–

Videography

Year	Album details	Certifications (sales thresholds)
2005	Ten Years of Noise Released: January 31, 2005 Label: Gun Records / Sony BMG
2009	To Hell with Live Released: December 18, 2009 Label: Solitary Man Records

Music videos

Year	Song	Director	Song from	Video appears on
1999	"Outshine the World"		Better Days Not Included	Ten Years of Noise
2000	"Whatever Happened to the 80s"		Pocketrock
2001	"Superhero"
	"Today"
	"Room with a View (Give Me Shelter...)"
2002	"Saccharine Smile"		Amplify the Good Times
	"Big Mouth"
	"We're Not Gonna Take It
2004	"We Got the Noise"		Got the Noise
	"Good-Bye Routine"
2008	"Pick Up the Pieces"		Coma Chameleon
	"Break My Stride"	Magnus Härdner		To Hell with Love
	"Stop the Clocks"
	"The Right Kind of Wrong"
	"New Hope for the Dead"
2010	"Calling"	Magnus Härdner	The Long Way Home
	"Forever Ends Today"	Johannes Timpernagel, Robert Pohle
	"Dead Man Walking"	Magnus Härdner
	"Let It Go"

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Chartverfolgung / Donots / Longplay". Musicline.de. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/DONOTS/?type=longplay. Retrieved 2010-06-12. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Discographie Donots". Austriancharts. http://austriancharts.at/search.asp?cat=a&search=Donots. Retrieved 2010-06-12. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Oricon Profile - Donots". Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/310322/ranking/cd_album/. Retrieved 2010-06-12. 
4. ^ "Chart Stats". http://www.chartstats.com/search.php?q=Donots. Retrieved 2010-06-12. 
5. ^ Media Control Charts Stand 22. November 2009.

External links

• Official website
• Donots on Myspace
• Official Solitary Man Records
• Supersonic Records
• Burning Heart Records
• Interview with Truepunk.com (May 31, 2002)
• Interview with Truepunk.com (June 1, 2004)
• Interview with Truepunk.com (August 19, 2006)
• Single release 2010 (January 22, 2010)