Subway to Sally

This is one of my favorite bands (hailing from Potsdam), and they're a true musical hybrid with a distinctive vocalist. Their vocalist is characterized by allmusic.com as a cross between Lee Jackson and Roger Chapman, and as far as I've seen he's capable of handling a broad range of songs; Subway to Sally isn't headbanger metal or any other particular genre. Of course their sound varies between albums: Kreuzfeuer has a few heavier songs, like Besser Du Rennst, but for the most part the album's more folk rock than anything else. In contrast, their earlier albums Nord Nord Ost and Bastard, contribute heavy metal songs like Schneekönigin from their Nord Nord Ost album and Voodoo and Meine Seele Brennt (personal favorites). One thing to note as well: They love using bagpipes liberally throughout all of their albums, although sometimes it´s more marked than other times.

Hier sind einige Liede zum Beispiel, ich hoffe, daß sie hilfen!

Hier ist die Verknüpfung für das Lied, "Schneekönigin."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1z0wvOp3hM&feature=PlayList&p=F19461F5794D95B0&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=3

Die Verknüpfung für das Lied, "Voodoo."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXKqXcdEG0w

Die Toten Hosen

Die Toten Hosen is a German punk metal band from Düsseldorf which was formed in the 80s, and are one of the longest running German bands up to this point; they've released over 20 albums during the span of their career. I've only sampled their earlier work, and to be honest the earliest music they produced isn't to my taste (I've never been especially a fan of punk rock in general). However, their latest album, In Aller Stille, released last year, is very much to my taste.

Here's a sample from their In Aller Stille album:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xsVIekJi3U