: If the lead singer's voice sounds familiar to Germans, it is because Klaus Büchner voiced the famous animated biker character Werner in the blockbuster films.
Watch the band perform this legendary anthem live at the Wacken festival: Preßlufthammer B-B-Bernhard (Live) Torfrock - Topic YouTube• Jul 20, 2017 torfrock_presslufthammer_b_b_bernhard
: Despite being a comedy-rock band, they became staples at the famous heavy metal festival Wacken Open Air , where thousands of metalheads unironically mosh to the rhythm of Bernhard's jackhammer. : If the lead singer's voice sounds familiar
The track is an iconic piece of Northern German pop culture, known for its humor, regional dialect (Plattdeutsch), and incredibly catchy rhythm. 🚜 The Story of Bernhard the Jackhammer King 🚜 The Story of Bernhard the Jackhammer King
: Their dedicated fan base is affectionately known as "Bagaluten" (Northern German slang for rowdies or rascals).
: Every single day, Bernhard pulls his beloved pneumatic jackhammer out of the tool shed.
Behind this chaotic, shaking character is the band Torfrock , founded by Klaus Büchner and Raymond Voß in 1976. They pioneered a genre known as Deutschrock mixed with regional humor.