Leading exponents of Neue Deutsche Welle (New German Wave) music, Extrabreit
formed in Hagen in what was then West Germany in 1978. At first the band was
heavily influenced by punk music but after some lineup changes they were soon
associated with NDW. Signing to Warner Music subsidiary Metronome in 1980,
Extrabreit released several singles and LPs. The late 1980s saw the band break
up, reform and break up once again, only to reform in 1991 with a new album.
However, the band broke up again in 1998. It reformed with a new lineup in 2002
going on to release two LPs, the last of wh...