<description>&lt;p&gt;Today we're interviewing drummer Erik Tunison and author Sahan Jayasuriya to discuss every album by Die Kreuzen. While the band began as ferocious hardcore punk in the early 80s, they quickly evolved. With every subsequent record, they were always a few years ahead of their time, pioneering genres like noise rock, alt rock, and grunge. Now, Erik and Sahan (author of Don't Say Please: The Oral History of Die Kreuzen) are here to tell us the entire fascinating story of Die Kreuzen.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Intro/Band Overview 00:00&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;How Did the Band Form? 8:19&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Cows and Beer 13:57&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Self-Titled 24:28&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;October File 39:09&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Century Days 53:42&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Gone Away 1:13:52&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Cement 1:22:47&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;How Did they Break Up? 1:30:11&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Life After Die Kreuzen 1:42:21&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Mike's Album Picks 1:52:05&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Outro 2:02:05&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="white-space: pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true"&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="white-space: pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true"&gt; 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&lt;a href= "https://music.apple.com/us/album/pander-monkey-ep/1625527308?app=music&amp;at=1001lry3&amp;ct=dashboard&amp;uo=4"&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Apple&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;,&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty= "true"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty= "true"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mike on Instagram &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.instagram.com/pandermonkey/?hl=en"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;@pandermonkey&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty= "true"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tom on Instagram&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href= "https://instagram.com/tomosmansounds"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;@tomosmansounds&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty= "true"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty= "true"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tom Osman's stuff:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty= "true"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Music on&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href= "https://open.spotify.com/artist/56FNkI9LfxUMmtfVelthMk"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Spotify&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;,&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href= "https://music.apple.com/us/artist/tom-osman/1618671077"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Apple,&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href= "https://tomosmansounds.com/"&gt;Website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty= "true"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Podcast on&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/6B4wbaHxN9bp2VMdhIyxb9?si=559655ff5e3741c0"&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Spotify,&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.youtube.com/@WhateverComesNextwithTomOsman/videos"&gt;&lt;strong&gt; YouTube&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty= "true"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty= "true"&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty= "true"&gt;Mike's Picks:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty= "true"&gt;Die Kreuzen (1984) -- Best Album&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty= "true"&gt;Cows and Beer EP (1983) -- Personal Favorite&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty= "true"&gt;Gone Away Compilation (1990) -- Worst Album, Least Favorite&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty= "true"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty= "true"&gt;Albums discussed this episode...&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty= "true"&gt;Cows and Beer EP (1983)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty= "true"&gt;Die Kreuzen (1984)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty= "true"&gt;October File (1986)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty= "true"&gt;Century Days (1988)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty= "true"&gt;Gone Away (1989)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty= "true"&gt;Cement (1991)&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Every Album Ever with Mike Mansour

Michael Mansour

The Forgotten Punk Band Who Influenced EVERYONE | Ep. 245: Die Kreuzen

FEB 17, 2026125 MIN
Every Album Ever with Mike Mansour

The Forgotten Punk Band Who Influenced EVERYONE | Ep. 245: Die Kreuzen

FEB 17, 2026125 MIN

Description

Today we're interviewing drummer Erik Tunison and author Sahan Jayasuriya to discuss every album by Die Kreuzen. While the band began as ferocious hardcore punk in the early 80s, they quickly evolved. With every subsequent record, they were always a few years ahead of their time, pioneering genres like noise rock, alt rock, and grunge. Now, Erik and Sahan (author of Don't Say Please: The Oral History of Die Kreuzen) are here to tell us the entire fascinating story of Die Kreuzen. Intro/Band Overview 00:00 How Did the Band Form? 8:19 Cows and Beer 13:57 Self-Titled 24:28 October File 39:09 Century Days 53:42 Gone Away 1:13:52 Cement 1:22:47 How Did they Break Up? 1:30:11 Life After Die Kreuzen 1:42:21 Mike's Album Picks 1:52:05 Outro 2:02:05 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Join the Patreon, it rules: https://www.patreon.com/everyalbumever Mike's music: Pander Monkey on Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple, Mike on Instagram @pandermonkey Tom on Instagram @tomosmansounds Tom Osman's stuff: Music on Spotify, Apple, Website Podcast on Spotify, YouTube ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike's Picks: Die Kreuzen (1984) -- Best Album Cows and Beer EP (1983) -- Personal Favorite Gone Away Compilation (1990) -- Worst Album, Least Favorite Albums discussed this episode... Cows and Beer EP (1983) Die Kreuzen (1984) October File (1986) Century Days (1988) Gone Away (1989) Cement (1991)