While most straight-up rock bands had an uphill battle in the 2000s, slugging it out with pop star-reality television, Germany's Empty Trash found an interesting loophole to gain not only instant notoriety but to provide them with a platform to stand against such pop posturing. Lead vocalist Max Buskohl was actually a contestant on his nation's Pop Idol equivalent, Deutschland Sucht den Superstar, but after his successful progression through the season, he decided to quit to focus his time with his band, rather than stand alone in the spotlight. The band found a very receptive public when they released their debut album, Confession, in 2007. ~ Chris True