German punk rock band the Donots formed in 1993 in Ibbenburen. The band released its first album in 1996, entitled Pedigree Punk and worked up enough of a buzz that in 1998, the Donots signed with BMG German subsidiary label Gun Records. That same year, the group released their first full-length for their new label, Tonight's Karaoke Contest Winners. A handful of albums followed over the next ten years, and in 2006, the group split from Gun Records, and started their own label, called Solitary Man. In 2008, the Donots -- on their new label -- released the album Coma Chameleon. ~ Chris True