Hard rock/metal band
Kissin' Dynamite (named after the
AC/DC song) were founded in Reutlingen, Germany, in 2006. The band consists of singer Johannes Braun, guitarists Andre Braun (Johannes' brother) and
Jim Müller, bassist
Steffen Haile, and drummer Andreas Schnitzer. Starting out while the five musicians were still in high school, the group began sending out demo recordings to labels in 2007, which quickly led to a contract with Capitol/EMI. Their debut album,
Steel of Swabia, was released in 2008, followed by
Addicted to Metal in 2010, which charted at number 91 and featured a guest appearance by former
Accept frontman
Udo Dirkschneider. The group's third album,
Money, Sex & Power, was released in 2012 and entered the charts at number 50. ~ Christian Genzel