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Artist Tarnfarbe
Release Heroes of Today
Year 1984
Label Rat # RR 040
Format LP · Album
Language English
Songs here 2 in the archive
Citation: Justin A. Brummer, Vietnam War Song Project (VWSP) — Tarnfarbe, Heroes of Today, accessed 13 November 2026; cite each song by its SongID

Heroes of Today

1984 · Album · Rat # RR 040 · Germany: West [FRG]
2 songs from this release are in the archive, listed below in catalogue order. Track positions are not recorded; the release may carry other songs that do not reference the war. Most common themes: Anti-War, Napalm.
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Annotation
Punk Rock group formed in 1982 in Neuwied, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. They disbanded in 2003. The 80s line-up featured: William Faber (drums, 1982-86), Michael Breiler (guitar, 1982-96), Ralf Weidauer (vocals, bass, 1983-2003), Guido Reich (guitar, 1983-84), Siggi Kuhl (vocals, 1983-84), Stefan Ziehn (bass, drums, 1985-88). Firstly, this album (Rat Records # RR 04) contained a cover of "Agent Orange" , by the The Destructors (released on their 1982 EP Religion! There is No Religion!) - a reference to the defoliant / herbicide used by U.S. forces during the Vietnam War, which had long term negative health effects on the Vietnamese and US soldier whom came into contact with the chemical: "you’re victim of chemical warfare... Agent Orange pollutes the waters, and deforms your sons and daughters" . The lyrics also reference napalm: "napalm will burn all around, you’re victim of American aggression" - chemical weapon Napalm B - a jellied gasoline mixture, with polystyrene, benzene, and gasoline. Declared a war-crime since 1980, the US government extensively used this weapon during the Vietnam conflict, dropping 388,000 tons on Indochina between 1963 and 1973.123
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
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Songs from this release appear in these 3 curated collections.
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1984 · Album · Rat # RR 040 · Neuwied, Germany · Heroes of Today

German punk band from Neuwied, Germany. Both 'Saigon' and 'Agent Orange' appear on their 1984 recording 'Heroes of Today' (they also issued a three-track demo that year), and the band performed and released material into the late 1990s. [Source: Last.fm band bio via SonicHits]

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1984 · Album · Rat # RR 040 · Neuwied, Germany · Heroes of Today

Punk rock group formed in 1982 in Neuwied, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; disbanded in 2003. The 1980s line-up: William Faber (drums, 1982-86), Michael Breiler (guitar, 1982-96), Ralf Weidauer (vocals, bass, 1983-2003), Guido Reich (guitar, 1983-84), Siggi Kuhl (vocals, 1983-84), Stefan Ziehn (bass, drums, 1985-88). Both "Saigon" and "Agent Orange" are on their 1984 album Heroes of Today (Rat Records RR 040). [Source: Last.fm band biography; Discogs]