Kraut has been played on NTS in shows including Me Gusta Collective , featured first on 16 May 2020. Songs played include Kif Kif Kuf Kuf.

Kraut was a New York band who started playing in 1981. Their early sound was New York hardcore / thrash. By the mid-80's, Kraut had become a hard rock/metal band (á la later SSD or similar Boston bands). They appeared on several compilations and also put out some own releases.

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