The northern German classic rock band Torfrock established themselves in the late '70s, before going on an indefinite hiatus in 1982 and re-forming years later to cultivate their formidable cult status on the concert circuit. Torfrock were formed by Klaus Büchner and Raymond Voß in 1976, and the idea underlying the band's formation was to perform German-language classic rock with a sense of plainspoken northern humor and without any high-minded pretensions. ~ Jason Birchmeier