Faust is a
German band composed of
Uwe Nettelbeck[?],
Hans Joachim Irmler[?],
Zappi Diermaier[?],
Armulf Meifert[?],
Jean Herve Peron[?],
Gunther Wustoff[?] and
Rudolf Sosna[?]. The group formed in
Wumme[?] in
1971 (see
1971 in music) and soon began recording their debut,
Faust[?], which sold poorly but established a devoted fanbase. With a series of early
1970s releases, Faust beame one of the premier bands in the
genre that would eventually be known as
krautrock[?].
Faust broke up in 1975 (see 1975 in music) but reunited in the early 1990s and toured the United States for the first time. Their latest album is Ravvivando[?] (1999, 1999 in music).