Red Aim was formed in 1995. Pascal Flach and
Benjamin Buss knew each other from school. The band released two independent
EPs Sinai Jam (1996) and
Orange (1998) before signing a deal with 'I Used to Fuck People Like You in Prison Records' (later known as People Like You Records). Red Aim's first album with them was
Call Me Tiger. The album contained two bonus tracks from
Orange. It was recorded again after Karsten Brill replaced Pascal Flach. Stefan Gemballa joined the band as a drummer. In the same year, Red Aim released their cover of
Iron Maiden's "
The Trooper". In 2000, Red Aim was on a tour with Dutch band 7Zuma7. In the same year, they released
The Aprilfuckers EP and in 2001
Saartanic Cluttydogs. After signing a deal with American label
Metal Blade Records, the band changed their line-up. Bassist Thorsten Erbel was replaced with
David Vogt and
Christian Jost joined as a keyboardist. In August 2001, they played a concert at
Summer Breeze Open Air. In 2002, they released
Flesh for Fantasy. In April 2002, Red Aim supported
In Extremo during their tour. In the beginning of August 2002, the band played on
Wacken Open Air. In 2003, they released
Niagara. On 6 December 2003, Stefan Gemballa got badly injured by a drum monitor that hit him in the head during a concert in
Saarbrücken. In 2003, Red Aim musicians founded a new band
Powerwolf. == Members ==