[1] Rasta Knast have toured nationally in Germany as well as Sweden,[4] Norway, Brasil,[4] Japan, England, Ireland, Russia, and Spain.

The band was founded by Martin Kliems and Andreas Höhn (of Höhnie Records and Nasty Vinyl), who had a common love of trallpunk.

This album included a cover of the Swedish punk band the Troublemaker's song Vill ha, translated into German as Will haben.

[3] With this second album, Rasta Knast began working through several line-up changes; presently Martin K. is the only original member still active in the band.

In 2000, Rasta Knast recorded the EP Turistas alemanes asesin@s, together with three guest singers from Mallorcaos-Punx that sang in Spanisch.

[7] Rasta Knast broke up, to be re-founded shortly after by Martin K. along with Florentin Shock (former member of The Annoyed) on guitar and backup vocals, and Thomas "Cpt.

[3] In 2003 they released a split LP/CD of cover songs, titled Marcas da revolta with the Brasilian hardcore punk band Agrotóxico.

[10] In 2010 they released the album Tertius Decimus, which includes pieces from all of the phases of Rasta Knast's history, in part re-recorded.