Thumb was a German alternative metal/nu metal band formed in Gütersloh in 1993.
The band recorded and copied their first home-made tapes in 1994, and signed a deal with EMI in March 1995.
Thumb's debut was released in September 1995, and over the next two years, they toured as support with Bad Religion, Dog Eat Dog, Henry Rollins and Foo Fighters in Germany.
In January 1997 the group began writing their second album, Exposure, released on 5 May.
Since then, Steffen Wilmking has joined H-Blockx, Jens Gössling is in Taetowier Studio, Jan-Hendrik Meyer is in Hudson, Claus Grabke is in Alternative Allstars, and Axel Pralat is in Waterdown.