Bela B. soon formed a new band, Depp Jones, so named after a character in the German comic book series -Lucky Luke. Their 1990 debut LP, Return to Caramba!, failed to capitalize on the popularity of Die Ärzte, and subsequent efforts including 1991's Welcome to Hell and 1992's At 2012 A.D. fared even worse. Farin Urlaub's new band, King Kong, also struggled, and in 1993 he and Bela B. agreed to reunite Die Ärzte, adding Depp Jones alum Rodrigo Gonzales on bass. Their comeback single, Schrei Nach Liebe, was also their most explicitly political effort to date, a polemic against the growing rise of right-wing extremism and racially motivated violence. With the Berlin Wall and its Cold War resonance now resigned to history, Die Ärzte were now upheld as champions of independent thoughts and ideals. With 1998's 13, the trio reached its commercial apex. The lead single Männer Sind Schwein proved their first number one German single, and its success launched the album to the top of the LP charts as well. During a subsequent hiatus from Die Ärzte, Bela B. returned to acting. A longtime character actor with a series of B-film supporting roles to his credit, he now enjoyed a recurring role on the TV series #Alarm für Cobra 11-Die Autobahnpolizei and co-starred in horror pictures including 2000's #Salamander and the 2002 Jess Franco feature #Killer Barbys vs. Dracula. After a brief tour of Japan, Die Ärzte issued the double album Geräusch in 2003, returning to number one on the singles chart with Unrockbar; three years later, Bela B. issued his first-ever solo LP, Bingo, and guested on Lee Hazlewood's all-star swan song, Cake or Death. His 2009 album Code B featured Bela's new backing band, Los Helmstedt, along with guitar legend Chris Spedding as a special guest. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi