Dörpms, a rock band from Dortmund, Germany, was formed in 2009. The group's name is derived from the old Low German term "Dörpm" for Dortmund. Dörpms released their debut EP Pils’n Export Oi! in 2010. In 2011, Dörpms signed with Sunny Bastards, a label based in Essen, and performed at the Son-of-a-Bastard Festival and the Voice-of-a-Generation Tour. Their first full-length album, Alles kann... Nichts muss, was released in 2012. The band performed with Cock Sparrer and Evil Conduct. In 2014, Sunny Bastards released the EP Noten der Straße, marking Dörpms' first professional music video for the title track.
