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Need To Believe
''Need to Believe'' is the ninth studio album released by Swiss hard rock band Gotthard. It was released on 4 September 2009 and is the last album with singer Steve Lee before his death. In an interview, Lee explained, "We want to encourage. Especially in these times that are full of crisis it is important to believe in something. There is a wonderful saying, that 'will can move mountains'. If you are positively thinking and never give up, you will win in the end. That has always been Gotthard's belief". The album art, as Lee explained, "shows the philosophy of Gotthard: 'Believe in yourself and do your own thing, even if you think it is impossible sometimes.' Like it seems impossible to press water out of a stone. Need To Believe because faith is essential." A high quality box version was released including a special gimmick and the bonus track "Ain't Enough". The band contributed one new song to the film ''Max Schmeling'', a biopic by Uwe Boll about boxer Max Schmeling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gotthard (band)
Gotthard is a Swiss hard rock band founded in Lugano by Steve Lee and Leo Leoni. Their last eleven albums have all reached number 1 in the Swiss album charts, making them one of the most successful Swiss acts ever. With two million albums sold, they managed to get multi-platinum awards in different parts of the world. The band takes its name from the Saint-Gotthard Massif. Singer Steve Lee died in a motorcycle accident on 5 October 2010. In November 2011, Gotthard announced a new singer, Nic Maeder, through their official Facebook page and their website with a new song, "Remember It's Me", downloadable for free. Influences Influences include Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Whitesnake, Deep Purple, Bon Jovi, Van Halen and Aerosmith. Singer Steve Lee was especially fond of Whitesnake. Gotthard also performed "Immigrant Song" (originally by Led Zeppelin) live and it featured exclusively on a CD by ''Classic Rock'' (a long running monthly UK rock magazine). "Hush" was also performed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hard Rock
Hard rock or heavy rock is a loosely defined subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and distorted electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the garage, psychedelic and blues rock movements. Some of the earliest hard rock music was produced by the Kinks, the Who, The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Cream, Vanilla Fudge, and the Jimi Hendrix Experience. In the late 1960s, bands such as Blue Cheer, the Jeff Beck Group, Iron Butterfly, Led Zeppelin, Golden Earring, Steppenwolf and Deep Purple also produced hard rock. The genre developed into a major form of popular music in the 1970s, with the Who, Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple being joined by Queen, AC/DC, Aerosmith, Kiss, and Van Halen. During the 1980s, some hard rock bands moved away from their hard rock roots and more towards pop rock.V. Bogdanov, C. Woodstra and S. T. Erlewine, ''All Music Guide to Rock: the Definitive Guide to Rock, Pop, and Soul'' (Milwaukee, WI: Backbeat Books, 3rd edn., 2002), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nuclear Blast
Nuclear Blast is a record label and mail order record distributor with subsidiaries in Germany, the United States and Brazil. The label was founded in 1987 by Markus Staiger in Germany. Originally releasing hardcore punk records, the label moved on to releasing albums by thrash metal, melodic death metal, grindcore, industrial metal, power metal and black metal bands, as well as tribute albums. It also distributes and promotes two post-hardcore/metalcore labels: SharpTone Records, focused on the American scene, and Arising Empire, focused more on European bands. In October 2018, French independent label Believe Digital acquired a majority stake in Nuclear Blast. History Nuclear Blast was formed in 1987 after founder Markus Staiger traveled throughout the United States for four weeks and saw a gig of his favorite band BL'AST!. The label's first release was a vinyl compilation called ''Senseless Death'' (NB 001) featuring US hardcore bands like Attitude, Sacred Denial, Impuls ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domino Effect (Gotthard Album)
''Domino Effect'' is the eighth studio album released by the hard rock band Gotthard. The album peaked at #1 on the Swiss charts and was certified as Platinum for exceeding 30,000 sales. Track listing Domino Effect: Tour Edition Personnel ;Gotthard * Steve Lee – lead vocals *Leo Leoni – guitars and backing vocals *Freddy Scherer – guitars and backing vocals *Marc Lynn – bass *Hena Habegger – drums and percussion ;Additional musician *Nicolo Fragile – keyboards ;Special guests *Flavio Hochstrasser – additional backing vocals on tracks 3, 8, 11, 12, 13 and 14 *Danny Lee – additional backing vocals on tracks 8, 11, 12 and 13 *Ellen Ten Damme – additional backing vocals on tracks 3 and 11 *Anders Wikström – additional backing vocals on track 3 *Chunhe Gao – violins on track 4 *Ceck Formenti – trumpet on track 4 *Lino Rigamonti – accordion Accordions (from 19th-century German ''Akkordeon'', from ''Akkord''—"musical chord, concord of sounds ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Firebirth
''Firebirth'' is the tenth studio album released by Swiss hard rock band Gotthard. It is the first album with singer Nic Maeder after Steve Lee's death. Track listing All songs written by Leo Leoni, Freddy Scherer and Nic Maeder, except where indicated # "Starlight" - 4:27 # "Give Me Real" - 3:38 # "Remember It's Me" - 3:27 # "Fight" - 3:25 # "Yppie Aye Yay" (Leoni, Scherer, Maeder, Marc Lynn, Paul Lani) - 4:37 # "Tell Me" (Leoni, Maeder) - 3:15 # "Shine" - 3:48 # "The Story's Over" - 4:09 # "Right On" - 3:52 # "S.O.S" - 3:22 # "Take It All Back" - 3:16 # "I Can" - 3:10 # "Where Are You?" (Leoni) - 4:19 # "I Love You Honey" - 3:04 (bonus track) # "Starlight" (acoustic version) - 3:56 (bonus track) # "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (George Harrison) - 5:35 (bonus track) Personnel ;Gotthard *Nic Maeder – vocals *Leo Leoni – guitars, keyboards on track 13, producer, engineer, mixing on track 15 *Freddy Scherer – guitars *Marc Lynn – bass guitar *Hena Habegger – drums an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hard Rock
Hard rock or heavy rock is a loosely defined subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and distorted electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the garage, psychedelic and blues rock movements. Some of the earliest hard rock music was produced by the Kinks, the Who, The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Cream, Vanilla Fudge, and the Jimi Hendrix Experience. In the late 1960s, bands such as Blue Cheer, the Jeff Beck Group, Iron Butterfly, Led Zeppelin, Golden Earring, Steppenwolf and Deep Purple also produced hard rock. The genre developed into a major form of popular music in the 1970s, with the Who, Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple being joined by Queen, AC/DC, Aerosmith, Kiss, and Van Halen. During the 1980s, some hard rock bands moved away from their hard rock roots and more towards pop rock.V. Bogdanov, C. Woodstra and S. T. Erlewine, ''All Music Guide to Rock: the Definitive Guide to Rock, Pop, and Soul'' (Milwaukee, WI: Backbeat Books, 3rd edn., 2002), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Lee (Gotthard Singer)
Steve Lee (born Stefan Alois in Horgen, Switzerland, August 5, 1963 – October 5, 2010) was a Swiss musician, best known as the vocalist of the band Gotthard. Biography In 1979, Lee's first public concert took place at the Aula Magna of Lugano-Trevano, under the name Cromo, with Lee on vocals and drums; Gerard Garganigo on keyboards and vocals; Tiziano Lippmann on keyboards, synthesizers, and sequencers; Massimo Basso on bass and vocals; and Guido Gagliano on guitar and vocals. In 1988, Lee joined the group ''Forsale''. In 1992, in Lugano, along with guitarist Leo Leoni, bassist Marc Lynn, and drummer Hena Habegger, Lee founded the band ''Krak''. Under the lead of bassist and founding member of ''Krokus'', Chris von Rohr, the band changed its name to ''Gotthard'', a name inspired by the Gotthard Pass. In 2007, Lee was contacted by Arjen Anthony Lucassen to feature on Ayreon's 2008 album ''01011001''. He sang vocals, alongside other progressive rock and progressive metal si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Schmeling (film)
''Max Schmeling'' is a 2010 German biographical film directed by Uwe Boll. The film tells the story of German boxing icon Max Schmeling. It was released abroad under the title ''Max Schmeling: Fist of the Reich.'' Plot A German paratrooper is seen being injured and receiving treatment in Crete during the 1941 German invasion of the island during World War II. He is then detailed to escort a British prisoner of war who recognises him as the famous heavyweight boxer Max Schmeling and asks him to tell his story. Schmeling's boxing matches in the 1930s are then portrayed along with his marriage to the Czech actress Anny Ondra ( Susanne Wuest) who dislikes boxing, against a backdrop of the Nazi rule in Germany. Schmeling has no sympathy for the Nazi ideology and is seen to be protective of his Jewish manager Joe Jacobs (Vladimir Weigl). In 1936, a fight in New York City with the formidable Joe Louis (Yoan Pablo Hernández) is arranged despite the opposition of the Nazi head of sport w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uwe Boll
Uwe Boll (; born June 22, 1965) is a German filmmaker. He came to prominence during the 2000s for his adaptations of video game franchises which often starred international stars like Jason Statham, Burt Reynolds, Ray Liotta, Christian Slater, Elisabeth Moss, Nate Parker, J. K. Simmons and Ben Kingsley. Released theatrically, the films were critical and commercial failures; his Alone in the Dark (2005 film), 2005 ''Alone in the Dark'' adaptation is considered List of films considered the worst, one of the worst films ever made. Boll's films during the 2010s, comprising mostly original projects and independent movies, received home media releases to better, although still mostly negative reviews. After retiring in 2016 to become a restaurateur, Boll announced his return to filmmaking in 2020. His films are financed through his production companies Boll KG and Event Film Productions. Early life Boll was born in Wermelskirchen and studied at the University of Cologne. He holds a Doc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Schmeling
Maximilian Adolph Otto Siegfried Schmeling (, ; 28 September 1905 – 2 February 2005) was a German boxing, boxer who was heavyweight champion of the world between 1930 and 1932. His two fights with Joe Louis in 1936 and 1938 were worldwide cultural events because of their national associations. Schmeling is the only boxer to win the world heavyweight championship on a foul. Starting his professional career in 1924, Schmeling went to the United States in 1928 and, after a ninth-round technical knockout of Johnny Risko, became a sensation. He became the first to win the heavyweight championship (at that time vacant) by disqualification in 1930, after opponent Jack Sharkey knocked him down with a low blow in the fourth round. Schmeling retained his crown successfully in 1931 by a technical knockout victory over Young Stribling. A rematch in 1932 with Sharkey saw the American gaining the title from Schmeling by a controversial fifteen-round split decision. In 1933, Schmeling lost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Lee (singer)
Steve Lee (born Stefan Alois in Horgen, Switzerland, August 5, 1963 – October 5, 2010) was a Swiss musician, best known as the vocalist of the band Gotthard. Biography In 1979, Lee's first public concert took place at the Aula Magna of Lugano-Trevano, under the name Cromo, with Lee on vocals and drums; Gerard Garganigo on keyboards and vocals; Tiziano Lippmann on keyboards, synthesizers, and sequencers; Massimo Basso on bass and vocals; and Guido Gagliano on guitar and vocals. In 1988, Lee joined the group ''Forsale''. In 1992, in Lugano, along with guitarist Leo Leoni, bassist Marc Lynn, and drummer Hena Habegger, Lee founded the band ''Krak''. Under the lead of bassist and founding member of ''Krokus'', Chris von Rohr, the band changed its name to ''Gotthard'', a name inspired by the Gotthard Pass. In 2007, Lee was contacted by Arjen Anthony Lucassen to feature on Ayreon's 2008 album ''01011001''. He sang vocals, alongside other progressive rock and progressive metal si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fredrik Thomander
Fredrik Thomander is a Swedish songwriter,"Epicenter of attention". bassist and producer. For many years he performed in Swedish pop bands. He has written and produced songs, mainly of pop music, for various singers and bands, and he operates a recording studio in Mallorca. Early life Thomander grew up in Tångaberg. As a teenager he played in a band called White Line. Career After playing together in local bands in the 1980s, Thomander and writer Anders Wilkström continued to write songs, sometimes under the name Epicenter. Epicenter songwriting collaborations have included Lamont Dozier, Anne Roboff, and Robbie Nevil. Many of the pair's songs have been recorded by pop music bands, including ATC, Dream Street, A*Teens and LMNT. Thomander recorded with Rachel Platten on her album ''Be Here''. Thomander sang and played bass in the band Vildsvin (Wild Boar) in the 1990s. He is the co-composer of ''Leaving Home'' by Nicke Borg which was in the finals of the 2011 Eurovision ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
