Alexander "Alexx" Wesselsky (born 18 November 1968) is a German singer. He is the lead vocalist of
Neue Deutsche Härte band
Eisbrecher
Eisbrecher (; German for "icebreaker
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and previously performed with
Megaherz
Megaherz (English "Mega-heart", a pun on the homophone " megahertz") is a German Neue Deutsche Härte band formed in Eichenau in 1993.
Megaherz has gone through many changes in musical style since their founding. Their early works are a fairly ...
from 1993 to 2003.
Biography
In 1985, Dale Arden became Wesselsky's first band, where he performed as lead singer and bassist alongside his best friend Bill Parsons in the early 1980s at a local bar.
Megaherz: 1993–2003
Wesselsky joined Megaherz in 1993 as one of the founding members, writing lyrics and composing, as well as singing. Wesselsky has had moderate success during his time with Megaherz, his albums ''
Himmelfahrt
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'', released in 2000 and ''
Herzwerk II
''Herzwerk II'' ("Heart-work II") is the fourth studio album by German industrial metal band Megaherz. It is the last album to feature singer Alexx Wesselsky before he left with Noel Pix to form Eisbrecher. The final track, "Es brennt" ("It Burns ...
'', released in 2002, both charted in the
Media Control Charts
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at No. 78. His most successful single during his time with Megaherz, ''
Freiflug
"Freiflug" (German for "Free Flight") is the fourth single by German metal band Megaherz, and the third and final single from their album ''Kopfschuss''. The single hit the German alternative charts at #7.
Track listing
# "Freiflug (Video / R ...
'', was released in 1999 and hit the German alternative charts at No. 7.
Wesselsky left the band officially on 1 January 2003, and was replaced by Mathias Eisholz. In addition to Megaherz, since 1999 he has been working as a studio singer and lyricist writer for several independent projects (among others, a platinum production).
Eisbrecher: 2003–present
He joined
Noel Pix
Jochen "Noel Pix" Seibert (25 March 1972) is a German rock and house musician, best known as the lead guitarist and programmer
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in late 2002 to form Eisbrecher. Success for Wesselsky continued through Eisbrecher with the
2004 album of the same name, released in January, as it hit the alternative charts in Germany at No. 13.
Eisbrecher's 2006 album, ''
Antikörper'', was released in October and hit the Media Control Charts at No. 85. Their next single "
Kann denn Liebe Sünde sein?
"Kann denn Liebe Sünde sein?" ("Can Love Be a Sin?") is a song by German Neue Deutsche Härte band Eisbrecher. It was released exclusively in Germany on 18 July 2008, as a single from their album ''Sünde
Sünde (German for "sin") is the ...
", released in July 2008, hit the alternative charts at No. 3. The studio album ''
Sünde
Sünde (German for "sin") is the third album by German rock band Eisbrecher, released on 22 August 2008 in Germany and on 26 August in the United States. The limited edition comes as a digipak and includes three bonus tracks (one new song and tw ...
'' was released in August 2008 and entered the Media Control Charts at a high No. 18. On 16 April 2010, Eisbrecher released their next album,
''Eiszeit'', which hit Germany's chart at No. 5. Their following release, ''
Die Hölle muss warten,'' was released on 3 February 2012 and charted No. 3 on the German main charts.
''Schock'' was released on 21 January 2015 and charted at No. 2 on the German main charts.
Both ''Die Hölle muss warten'' and ''Schock'' achieved gold status in 2016, after both sold more than 100,000 units respectively. His latest effort, ''
Sturmfahrt'', became his first album to hit No. 1 on the main German chart.
In addition to his studio musical career, Wesselsky has performed with his bands at many European music festivals, including
Hurricane
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,
Nova Rock
The Nova Rock Festival, also just Nova Rock, is an Austrian rock festival that has existed since 2005 and takes place each year in June. It is located in Burgenland, the easternmost federal state of Austria, near Nickelsdorf and the Hungarian a ...
,
Wacken,
M'era Luna
The M'era Luna is a rock festival that encompasses a number of different styles such as metal, future pop, aggrotech, synthpop, gothic rock, dark wave, and ebm. It is held annually on the second weekend of every August, in Hildesheim, G ...
,
Wave-Gotik-Treffen
The Wave-Gotik-Treffen (WGT; ) is an annual world festival for "dark" music and "dark culture" in Leipzig, Germany. 150+ bands and artists from various backgrounds ( gothic rock, gothic metal, EBM, industrial, noise, darkwave, neo-folk, ne ...
,
Hellfest
Hellfest (), also called Hellfest Summer Open Air, is a rock festival focusing on heavy metal music, held annually in June in Clisson, France. Its high attendance makes it the French music festival with the largest turnover. It is also one o ...
,
Graspop Metal Meeting
Graspop Metal Meeting is a Belgian heavy metal festival held in Dessel each year since 1996, excluding 2020 and 2021 due to covid restrictions. Despite the small size of the festival grounds (upholding a perimeter of only ~4 km) the festiva ...
, and
Summer Breeze.
Television
Aside from his musical career, Wesselsky has also presented a television show since 2006, on the German TV channel
DMAX, where he acts as a used car broker for an applicant. His screen nickname for the show is ''Der Checker'' ("The Checker"). Once he has found a suitable vehicle within the applicant's budget, the car is repaired and tuned at co-presenter's Lina van de Mars's workshop, and is then handed over to the new owner.
[ In 2009, Wesselsky hosted a reality TV show called ''Schrauber-Showdown''. In May 2010, he appeared as himself on the German TV talkshow ''Kölner Treff''.
]
Discography
Studio albums
Singles
Megaherz
*1997: " Gott sein" (To Be God)
*1998: "Liebestöter" (Passion Killer)
*1998: "Rock Me Amadeus
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"
*1999: "Freiflug
"Freiflug" (German for "Free Flight") is the fourth single by German metal band Megaherz, and the third and final single from their album ''Kopfschuss''. The single hit the German alternative charts at #7.
Track listing
# "Freiflug (Video / R ...
" (Free Flight) (#7 in German alternative charts)
*2000: "Himmelfahrt
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" (Ascension)
Eisbrecher
*2003: "Mein Blut
"Mein Blut" (German for "My blood") is a song by German Neue Deutsche Härte band Eisbrecher
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" (My Blood)
*2003: "Fanatica
"Fanatica" is a song by German rock band Eisbrecher, released as the second single from their self-titled debut album. It is the first of only three Eisbrecher songs so far that include a line in English ("This Is Deutsch" from ''Sünde'' is th ...
"
*2006: "Leider
"Leider" (German for ''Unfortunately'') is a song by German rock band Eisbrecher and the first single from their album ''Antikörper''. On 22 August 2006, a double-single titled " Leider/Vergissmeinnicht" was released in the US. It combines both ...
" (Unfortunately)
*2006: " Leider/Vergissmeinnicht" (US limited double-single)
*2006: " Vergissmeinnicht" (Forget Me Not)
*2008: "Kann denn Liebe Sünde sein?
"Kann denn Liebe Sünde sein?" ("Can Love Be a Sin?") is a song by German Neue Deutsche Härte band Eisbrecher. It was released exclusively in Germany on 18 July 2008, as a single from their album ''Sünde
Sünde (German for "sin") is the ...
" (Can Love be a Sin?)
*2010: " Eiszeit" (Ice Age) (#84 in Germany)
*2012: "Verrückt" (Insane) (#46 in Germany)
*2012: "Die Hölle muss warten" (Hell Has to Wait)
*2012: "Miststück 2012" (Sonofabitch)
*2013: "10 Jahre Eisbrecher" (10 Years of Eisbrecher)
*2014: "Zwischen uns" (Between Us)
*2015: "1000 Narben" (1,000 Scars)
*2015: "Rot wie die Liebe" (Red Like Love)
*2017: "Was ist hier los?" (What's Going on Here?)
*2018: "Das Gesetz" (The Law)
EPs
Megaherz
*2007: ''Freiflug EP: The Early Years (1996–2000)''
*2008: ''Mann von Welt EP''
Compilation albums
Megaherz
*2001: ''Querschnitt
Querschnitt ("Cross section") is a compilation album by German industrial metal band Megaherz
Megaherz (English "Mega-heart", a pun on the homophone " megahertz") is a German Neue Deutsche Härte band formed in Eichenau in 1993.
Megaherz h ...
''
*2009: ''Totgesagte leben länger'' (tracks 1–3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14)
Eisbrecher
*2011: ''Eiskalt'' (#69 in Germany)
*2018: ''Ewiges Eis'' (#6 in Germany)
*2020: ''Schicksalsmelodien
''Schicksalsmelodien'' (German for "Melodies of Destiny") is the eighth studio album by German rock band Eisbrecher
Eisbrecher (; German for "icebreaker
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'' (#4 in Germany)
Music videos
*1999: "Freiflug" (Free Flight)
*2004: "Schwarze Witwe" (Black Widow)
*2005: "Herz steht still" (Heart Stands Still)
*2006: "Willkommen im Nichts" (Welcome to Nothing)
*2006: "Vergissmeinnicht" (Forget Me Not)
*2010: "Eiszeit" (Ice Age)
*2011: "Verrückt" (Insane)
*2012: "Die Hölle muss warten" (Hell Has to Wait)
*2012: "Miststück 2012" (Sonofabitch 2012)
*2014: "Zwischen uns" (Between Us)
*2015: "Rot wie die Liebe" (Red Like Love)
*2017: "Was ist hier los?" (What's Going on Here?)
*2018: "Das Gesetz" (The Law)
*2020: "Stossgebet" (Quick Prayer)
*2020: "Skandal im Sperrbezirk" (Scandal in Prostitution-free Area)
*2020: "Out of the Dark"
*2021: "FAKK"
*2021: "Im Guten, im Bösen" (The Good, The Bad)
Appearances
*IFF (vocals) – Königin der Nacht
*2012 – Lord of the Lost (vocals) – Eure Siege
*2019 – Hamatom (vocals)
References
External links
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1968 births
Living people
German heavy metal singers
German male singers