Daniel "Dani" Löble (born 22 February 1973) is a Swiss-German

drummer A drummer is a percussionist who creates music using drums. Most contemporary western music ensemble, bands that play Rock music, rock, Pop music, pop, jazz, or Contemporary R&B, R&B music include a drummer for purposes including timekeepi ...

, who has been a member of German

power metal Power metal is a subgenre of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional heavy metal with speed metal, often within a symphonic context. Generally, power metal is characterized by a faster, lighter, and more uplifting sound, in co ...

band

Helloween Helloween is a German power metal band founded in 1984 in Hamburg by members of bands Iron Fist, Gentry, Second Hell and Powerfool. The band has at times been called one of the most influential European heavy metal bands of the 1980s. Its first ...

since 2005.

Biography

Dani began his career with Rawhead Rexx, a band that he helped form but departed due to his new commitments to

. He was also a touring drummer for Blaze Bayley from October 2004 to December 2005. He lives in Steißlingen. Regarding his role in Helloween when compared to his two predecessors, Ingo Schwichtenberg and

Uli Kusch Ulrich Kusch (born 11 March 1967) is a German heavy metal drummer. He is best known for playing with Helloween, Gamma Ray, Masterplan and Holy Moses, among others. He is known for his technical style of playing, fast-paced speed metal-like rh ...

, Dani was quoted as saying: "I view my style as a symbiosis of Schwichtenberg and Kusch. I'm not as straightforward as Ingo but not as technical as Uli. I have my own style." In August 2008, Dani signed an endorsement deal with

Paiste Paiste (English pronunciation: , ) is a Switzerland, Swiss musical instrument manufacturing company. It is the world's third largest manufacturer of cymbals, gongs, and metal percussion. is an Estonian language, Estonian and Finnish language, ...

and states being extremely happy with his new cymbal setup, which features the new Signature Reflector Heavy Full Crash models and describes them as being warm, full, and 'sounding straight as an arrow' with a silvery shimmer.

Discography

Höllenhunde

* ''Alptraum'' (1994)

Element 58

* ''April Fools' Day'' (2000)

Rawhead Rexx

*''Rawhead Rexx'' (

AFM Records AFM Records GmbH is a music label based in Schwalmstadt, Germany. They focus on the heavy metal musical genre, signing bands such as U.D.O., Doro, Lordi, Kotipelto, Masterplan, Nostradameus, Redlight King, and Annihilator. In 2005, Can ...

2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

) *''Diary In Black'' (

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

)

Helloween

* '' Keeper of the Seven Keys: The Legacy'' (2005) * '' Keeper of the Seven Keys – The Legacy World Tour 2005/2006'' (2007) * '' Gambling with the Devil'' (2007) * '' Unarmed – Best of 25th Anniversary'' (2009) * '' 7 Sinners'' (2010) * '' Straight Out of Hell'' (2013) *'' My God-Given Right'' (2015) *'' United Alive in Madrid'' (2019) *''

'' (2021) *'' Live at Budokan'' (2024)

DVDs

* '' Keeper Of The Seven Keys - The Legacy: Live On 3 Continents'' (2007) * '' United Alive in Madrid'' (2019) * '' Live at Budokan'' (2024)

References

External links

Helloween
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