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

drummer A drummer is a percussionist who creates music using drum The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel-Sachs classification system, it is a membranophone. Drums consist of at least one mem ...

, 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 symphonic context. Generally, power metal is characterized by a faster, lighter, and more uplifting sound, in contra ...

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. Its first lineup consisted of singer and guitarist Kai Hansen, bassist Markus Grosskopf, guitarist Michael Weik ...

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 Blaze Bayley (born Bayley Alexander Cooke, 29 May 1963) is an English heavy metal singer. He was the lead singer of Wolfsbane from 1984 to 1994 (and currently since 2010, following reunions in 2007 and 2009). He was also the lead singer of Ir ...

from October 2004 to December 2005. He lives in Steißlingen. Regarding his role in Helloween when compared to his two predecessors,

Ingo Schwichtenberg Ingo "Mr. Smile" Schwichtenberg (18 May 1965 – 8 March 1995) was a German drummer and one of the founding members of the power metal band Helloween. Biography Helloween guitarist Roland Grapow said about Schwichtenberg in an interview 1999: ...

and

Uli Kusch Ulrich Kusch (born 11 March 1967) is a 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 rhythm, an ...

, 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 inked an endorsement deal with

Paiste Paiste (English pronunciation: , ) is a Swiss musical instrument manufacturing company. It is the world's third largest manufacturer of cymbals, gongs, and metal percussion. is an Estonian word that means "shine". Apart from cymbals and gong ...

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, and Annihilator. In 2005, Candlelight Records si ...

2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe ...

) *''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 6 ...

)

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 ''7 Sinners'' is the thirteenth studio album by German power metal band Helloween, released in 2010. A video clip for " Are You Metal?" was released 11 October 2010. The whole album could be heard on Myspace a week before the physical release. ...

'' (2010) * ''

Straight Out of Hell ''Straight Out of Hell'' is the 14th studio album by German power metal band Helloween. It was released in 2013 and produced by Charlie Bauerfeind. Overview Regarding the songs, guitarist and founding member Michael Weikath stated: Three mon ...

'' (2013) *''

My God-Given Right ''My God-Given Right'' is the 15th studio album by German power metal band Helloween. It was released on 29 May 2015. It is their seventh consecutive album produced by Charlie Bauerfeind, and their first album released under the label Nuclear Bl ...

'' (2015) *''

'' (2021)

DVDs

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

References

External links

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