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Eisbrecher (; German for "
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") are a German
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band that consists primarily of
Alexander Wesselsky Alexander "Alexx" Wesselsky (born 18 November 1968) is a German singer. He is the lead vocalist of Neue Deutsche Härte band Eisbrecher and previously performed with Megaherz from 1993 to 2003. Biography In 1985, Dale Arden became Wesselsky's f ...
(vocals) and
Noel Pix Jochen "Noel Pix" Seibert (25 March 1972) is a German rock and house musician, best known as the lead guitarist and programmer of Neue Deutsche Härte band Eisbrecher. He previously played guitar and keyboards for the band Megaherz. He releases ...
(lead guitar/ programming), with live support from Jürgen Plangger (guitar), Rupert Keplinger (bass), and Achim Färber (drums). In the United States and Canada, their record label is currently
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. The band's lyrics and slogans often include terms of ice and sailing, such as "Ahoi" ("Ahoy") and "Es wird kalt" ("It's getting cold"); vocalist Alexander Wesselsky often wears naval and military clothing in performances.


History


Formation and early years (2003–2009)

After leaving
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in 2003 due to creative differences, Wesselsky got together with
Noel Pix Jochen "Noel Pix" Seibert (25 March 1972) is a German rock and house musician, best known as the lead guitarist and programmer of Neue Deutsche Härte band Eisbrecher. He previously played guitar and keyboards for the band Megaherz. He releases ...
, who composed the synths, guitars and programming for Megaherz's albums ''
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'' and ''
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''. In January 2004, the band released their self-titled debut album, ''
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''. The first 5,000 copies of the album included a blank CD with permission for purchasers to legally copy the music onto the blank. This was done as a protest against what the band felt was a "criminalization" of fans. The band would release their second album ''
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'' in October 2006. This album would become the band's debut album on the German
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as it charted at No. 85. The band then toured with
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in December 2006. In 2007, Eisbrecher performed at two major German music festivals,
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and
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. In May 2008, live bass player Martin Motnik left the band, and was replaced by former Megaherz guitar player Olliver Pohl. "
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" was released on 18 July 2008 in Germany as the first single to promote their third 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 ...
''. It reached third place in the German Alternative charts. The album was released on 22 August 2008 in Germany and debuted on the Media Control Charts at 18th place. The band then went a tour between September 2008 and October 2009, playing in Germany, Austria, Russia, the Netherlands and Switzerland. Music videos were planned for "This Is Deutsch" and "Kann denn Liebe Sünde sein", but were cancelled in favor of new material and live shows. In early March 2009, the band signed with a new American music label,
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, due to
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closing in late 2008.


''Eiszeit'' and ''Die Hölle muss warten'' (2009–2013)

On 24 April 2009, Wesselsky and Noel Pix were guests on ''
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'' to promote the American release of ''
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''. Wesselsky mentioned that he would love to tour the United States "as soon as possible". He also mentioned that, with the popularity of
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,
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and Falco, he hopes that Eisbrecher can become the next big German act in the United States. He also talked about their upcoming fourth album; no title was named, but he stated that work was in progress. He described that the new album will be "very rockish, very pop and very heart breaking." On 20 June 2009, Eisbrecher performed at their first major Austrian music festival,
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; other bands, such as
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,
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and
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also performed on the same stage. Eisbrecher's fourth studio album, ''
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'', was released in mid-April 2010. The single "
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" was released on 19 March 2010 and became their debut single in the
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, at No. 84. The album was released on 16 April 2010 and debuted in the Media Control Charts at No. 5, the
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charts at No. 34, and the
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at No. 76. In August 2010, it was reported that Eisbrecher had signed with
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and
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. After the
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festival, bassist Olli Pohl left the band. The band later found a new bass guitar player in Dominik Palmer. In November 2010, Eisbrecher toured with
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and
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during Cooper's "Theatre of Death Tour" of Germany. Eisbrecher's drummer Rene Greil was temporarily replaced during the tour by Sebastian Angrand, as Greil needed back surgery. On 26 February 2011, it was announced in the Herzeleid.com forums that live drummer Rene Greil had left Eisbrecher due to health reasons. Greil was replaced by Achim Färber. Announced on 31 March 2011, it was reported that Eisbrecher will release a best of album titled ''Eiskalt'' due for release on 29 April 2011. However, Alexander Wesselsky stated that the album was made without the band's knowledge and that they did not choose any of the songs to appear on the compilation. Eisbrecher appeared at the
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in Austria on 11 June 2011, the same day
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,
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and
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performed. During the
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concert on 5 November 2011, Eisbrecher performed six new songs from their upcoming album titled '' Die Hölle muss warten''. The first single from the album, "Verrückt", was released on 20 January 2012. The album was released on 3 February 2012 and charted in Germany at No. 3, in Austria at No. 21, and Switzerland at No. 16. The second single, "Die Hölle muss warten", was released on 30 March 2012. Eisbrecher played at many festivals between May and September 2012, including Mera Luna Festival,
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, the
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festival, and the
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, among others. During May and December 2012, Eisbrecher supported German rock band
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for their shows on 12 & 13 May and 15 & 17 December 2012 in Germany. ''Die Hölle muss warten: Miststück Edition'' was released on 28 September 2012, featuring four new songs, including "Miststück 2012", a DVD with five live clips and all of the ''DHMW'' music videos, a tour documentary, and more. On the band's official website on 21 March 2013, Rupert Keplinger was announced as the band's new bass player. The reason for Dominik Palmer's departure from the band was not mentioned. In August, Eisbrecher performed at
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, the largest metal festival in the world. To celebrate the band's first 10 years, Eisbrecher went on a 10th anniversary tour in November and December. During the tour, the band released a single titled "10 Jahre Eisbrecher" on 29 November 2013.


''Zehn Jahre Kalt'' and ''Schock'' (2014–2016)

On 12 February 2014, Eisbrecher announced on their official website that they have entered the studio to begin work on their next album. They mentioned that due to the recording of the new album for an early 2015 release, that they have had to limit their number of shows in 2014. Announced via the band's official website on 6 March 2014, the band released a special album titled ''Zehn Jahre Kalt'' on 11 March 2014, available exclusively in the United States. The record was released via Metropolis Records. The band announced on 13 October 2014, that their next album would be released on 16 January 2015. A month later, however, it was announced that the release date for '' Schock'' had been pushed back a week to 23 January 2015. The first single from ''Schock'', "Zwischen uns", became available via download on 28 November 2014. The second single, "1000 Narben/Zwischen uns", was released on 9 January 2015. "Rot wie die Liebe" was released as the third single on 12 June 2015. A fourth single, "Volle Kraft voraus!", became available during the ''Volle Kraft voraus! 2016 Tour'' in March. Revealed via the band's website on 9 June 2015, their upcoming DVD, which was filmed at
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, will be released as a live CD and DVD in September 2015. The live CD/DVD was later revealed to be titled ''Schock Live'' and will have a release date of 25 September 2015. ''Schock Live'' was released on 25 September 2015 and charted in the Top 10 DVD charts in both Austria and Switzerland, at No. 7. Eisbrecher's album ''Die Hölle muss warten'' achieved
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status after selling more than 100,000 copies across Germany as of 23 January 2016. ''Schock'' earned the band their second Gold album as of 11 April 2016.


''Sturmfahrt'' and ''Ewiges Eis'' (2016–2019)

upright=1.2, Zelt-Musik-Festival 2016 in Freiburg, Germany Announced on 5 October 2016 via Eisbrecher's Facebook page, they released their seventh studio album, '' Sturmfahrt'', in the summer of 2017. The band headlined the first edition of the "Volle Kraft voraus Festival" at the Ratiopharm Arena on 8 July, organized by the band themselves. The festival featured other bands such as
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, Lord of the Lost, Unzucht, Welle:Erdball, and And Then She Came. ''Sturmfahrt'' was released on 18 August 2017 and became the band's first album to top the
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at No. 1. The album would also chart in the top 10 of the Swiss and Austrian charts at No. 8 and No. 10, respectively. The band went on tour through Europe in late September and October 2017 to promote the album. Eisbrecher headlined the second edition of the "Volle Kraft voraus Festival" in 2018. The festival was held in September as opposed to the first edition being held in July. Bands that played at the second festival were
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, and Schöngeist. ''Sturmfahrt'' was nominated for "Best Rock National" at the 2018
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held on 12 April 2018. ''Ewiges Eis'', a best-of album, was released on 5 October 2018 and charted at No. 6 on the German charts. The band embarked on a short four-date tour in May 2019 to promote the album.


''Schicksalsmelodien'' and ''Liebe macht Monster'' (2019–present)

Eisbrecher entered the studio in early 2019 to begin production on their next album, targeted for an early 2020 release. The band continued playing shows throughout 2019, consisting mostly of festivals, including their own "Volle Kraft voraus Festival" in September. The third edition of the festival was headlined by the band and featured
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, Mono Inc.,
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, A Life Divided, and Heldmaschine. Eisbrecher planned their first European tour, "Eis Over Europe", for May 2020, featuring fellow German Neue Deutsche Härte band Maerzfeld. However, due to the
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, the tour was postponed to March 2021. The band released a cover of
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's song "Stossgebet" on 21 May 2020. The song would later be accompanied by a music video which was released on 30 May 2020. On 3 July 2020, Eisbrecher released a video from the studio onto their
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channel, confirming an upcoming new album in October 2020 and a second new album in March 2021. October's album is a compilation of covers entitled ''
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'' ("Melodies of Destiny"), released on 23 October 2020. The first single from the album, "Skandal im Sperrbezirk" was released on 18 September 2020. A second single, "Anna (Lassmichrein Lassmichraus)" ("Anna let-me-in let-me-out"), was released on 7 October 2020. '' Liebe macht Monster'' was announced via the band's Facebook page on January 15 to be the next studio album due for release on March 12, 2021. The first single ''FAKK'' was released on January 15. Eisrecher announced on their website on the first of March 2022 that the "Eis Over Europe" tour would be further postponed to late April of 2023, in order for the date to line up with the band's 20th anniversary.


Members

*
Alexx Wesselsky Alexander "Alexx" Wesselsky (born 18 November 1968) is a German singer. He is the lead vocalist of Neue Deutsche Härte band Eisbrecher and previously performed with Megaherz from 1993 to 2003. Biography In 1985, Dale Arden became Wesselsky's ...
– vocals (2003–present) *
Noel Pix Jochen "Noel Pix" Seibert (25 March 1972) is a German rock and house musician, best known as the lead guitarist and programmer of Neue Deutsche Härte band Eisbrecher. He previously played guitar and keyboards for the band Megaherz. He releases ...
– lead guitar, programming, production (2003–present) * Jürgen Plangger – rhythm guitar (2007–present) * Maximilian Schauer – keyboards, programming (live and session: 2003–2007, session only: 2008–present) * Achim Färber – drums (2011–present) * Rupert Keplinger – bass (2013–present) File:Eisbrecher Rockharz 2018 18.jpg, Alexander "Alexx" Wesselsky File:Eisbrecher Rockharz 2018 11.jpg, Jochen "Noel Pix" Seibert File:Eisbrecher Rockharz 2018 07.jpg, Jürgen Plangger File:Eisbrecher Rockharz 2018 13.jpg, Achim Färber File:Eisbrecher Rockharz 2018 17.jpg, Rupert Keplinger


Former live members

* Felix Primc – rhythm guitar (2003–2007) * Micheal Behnke – bass (2003–2007) * Martin Motnik – bass (2007–2008) * Olli Pohl – bass (2008–2010, 2015) * Dominik Palmer – bass (2010–2013) * Rene Greil – drums (2003–2011)


Touring members

* Sebastien Angrand – drums (2010) Timeline


Awards and nominations

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* 2018 – Rock national – '' Sturmfahrt'' (nominated)


Discography


Albums


DVDs

* 2015: ''Schock Live'' (No. 7 in Switzerland, No. 7 in Austria)


Other CDs

* 2011: ''Eiskalt'' (compilation album; No. 69 in Germany) * 2014: ''10 Jahre Kalt'' (US special release) * 2015: ''Schock Live'' (live album) * 2016: ''Volle Kraft voraus'' EP * 2018: '' Ewiges Eis – 15 Jahre Eisbrecher'' (best-of album; No. 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 An icebreaker is a special-purpose ship or boat designed to move and navigate throu ...
'' (cover album)


Singles


Music videos

* 2003: "Schwarze Witwe" (narrative) * 2005: "Herz steht still" (concert footage) * 2006: "Willkommen im Nichts" (tour and concert footage) * 2006: "Vergissmeinnicht" (narrative) * 2010: "Eiszeit" (concert footage) * 2011: "Verrückt" (narrative and performance) * 2012: "Die Hölle muss warten" (narrative and performance) * 2012: "Miststück 2012" (narrative and performance) * 2014: "Zwischen uns" (narrative and performance) * 2015: "Rot wie die Liebe" (narrative and concert footage) * 2015: "Volle Kraft voraus" (concert footage) * 2017: "Was ist hier los?" (narrative) * 2018: "Das Gesetz" (narrative/lyric) * 2020: "Stossgebet" (narrative) * 2020: "Skandal im Sperrbezirk" (narrative and performance) * 2020: "Out of the Dark" (narrative) * 2021: "FAKK" * 2021: "Im Guten Im Bösen" * 2021: "Himmel"


Other appearances

* 2004: ''Asleep by Dawn'' magazine issue #2 companion CD – song "Schwarze Witwe" * 2005: ''Nachtwelten'' – song "Mein Blut" * 2005: ''Gothic Spirits'' – songs "Eisbrecher" and "Herz steht still" * 2007: ''Melodic Metal Dreams for Christmas'' – song "Vergissmeinnicht" * 2008: ''All for Metal'' – song "Vergissmeinnicht" * 2009: ''Metropolis: Rebirth 2.0'' – song "Schwarze Witwe (Remix 2009)" * 2009: ''All for Metal, II'' – song "Heilig" * 2010: ''Amphi Festival 2009'' – live DVD * 2010: ''Cold Hands Seduction Vol. 105'' – song "Heilig (Live)" * 2010: ''Krieg im Kopf'' – song "Böse Mädchen" * 2010: ''European Metal Assault'' – song "Dornentanz" * 2010: ''Rock Mundial'' – song "Kann denn Liebe Sünde sein?" * 2014: ''Schattenreich Vol. 6'' – song "Verrückt"


References


External links


Official website

Eisbrecher page
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Metropolis Records Metropolis Records is a record label founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1993 by the late Dave Heckman. The label's all-electronic format closely tracked with European contemporaries, such as Off Beat, and, since 1995, has been instrumenta ...
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