Felix Bohnke (born 2 September 1974) is a German musician and the

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 ...

of heavy metal bands

Edguy Edguy is a heavy metal band formed in Fulda, Germany in 1992. History Demos, AFM years (1992–2003) Edguy was founded in 1992 by 14-year-old students Tobias Sammet, Jens Ludwig, Dominik Storch and Dirk Sauer. The name "Edguy" was an affecti ...

and

Avantasia Avantasia is a German supergroup metal opera project created by Tobias Sammet, vocalist of the band Edguy. It has been characterized as a rock opera, as it features the contributions of various vocalists and musicians and it consists of concept ...

. He joined the band just before they recorded the album ''

Theater of Salvation ''Theater of Salvation'' is the fourth (or third "official") studio album by German heavy metal band Edguy, released in 1999. It is the first to feature drummer Felix Bohnke and bass player Tobias Exxel. The album reached No. 50 in the Swedish ...

'' in 1998. Before joining Edguy he was a member of German band Saints & Preachers. In 2001, he was a guest drummer and later in 2003, a member of the band Taraxacum along with Edguy bassist

Tobias Exxel Tobias "Eggi" Exxel (born 27 February 1973) is the current bass player for the power metal band Edguy. Tobias was hired by Edguy in 1998 when vocalist Tobias Sammet, who had played bass since the band's formation in 1992, decided the band should ...

. Fellow band members (and some fans) refer to him as "Alien Drum Bunny," referenced in the song "Save Us Now" from the album ''

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''. This is also the reason that his drum solo on the live album ''

Burning Down the Opera ''Burning Down the Opera'', released on 26 August 2003, is the first live album by the German power metal band Edguy recorded in Europe during their Mandrake World Tour. A Limited Edition digibook is also available that includes a 32 pages expan ...

'' is called the "Solitary Bunny Drum Solo". He was the live drummer for Edguy vocalist

Tobias Sammet Tobias Sammet (born 21 November 1977) is a German musician, singer, songwriter, music producer and radio host best known for being the singer and primary songwriter of the power metal band Edguy, and the founder of the metal opera project Avant ...

's project

during their 2008, 2010 and 2013 world tours and recorded some tracks on the 2010 albums ''

The Wicked Symphony ''The Wicked Symphony'' is the fourth full-length album by Tobias Sammet's German rock opera project Avantasia, released on 3 April 2010, parallel with ''Angel of Babylon''. ''The Wicked Symphony'' was released both as part of a box set, with the t ...

'' and ''

Angel of Babylon ''Angel of Babylon'' is the fifth full-length album by Tobias Sammet's rock opera German project Avantasia, released on 3 April 2010, along with ''The Wicked Symphony''. ''Angel Of Babylon'' was released both as part of a box set, with the two albu ...

''. In 2015, Bohnke was invited to be the drummer of melodic rock project Khymera, led by bassist/vocalist/producer Dennis Ward. He recorded drums for their last album called ''The Grand Design''. In 2016, he was announced as the permanent drummer for Avantasia, recording all tracks on the album ''

Ghostlights ''Ghostlights'' is the seventh full-length album by Tobias Sammet's German metal opera project Avantasia. It was released on 29 January 2016. The opening track and first single " Mystery of a Blood Red Rose" was a candidate for the German repres ...

'' and the following 2019 album '' Moonglow''. Between touring with Avantasia on their 2019 Moonglow World Tour, Felix joined fellow Avantasia touring member

Geoff Tate Geoff Tate (born Jeffrey Wayne Tate, January 14, 1959; he later changed his first name to Geoffery or Geoffrey) (Pp. 11, 48). is an American singer and songwriter. He rose to fame with the progressive metal band Queensrÿche, who had commercial ...

as the live drummer in his band Operation: Mindcrime.

Discography

Edguy

* ''

'' (1999) * '' The Savage Poetry'' (2000) * ''

'' (2001) * ''

'' (2003) * '' King of Fools (EP)'' (2004) * ''

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'' (2004) * ''

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(EP)'' (2005) * ''

Rocket Ride ''Rocket Ride'' is the seventh full-length album by German power metal band Edguy, released on 20 January 2006. It features a style that differs from their usual power metal style and is more oriented towards hard rock. In Europe, the limited ...

'' (2006) * ''

Tinnitus Sanctus ''Tinnitus Sanctus'' is the eighth studio album by German heavy/power metal band Edguy, released on 14 November 2008 on Nuclear Blast. This album combines progressive-oriented hard rock heard on their previous album ''Rocket Ride'' with elemen ...

'' (2008) * ''

Fucking with Fire – Live ''Fucking with F*** - Live'' is a live concert DVD and CD by German power metal band Edguy. It is the band's second live album since ''Burning Down the Opera'' in 2003 and their first ever concert DVD, which was recorded during their ''Rocket ...

'' (2009) * ''

Age of the Joker ''Age of the Joker'' is the ninth studio album by the German power metal band Edguy. It was released on 26 August 2011 through Nuclear Blast. Alongside the normal release, a double disc digipak edition was also issued, featuring b-sides, singl ...

'' (2011) * '' Space Police: Defenders of the Crown'' (2014) * ''

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'' (2017)

Taraxacum

* ''Spirit of Freedom'' (2001) * ''Rainmaker'' (2003)

Avantasia

* ''

'' (2010) * ''

The Flying Opera ''The Flying Opera'' is a boxed set containing two DVDs and two CDs by the German power metal band Avantasia, released in March 2011. Avantasia evolved from being a side-project of Edguy vocalist Tobias Sammet to a full-fledged band touring all o ...

(live album)'' (2011) * ''

'' (2016) * '' Moonglow'' (2019) * ''

A Paranormal Evening with the Moonflower Society ''A Paranormal Evening with the Moonflower Society'' is the ninth studio album by Tobias Sammet's German metal opera project Avantasia. It was released on 21 October 2022, through Nuclear Blast. Background According to Avantasia founder Tobias S ...

'' (2022)

Khymera

* ''The Grand Design'' (2015)

References

External links

Official Edguy website
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