Franz Gottschalk is a Danish guitarist and bassist. He played in the
death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. It typically employs heavily distorted and low-tuned guitars, played with techniques such as palm muting and tremolo picking; deep growling vocals; aggressive, powerful drumming, feat ...
band
Illdisposed
Illdisposed is a Danish death metal band from Aarhus, that was formed in 1991 by vocalist Bo Summer and guitarist Lasse Bak. As of 2020, the band consists of vocalist Bo Summer, guitarists Jakob Batten and Rasmus Henriksen, bassist Kussen and d ...
and is a former member of
Volbeat,
Dominus
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* Dominus (title), a title of sovereignty, clergy and other uses
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* Dominus (band), a Danish death metal band
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and Hypodermic.
Gottschalk who is known under his nickname "Hellboss" was a member of the band Hypodermic with whom he released a record called "In Between". After Hypodermic split up, he founded the death metal band "Deadly Sins" with friends Lars B.(Koldborn), Rasmus, Huhle and Brian Jensen. In the late 1990s, he joined Dominus and played bass on their final record "Godfallos" in 2000. A year later, Dominus split-up and their singer
Michael Poulsen
Michael Schøn Poulsen (born 1 April 1975) is a Danish singer, guitarist and songwriter. He is the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist and main songwriter of rock band Volbeat. Prior to Volbeat, Poulsen was the vocalist for the death metal band Dom ...
founded Volbeat. Gottschalk joined Volbeat in 2002 replacing their original guitarist Teddy Vang. Gottschalk appeared on the first two Volbeat albums ''
The Strength / The Sound / The Songs
''The Strength / The Sound / The Songs'' is the debut studio album by Danish rock band Volbeat. Released in 2005, the album initially failed to chart. However, in July 2006 the album entered the Danish Charts, peaking at number 18. The album woul ...
'' and ''
Rock the Rebel / Metal the Devil''. However, after the recordings of the second album were done, Gottschalk was fired "due to different personalities and working methods off stage," according to a statement on Volbeat's official website. Gottschalk later joined Illdisposed, replacing Martin Thim.
He made his debut on the album ''
The Prestige
''The Prestige'' is a 1995 fantasy novel by British writer Christopher Priest. It tells the story of a prolonged feud between two stage magicians in late 1800s England. It is epistolary in structure; that is, it purports to be a collection of ...
''. His exit came in 2011.
Discography
* Hypodermic - ''In Between''
* Dominus - ''Godfallos''
* Volbeat - ''
The Strength / The Sound / The Songs
''The Strength / The Sound / The Songs'' is the debut studio album by Danish rock band Volbeat. Released in 2005, the album initially failed to chart. However, in July 2006 the album entered the Danish Charts, peaking at number 18. The album woul ...
''
* Volbeat - ''
Rock the Rebel/Metal the Devil
''Rock the Rebel/Metal the Devil'' is the second studio album by Danish rock band Volbeat, released in 2007. The album debuted at #1 on the Danish Albums chart in 2007, making it Volbeat's first album to do so.
The song "Mr. & Mrs. Ness" continu ...
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* Illdisposed - ''
The Prestige
''The Prestige'' is a 1995 fantasy novel by British writer Christopher Priest. It tells the story of a prolonged feud between two stage magicians in late 1800s England. It is epistolary in structure; that is, it purports to be a collection of ...
''
* Illdisposed - ''
To Those Who Walk Behind Us
''To Those Who Walk Behind Us'' is the eighth album by Danish death metal band Illdisposed.
Track listing
# "Blood on Your Parade" - 4:18
# "For the Record" - 3:14
# "Come and Get Me" - 4:10
# "Seeking Truth - Telling Lies" - 3:44
# "S ...
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References
External links
Official Illdisposed website
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Danish heavy metal guitarists
Danish heavy metal bass guitarists
Volbeat members
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)