Richard Lederer (born 10 June 1971), who often performs as Protector, is an

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n metal musician most notable for being a member in the bands Summoning,

Die Verbannten Kinder Evas Die Verbannten Kinder Evas is an Austrian darkwave music project founded in 1993 by Richard Lederer and Michael Gregor, signed to Napalm Records. Biography The band originally consisted of Protector and Silenius, members of the black metal ...

, and

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. He also does the artwork for some of the albums that he plays music in.Richard Lederer interview @ thydoom.com
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Discography

With Summoning

*'' Lugburz'' (full-length, 1995) *''

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'' (full-length, 1995) *''

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'' (full-length, 1996) *''

Nightshade Forests ''Nightshade Forests'' is the first EP by the Austrian black metal band Summoning. It consists of four songs left over from the '' Dol Guldur'' sessions in 1996. It was released on 3 June 1997, through Napalm Records Napalm Records is an Aust ...

'' (EP, 1997) *''

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'' (full-length, 1999) *''

Let Mortal Heroes Sing Your Fame ''Let Mortal Heroes Sing Your Fame'' is the fifth studio album by the Austrian black metal band Summoning. It was released on 31 October 2001, through Napalm Records. It is the first of their releases to feature male clean vocals, on the chorus o ...

'' (full-length, 2001) *'' Lost Tales'' (EP, 2003) *'' Oath Bound'' (full-length, 2006) *'' Old Mornings Dawn'' (full-length, 2013) *''

With Doom We Come ''With Doom We Come'' is the eighth full-length album by the Austrian atmospheric black metal band Summoning (band), Summoning. The album was released on 5 January 2018, through Napalm Records. The cover art is based on Georg Janny's painting, ''Th ...

'' (full-length, 2018)

With
Die Verbannten Kinder Evas Die Verbannten Kinder Evas is an Austrian darkwave music project founded in 1993 by Richard Lederer and Michael Gregor, signed to Napalm Records. Biography The band originally consisted of Protector and Silenius, members of the black metal ...

*''Die Verbannten Kinder Evas'' (full-length, 1995) *''Come Heavy Sleep'' (full-length, 1997) *''In Darkness Let Me Dwell'' (full-length, 1999) *''Dusk and Void Became Alive'' (full-length, 2006)

With
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*''Strike the Ground'' (full-length, 1997) *''This Killing Emptiness'' (full-length, 2000) *''Buried Silence'' (full-length, 2008) *''Nullify'' (full-length, 2019) *''Vibe of Scorn'' (full-length, 2021)

With
WeltenBrand Weltenbrand is a darkwave band from Liechtenstein formed in 1995 by Oliver Falk. Ritchie Wenaweser and Simone Steiner joined for vocals. In the same year, the band secured a record deal with Witchhunt Records and subsequently released their firs ...

*''Das Nachtvolk'' (full-length, 1997)

With Whispers in the Shadow

*''Laudanum'' (full-length, 1997) *''November'' (full-length, 1999)

With
Sanguis et Cinis Sanguis et Cinis (Latin: Blood and Ashes) was an Austrian gothic rock band. History In 1994, Eve Evangel met Ashley Dayour and they started Sanguis et Cinis. Their first show went badly, and it wasn't until Richard Lederer joined them in 1995 f ...

*''Schicksal'' (full-length, 1996) *''Unfreiwillig Abstrakt'' (EP, 1997)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lederer, Richard 1971 births Living people Multi-instrumentalists Austrian male composers 21st-century Austrian male singers 20th-century Austrian male singers English-language singers from Austria Austrian bass guitarists Austrian keyboardists Austrian guitarists Austrian electronic musicians Summoning (band) Male bass guitarists 21st-century bass guitarists

Discography

With Summoning

With Die Verbannten Kinder Evas Die Verbannten Kinder Evas is an Austrian darkwave music project founded in 1993 by Richard Lederer and Michael Gregor, signed to Napalm Records. Biography The band originally consisted of Protector and Silenius, members of the black metal ...

With Ice Ages An ice age is a long period of reduction in the temperature of Earth's surface and atmosphere, resulting in the presence or expansion of continental and polar ice sheets and alpine glaciers. Earth's climate alternates between ice ages and gree ...