Sascha Paeth (born 9 September 1970 in
Wolfsburg
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Wolfsburg is famous as the location of Volkswagen AG's hea ...
,
West Germany
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) is a German
guitarist
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,
bassist
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, musical
producer, and mixer known for working with
heavy metal bands such as
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 ...
,
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 ...
,
Angra,
Shaaman
Shaman is a Brazilian progressive and power metal band assembled in 2000 by three musicians who left the band Angra – Andre Matos, Luis Mariutti and Ricardo Confessori. The band was completed with guitar player Hugo Mariutti (Luis' young ...
,
Rhapsody of Fire
Rhapsody of Fire (formerly known as Rhapsody) is an Italian symphonic power metal band formed by Luca Turilli and Alex Staropoli, widely seen as a pioneer of the symphonic power metal subgenre.
Since forming in 1993 as Thundercross, the band h ...
,
Kamelot
Kamelot is an American power metal band from Tampa, Florida, formed by Thomas Youngblood, in 1987. The Norwegian vocalist Roy Khan joined for the album ''Siége Perilous'', and shared songwriting credit with Youngblood until his departure in Apr ...
,
After Forever
After Forever was a Dutch symphonic metal band with strong progressive metal influences. The band relied on the use of both soprano vocals and death growls.
In February 2009, it was announced that After Forever had disbanded. Singer Floor Jans ...
and
Epica
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* Epica (band), a Dutch symphonic metal band
* ''Epica'' (Kamelot album), 2003
* ''Epica'' (Audiomachine album), 2012
* The European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica (EPICA)
* The Epica Awards (International Adver ...
. He owns the "Gate Studios",
Wolfsburg
Wolfsburg (; Eastphalian: ''Wulfsborg'') is the fifth largest city in the German state of Lower Saxony, located on the river Aller. It lies about east of Hanover and west of Berlin.
Wolfsburg is famous as the location of Volkswagen AG's hea ...
previously used for recordings with his former band
Heavens Gate.
"Gate Studio page"
Overview of the history of the studio complex.
Sascha Paeth has produced many albums along with Miro. In 2004, he produced Aina
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* Aina (given name)
Places
* Aina (Crete), a town of ancient Crete
* Aïna River, a river in Cameroon and Gabon
* Aina, Iran, a village in Kermanshah Province, Iran
Art and entertainment
* ''Aina'' (1977 film), a 1977 Pakista ...
, a metal opera
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featuring a number of guests. In 2007, Paeth and Miro also helped to rebuild 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 metal opera Avantasia, producing the albums of The Wicked Trilogy (with Paeth being the main guitarist). He also assisted Sammet with putting together a band, enabling Avantasia to tour.
Credits
References
External links
Interview
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1970 births
German heavy metal guitarists
German male guitarists
German heavy metal singers
Heavy metal producers
Living people
People from Wolfsburg
Luca Turilli (band) members
Luca Turilli's Dreamquest members
21st-century German male singers
21st-century guitarists