Siegfried is a heavy metal band from

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that was founded in 1998 by Bruder Cle, aka Hagen, who was later joined by Daniel Bachmaier (ex Sarcasm Syndrome), a.k.a. Ortwin, and former

Dreams of Sanity Dreams of Sanity was a gothic metal band from Austria. Founded in 1991, they released three full-length albums, before disbanding in 2002. History After forming in 1991, Dreams of Sanity released two demos in 1994 and 1996. They toured Europe la ...

singer Sandra Schleret. In 2000 they released a demo CD called ''Fafnir''. Later in 2000 they were signed to Napalm Records, releasing their first album, ''Drachenherz'', in 2001. Their second album, ''Eisenwinter'', was released in 2003. The lyrics of Siegfried are based on and inspired by the ''

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'' Saga. According to Sandra Schleret as of April 25, 2008, "Siegfried is still together and working on a new album (pre-production is finished except the vocals for two songs.)"Myspace message from Sandra Schleret used with permission. In May 2009 Siegfried recorded their third album, ''Nibelung'', in Alex Krull's well-known Mastersound studios. ''Nibelung'' was released in November 2009.

Line-up

* Sandra Schleret – Female vocals * Werner Bialek – Epic Male vocals * Bruder Cle – Harsh Male vocals * Daniel Bachmaier – Guitar and keyboards * Roland Wurzer – Bass * Hannes Krause – Keyboards * Moritz Neuner – Drums

Discography

* ''Fafnir'' demo (2000) * ''Drachenherz'' (2001) * ''Eisenwinter'' (2003) * ''Nibelung'' (2009)

External links

Official websiteEncyclopedia MetallumSiegfried
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Napalm Records Napalm Records is an Austrian independent record label focused on heavy metal and hard rock. Originally, Napalm focused on black metal bands, such as Abigor and Summoning, and folk metal bands, such as Falkenbach and Vintersorg. The label later ...

Sandra Schleret official homepage

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Siegfried Austrian heavy metal musical groups