Stormwarrior is a German

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band that was formed in 1998 by vocalist and guitar player Lars Ramcke and drummer Andre Schumann, adding later in the same year guitarist Scott Bolter and bass player Tim Zienert. The members of Stormwarrior draw their musical influences from the 80s heavy metal scene including such fellow German bands as

Helloween Helloween is a German power metal band founded in 1984 in Hamburg by members of bands Iron Fist, Gentry, Second Hell and Powerfool. Its first lineup consisted of singer and guitarist Kai Hansen, bassist Markus Grosskopf, guitarist Michael Weik ...

and Running Wild. Their debut full-length album ''Stormwarrior'', released in 2002, and their 2004 follow up ''Northern Rage'' were both produced by

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and

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fame who also contributed vocal and guitar performances on some songs. Much of Stormwarrior's lyrical content deals with

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-related themes.

Members

Current

* Lars Ramcke – vocals (1998–present), guitars (1998–2005, 2006–present) * Björn Daigger – guitars (2015–present) *

Yenz Leonhardt Jens Arnsted (born 4 July 1961), more commonly known as Yenz Leonhardt or Yenz Cheyenne, is a Danish heavy metal musician. He has performed as a vocalist, guitarist and bassist throughout his career, focusing on the latter in recent years. Bio ...

– bass (2007–2017, 2019–present) * Falko Reshöft – drums (2002–2009, 2019–present)

Former

* Tim Zienert – bass (1998–2001) * Gabriele Palermo – bass (2001–2002) * Andre Schumann – drums (1998–2002) * Scott Bölter – guitars (1998–2002) * Jussi Zimmermann – bass (2002–2007) * David Wiczorek – guitars (2003–2006) * Alex Guth – guitars (2005–2014) * Hendrik Thiesbrummel – drums (2009–2013) * Jörg Uken – drums (2013–2018) * Connor Andreszka – bass (2017–2018) Stormwarrior Metal Frenzy 2018 01.jpg, Lars Ramcke Stormwarrior Metal Frenzy 2018 04.jpg, Björn Daigger Stormwarrior Metal Frenzy 2018 02.jpg, Yenz Leonhardt Stormwarrior Metal Frenzy 2018 06.jpg, Jörg Uken

Discography

Albums

* ''Stormwarrior'' (2002) * ''Northern Rage'' (2004) * ''Heading Northe'' (2008) * ''Heathen Warrior'' (2011) * ''Thunder & Steele'' (2014) * ''Norsemen'' (2019)

Demos / EPs

* ''Metal Victory'' (1998) * ''Barbaric Steel'' (1999) * ''Possessed by Metal'' (2001) * ''Spikes and Leather'' (2002) * ''Heavy Metal Fire'' (2003) * ''Odens Krigare'' (2004)

Live

* ''At Foreign Shores'' (2006)

References

External links

* * {{Authority control Musical groups established in 1998 German power metal musical groups German speed metal musical groups