Tanzwut () is a German

Neue Deutsche Härte Neue Deutsche Härte (; "new German hardness"), sometimes abbreviated as NDH, is a subgenre of rock music that developed in Germany and Austria during the early-to-mid 1990s and during the early 2000s. Alluding to the style of Neue Deutsche Well ...

and

Medieval metal Medieval metal is a subgenre of folk metal that blends heavy metal music with medieval folk music. Medieval metal is mostly restricted to Germany where it is known as or . The genre emerged from the middle of the 1990s with contributions from ...

band which originated as a side project of

Corvus Corax The common raven (''Corvus corax'') is a large all-black passerine bird. It is the most widely distributed of all corvids, found across the Northern Hemisphere. It is a raven known by many names at the subspecies level; there are at least ei ...

members. The band uses a

Medieval In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the Post-classical, post-classical period of World history (field), global history. It began with t ...

theme during their live performances which are expressed through their

stagecraft Stagecraft is a technical aspect of theatrical, film, and video production. It includes constructing and rigging scenery; hanging and focusing of lighting; design and procurement of costumes; make-up; stage management; audio engineering; and p ...

, costumes and

choreography Choreography is the art or practice of designing sequences of movements of physical bodies (or their depictions) in which Motion (physics), motion or Visual appearance, form or both are specified. ''Choreography'' may also refer to the design ...

. Their name is the German term for "

dancing mania Dancing mania (also known as dancing plague, choreomania, St. John's Dance, tarantism and St. Vitus' Dance) was a social phenomenon that occurred primarily in mainland Europe between the 14th and 17th centuries. It involved groups of people da ...

", but is directly translated with "dance rage". Tanzwut are known for their heavy use of

bagpipes Bagpipes are a woodwind instrument using enclosed reeds fed from a constant reservoir of air in the form of a bag. The Great Highland bagpipes are well known, but people have played bagpipes for centuries throughout large parts of Europe, No ...

, an unusual instrument for a metal band. The group has achieved international success, filling concert halls as far away from their home country as Mexico. The band's recent releases have been gravitating towards a more

industrial metal Industrial metal is the fusion of heavy metal and industrial music, typically employing repeating metal guitar riffs, sampling, synthesizer or sequencer lines, and distorted vocals. Prominent industrial metal acts include Ministry, Nine In ...

approach, incorporating the use of more

down-tuned guitar Guitar tunings are the assignment of pitches to the open strings of guitars, including acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and classical guitars. Tunings are described by the particular pitches that are made by notes in Western music. By ...

s, harsher vocals and darker atmospheres. On ''Weiße Nächte'' ("White Nights") though, Tanzwut completely removed its industrial sound for a more refined classical approach centered around bagpipes with a heavy metal sound. However, some of the industrial influence returned with ''Höllenfahrt'' ("Hell Ride") and the band have written material in a more traditional style similar to that of

(''Morus et Diabolus'' and ''Eselsmesse'').

Band members

* Mike "Teufel" Paulenz –

bagpipe Bagpipes are a woodwind instrument using enclosed reeds fed from a constant reservoir of air in the form of a bag. The Great Highland bagpipes are well known, but people have played bagpipes for centuries throughout large parts of Europe, Nor ...

, lead vocals * Der Zwilling – bass, bagpipe * Thrymr – bagpipe,

shawm The shawm () is a Bore_(wind_instruments)#Conical_bore, conical bore, double-reed woodwind instrument made in Europe from the 12th century to the present day. It achieved its peak of popularity during the medieval and Renaissance periods, after ...

* Pyro – bagpipe, shawm * Shumon –

percussion A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or struck against another similar instrument. Exc ...

, keyboard * Oually – percussion, key drum,

electronic drum Electronic drums is a modern electronic musical instrument, primarily designed to serve as an alternative to an acoustic drum kit. Electronic drums consist of an electronic sound module which produces the synthesized or sampled percussion sounds ...

s, riesentara, keyboard * Martin Ukrasvan – guitar, backing vocals, bagpipe,

tromba marina A tromba marina, marine trumpet or nuns' fiddle, ( Fr. ''trompette marine''; Ger. ''Marientrompete, Trompetengeige, Nonnengeige'' or ''Trumscheit'', Pol. ''tubmaryna'') is a triangular bowed string instrument used in medieval and Renaissance ...

Former members

* Koll. A. (a.k.a. "Meister Selbstfried") – bagpipe, shawm,

cornett The cornett, cornetto, or zink is an early wind instrument that dates from the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque periods, popular from 1500 to 1650. It was used in what are now called alta capellas or wind ensembles. It is not to be confused wi ...

* Brandan – guitar, bagpipe * Tec – keyboard, programming * Wim – bass guitar, bagpipe * Patrick – electric guitar * Castus – bagpipe, shawm * Ardor – bagpipe, shawm * Gast – keyboard, drum machine * Norri – drums, percussion * Hatz – keyboard, electronic drums

Discography

Studio albums

* ''

Tanzwut Tanzwut () is a German Neue Deutsche Härte and Medieval metal band which originated as a side project of Corvus Corax (band), Corvus Corax members. The band uses a Medieval theme during their live performances which are expressed through their ...

'' ("Dance Rage") (1999) * '' Labyrinth der Sinne'' ("Labyrinth of Senses") (2000) – #43 DAC Top Albums of 2000, Germany * '' Ihr wolltet Spass'' ("You Wanted Fun") (2003) * '' Schattenreiter'' ("Shadow Rider") (2006) * ''Weiße Nächte'' ("White Nights") (2011) * ''Morus et Diabolus'' (2011) * ''Höllenfahrt'' ("Hell Ride") (2013) * ''Eselsmesse'' ("Donkey Fair") (2014) * ''Freitag der 13.'' ("Friday the 13th") (2015) * ''Schreib es mit Blut'' ("Write It in Blood") (2016) * ''Seemannsgarn'' ("Sailor's Yarn") (2019) * ''Die Tanzwut kehrt zurück'' (2021)

Live albums

* ''Tanzwut – Live'' (DVD, 2004)

Singles

* "Exkremento" (album, 1998) (promo) * "Augen zu" ("Eyes Closed") (1999) * "Weinst du?" ("Are You Crying?") (feat.

Umbra et Imago Umbra et Imago () is a German gothic metal and Neue Deutsche Härte band formed in autumn 1991. The original lineup consisted of singer Mozart (Manuel Munz), Michael Gillian, Nail and Torsten B. Except for Mozart all other founding members left t ...

) (1999) * "Verrückt" ("Insane") (1999) * "Tanzwut" ("Dance Rage") (2000) * " Bitte bitte" ("Please Please") (2000) (

Die Ärzte Die Ärzte (; ) is a German rock band from Berlin. The band has released 14 studio albums. The group consists of guitarist Farin Urlaub, drummer Bela B and bass player Rodrigo González. All three write and perform their songs. History Ea ...

cover) * "Eiserne Hochzeit" ("Iron Wedding") (2001) * "Götterfunken" ("God-descended") (2001) * "Feuer und Licht" (feat.

) ("Fire and Light") (2001) * "Nein nein" ("No No") (2003) (promo) * "Meer" ("Sea") (2003) * "Hymnus Cantica" (2003) * "Immer noch wach" ("Still Awake") (feat.

Schandmaul Schandmaul is a German medieval folk rock band from the Munich area. As well as using modern instruments such as the bass and electric guitar, the band also utilizes instruments typically used in Medieval folk songs such as the bagpipes, hurd ...

) (2005) * "Weiße Nächte" ("White Nights") (2011) * "Das Gerücht" ("The Rumor") (2013) * "Der Himmel brennt" ("The Sky Is Burning") (2013) * "Unsere Nacht" ("Our Night") (2014) * "Der Eselskönig" ("The Donkey King") (feat. Entr'Act) (2014) * "Freitag der 13." ("Friday the 13th") (2015) * "Stille Wasser" ("Silent Waters") (feat.

Liv Kristine Liv Kristine Espenæs (born 14 February 1976) is a Norwegian singer who has performed and composed songs mostly for various subgenres of heavy metal music. She started her career in the music industry as a vocalist for the gothic metal band Thea ...

) (2016)

External links

Official website

References

German heavy metal musical groups Medieval metal musical groups German industrial metal musical groups German Neue Deutsche Härte music groups Musical groups established in 1998 Musical groups from Berlin EMI Records artists {{Germany-band-stub