''The Räuber'' is the eleventh album by the German hard rock band
Bonfire
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Etymology
The earliest recorded uses of the word date back to the late 15th century, with the Catho ...
. It was released in 2008 by LZ Records. The band collaborated with P.W. Politz to create a rock opera called ''The Räuber'' that debuted in Ingolstadt, Germany, in March 2008. The opera itself featured the band performing all the songs and went sold out for several weeks. A DVD was released in August 2008 that contained the opera performance as well as a full-length concert by the band. The album features music in both English and German.
Track listing
Band members
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Claus Lessmann
Claus Lessmann (born 11 September 1960) is a German heavy metal musician and former lead singer of heavy metal band Bonfire. He was the only member and the only singer of Bonfire to have appeared on all of the band's albums. Lessmann was also ...
- lead vocals, rhythm guitar
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Hans Ziller
Hans Ziller (born 18 May 1959) is a German musician, known as the founder, lead guitarist, backing vocalist and primary composer of the 1980s melodic hard rock band Bonfire. He founded the band Cacumen (a predecessor of Bonfire) as a teenage ...
- lead, rhythm & acoustic guitars
*Chris Limburg - guitars
*Uwe Köhler - bass
*Jürgen Wiehler - drums, percussion
References
BBillboard.com - Discography - Bonfire - The Rauber- See News for reference to The Rauber performance in Ingolstadt, Germany
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Bonfire (band) albums
2008 albums
Rock operas