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.

Biography

Born in

Vordingborg Vordingborg () is an old ferry town in Vordingborg Municipality in Denmark with around 18,000 inhabitants. Because of three large estates surrounding the town, a coherent urban development has not been possible, which is the reason why three sat ...

, Leonhardt joined Brats in 1979 as bass player and vocalist along with future

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members Rene Krölmark (Hank Shermann/Hank De Wank), Carsten van der Volsing and Kim Bendix Petersen (

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) and later performed with former

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drummer Tony Niemistö (Tony Reno) and former King Diamond guitarist Pete Blakk in the short-lived band

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as Yenz Cheyenne. Leonhardt and Niemistö then went on to form the band Y together with

bassist Hal Patino and guitarist Oliver Steffensen from

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's band Freak of Nature. Leonhardt performs on albums by all the above bands. In more recent years, Leonhardt has featured prominently in the German

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scene, often collaborating with

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in the bands

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and

Savage Circus Savage Circus is a German/Swedish power metal band originally formed as a side project by Thomas "Thomen" Stauch before leaving Blind Guardian. History Formation and ''Dreamland Manor'' Savage Circus began when Stauch asked his friend Piet ...

. He currently plays in Stormwarrior. He is also the touring bass player for

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. Leonhardt played rhythm guitar for the

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band Kingdom Come, but left in September 2007 over scheduling conflicts. In 2010, Leonhardt temporarily replaced bassist Nibbs Carter in British metal band

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for one tour.

Discography

With Stormwarrior

* Heading Northe (2008) lyrics (tracks 7, 8, 10), bass * Heathen Warrior (2011) vocals, bass * Thunder & Steele (2014) vocals, bass * Norsemen (We Are) (single) (2019) vocals, bass * Norsemen (2019) vocals, bass

Videography with Lacrimosa

* Musikkurzfilme 1993-2005 (2005) (bass, actor) * Lichtjahre (2007) (documentary) (bass) * Live in Mexico City (2015) (bass)

References

External links

Official Iron Savior homepage

Official Savage Circus homepage

Official Stormwarrior homepage
Living people Danish heavy metal guitarists Iron Savior members Kingdom Come (band) members Savage Circus members Danish heavy metal bass guitarists People from Vordingborg Municipality 1961 births {{denmark-musician-stub