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Powerwolf Members
Powerwolf (often stylized in all caps) is a German power metal band founded in 2004 in Saarbrücken by members of Red Aim. The band consists of vocalist Karsten Brill as " Attila Dorn", lead guitarist Benjamin Buss as " Matthew Greywolf", bassist/rhythm guitarist David Vogt as " Charles Greywolf", keyboardist Christian Jost as " Falk Maria Schlegel" and drummer Roel van Helden. The group uses religious themes and images, contrary to traditional power metal music, as well as corpse paint, gothic-tinged compositions and songs about werewolf and vampire legends. They released their debut album, ''Return in Bloodred,'' in 2005. Their second album, '' Lupus Dei'', was released in 2007. The band entered the official German charts for the first time in 2009 with their third album, '' Bible of the Beast''. Shortly after its release, their first drummer Stefan Gemballa (stage name Stéfane Funèbre) left the band. He was replaced by Tom Diener, who was replaced in 2011 by Roel van Helde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saarbrücken
Saarbrücken (; Rhenish Franconian: ''Sabrigge'' ; ; ; ; ) is the capital and largest List of cities and towns in Germany, city of the state of Saarland, Germany. Saarbrücken has 181,959 inhabitants and is Saarland's administrative, commercial and cultural centre. It is located on the Saar River (a tributary of the Moselle), directly borders the French department of Moselle (department), Moselle, and is Germany's second-westernmost state capital after Düsseldorf. The modern city of Saarbrücken was created in 1909 by the merger of the three cities of Saarbrücken (now called ''Alt-Saarbrücken''), Sankt Johann (Saarbrücken), St. Johann a. d. Saar, and Malstatt-Burbach. It was the industrial and transport centre of the Saar coal basin. Products included iron and steel, sugar, beer, pottery, optical instruments, machinery, and construction materials. Historic landmarks in the city include the stone bridge across the Saar (river), Saar (1546), the Gothic church of St. Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Return In Bloodred
''Return in Bloodred'' is the debut studio album by German power metal band Powerwolf, released in 2005. History First songs for the album, such as "Mr. Sinister" and "We Came to Take Your Souls", which were completed in the first session, were written in June 2004. The album was recorded within eight days in September 2004 at Studio Fredman. The drummer Stéfane Funèbre had to be temporarily replaced by Tom Diener during the recording due to a Tendinopathy, tendonitis.Book: The History of Heresy I The album was re-released in 2014 as part of the box set ''The History of Heresy I'' along with the album ''Lupus Dei'' and a DVD of a performance at the Wacken Open Air 2008. Themes "Mr. Sinister" was the first song Powerwolf had ever written; this served as a guide for the style they appropriated. The text is about Vlad II Dracul, the father of Vlad the Impaler, Dracula. "We Came to Take Your Souls" tells about a war between Romania and the Ottoman Empire under Vlad III Drac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ) is the capital and largest city of Romania. The metropolis stands on the River Dâmbovița (river), Dâmbovița in south-eastern Romania. Its population is officially estimated at 1.76 million residents within a greater Bucharest metropolitan area, metropolitan area of 2.3 million residents, which makes Bucharest the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 8th most-populous city in the European Union. The city area measures and comprises 6 districts (''Sectors of Bucharest, Sectoare''), while the metropolitan area covers . Bucharest is a major cultural, political and economic hub, the country's seat of government, and the capital of the Muntenia region. Bucharest was first mentioned in documents in 1459. The city became the capital in 1862 and is the centre of Romanian media, culture, and art. Its architecture is a mix of historical (mostly History of architecture#Revivalism and Eclecticism, Eclectic, but also Neoclassical arc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opera
Opera is a form of History of theatre#European theatre, Western theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by Singing, singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a libretto, librettist and incorporates a number of the performing arts, such as acting, Theatrical scenery, scenery, costume, and sometimes dance or ballet. The performance is typically given in an opera house, accompanied by an orchestra or smaller musical ensemble, which since the early 19th century has been led by a conducting, conductor. Although musical theatre is closely related to opera, the two are considered to be distinct from one another. Opera is a key part of Western culture#Music, Western classical music, and Italian tradition in particular. Originally understood as an sung-through, entirely sung piece, in contrast to a play with songs, opera has come to include :Opera genres, numerous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stoner Rock
Stoner rock, also known as stoner metal or stoner doom, is a rock music fusion genre that combines elements of doom metal with psychedelic rock and acid rock. The genre emerged during the early 1990s and was pioneered foremost by Kyuss and Sleep. Characteristics Stoner rock is typically slow-to-mid tempo and features a heavily distorted, groove-laden bass-heavy sound, melodic vocals, and "retro" production. Due to the similarities between stoner and sludge metal, there is often a crossover between the two genres. This hybrid has traits of both styles, but generally lacks stoner metal's laid back atmosphere and its usage of psychedelia. Bands such as Weedeater, High on Fire and Electric Wizard creatively fuse both styles. Terminology The descriptor "stoner rock" may originate from the title of the 1997 Roadrunner Records compilation ''Burn One Up! Music for Stoners''. Desert rock is also used interchangeably as a descriptor, and was coined by a MeteorCity Records inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Powerwolf Live 2009 01
Powerwolf (often stylized in all caps) is a German power metal band founded in 2004 in Saarbrücken by members of Red Aim. The band consists of vocalist Karsten Brill as "Attila Dorn", lead guitarist Benjamin Buss as "Matthew Greywolf", bassist/rhythm guitarist David Vogt as "Charles Greywolf", keyboardist Christian Jost as "Falk Maria Schlegel" and drummer Roel van Helden. The group uses religious themes and images, contrary to traditional power metal music, as well as corpse paint, gothic-tinged compositions and songs about werewolf and vampires, vampire legends. They released their debut album, ''Return in Bloodred,'' in 2005. Their second album, ''Lupus Dei'', was released in 2007. The band entered the official German charts for the first time in 2009 with their third album, ''Bible of the Beast''. Shortly after its release, their first drummer Stefan Gemballa (stage name Stéfane Funèbre) left the band. He was replaced by Tom Diener, who was replaced in 2011 by Roel van Hel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wake Up The Wicked
''Wake Up the Wicked'' is the tenth studio album by German heavy metal band Powerwolf. It was released on 26 July 2024 via Napalm Records. Critical reception Blabbermouth.net described the work as "an album full of instantly memorable heavy metal anthems, all ornately dressed in the quasi-religious trappings and orchestral extravagance that have become such important trademarks". Alec Chillingworth of Louder Sound states that "swimming in the Sabaton/Manowar moat rather than their Maiden/Priest paddle-pool of yore, Bless 'Em With The Blade rips Wake Up The Wicked open by reducing Deicide's career to one line: 'Tear up the Bible'" and "It's bubonically catchy heavy metal built for outdoor stages, choirs squeezing through honking organs, tearaway leads and frontman Attila Dorn's überhensch operatics". Track listing All tracks are written by Matthew Greywolf. # "Bless 'Em with the Blade" – 2:47 # "Sinners of the Seven Seas" – 3:00 # "Kyrie Klitorem" – 3:03 # "Heretic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interludium
''Interludium'' is the ninth studio album by German power metal band Powerwolf. The album was released on 7 April 2023 through Napalm Records and was produced by Joost van den Broek. Critical reception David E. Gehlke from Blabbermouth.net gave the album 7 out of 10 and said: "''Interludium'' is a quality, worthy addition to Powerwolf's expanding discography, but compilation or not, it shows that power metal bands don't take risks anymore. And given Powerwolf's continued rise through the international metal ranks, they'd be fools to try something different anyway." ''Metal Injection'' rated the album 7.5 out of 10 and stated, "Filled with the usual blend of infectious hooks and big werewolf energy that epitomise Powerwolf, it's almost impossible to listen along to ''Interludium'' without a big smile on your face. It takes full ownership of its status and delivers some meaty chunks of Powerwolf good stuff that will thrill those who know exactly what they're getting into here. This ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Call Of The Wild (Powerwolf Album)
'' Call of the Wild'' is the eighth studio album by German power metal band Powerwolf. Released on 16 July 2021, the work was published through Napalm Records Napalm Records is an Austrian independent record label focused on heavy metal, hard rock and folk/folk rock/folk metal. Originally, Napalm focused on black metal bands, such as Abigor and Summoning, and folk metal bands, such as Falkenbach a .... Critical reception Call of the Wild received positive reviews from critics, who praised its direction and production. Paul Travers of Kerrang stated that "The symphonic elements that were really pushed forward on The Sacrament Of Sin carry on where they left off and only serve to make the band even more bombastic". Holly Wright of Louder stated that "Call Of The Wild points at Powerwolf's growing aspirations for domination", going on to state that "The production is shinier and there's a distinct lack of willy jokes, although their heretical romp, "Undress To Confess", pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sacrament Of Sin
''The Sacrament of Sin'' is the seventh studio album by German power metal band Powerwolf, released on 20 July 2018 by Napalm Records. The band wrote it during 2017 and began recording it in January 2018 at the Fascination Street Studios in Örebro, Sweden. It was Jens Bogren's first production work for Powerwolf. Joost van den Broek assisted the band with orchestras. Musically, the album is different than previous recordings. The expression of the organ has changed, the orchestra has been added and unusual elements such as bagpipes or flute and the band recorded a ballad accompanied by the piano for the first time in its history. The main theme of the album from the point of view of lyrics is sin, but it is not a concept album. The album was rated positively by the critics, highlighting mainly the new elements that Powerwolf put in the music. The album also flourished commercially, ranked first in the GfK Entertainment charts, German charts, and also ranked in several other countr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blessed & Possessed
''Blessed & Possessed'' is the sixth studio album by German power metal band Powerwolf, released on 17 July 2015 by Napalm Records. The band wrote it during 2014 and began recording it in January 2015 at the Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden, and was produced by Fredrik Nordström. It was mastered in the Fascination Street Studios by Jens Bogren. Boxset and earbook editions of the album feature a bonus CD, '' Metallum Nostrum'', which contains 10 songs of different artists that Powerwolf's band members selected to cover. It was re-released separately on 11 January 2019. Background Powerwolf began writing their sixth album in June 2014. They finished in the December of the same year. They announced their new album on their Facebook page on 5 December 2014. They began recording the album in January 2015 at the Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, and the process lasted until March of the same year. They unveiled album's title and the cover art on 18 March 2015. The guitarist Matth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preachers Of The Night
''Preachers of the Night'' is the fifth studio album by German power metal band Powerwolf. It was released on 19 July 2013.- - - The band wrote it during 2012 and began recording it in December of the same year at the Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden. Critics reacted positively to the album, which became Powerwolf's first number one album on the German charts, while also charting in several other countries. Much like '' Blood of the Saints'', ''Preachers of the Night'' includes in its deluxe version a bonus orchestral CD, titled ''The Sacrilege Symphony II''. The album's single "Amen & Attack" was released on 28 June 2013. Background Powerwolf began writing their fifth album in 2012. They finished in the November of the same year. They recorded their album in December 2012 at the Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, and the process lasted until March 2013. The album's cover art, created by the band's guitarist Matthew Greywolf, was unveiled on 2 May 2013. On 11 July 2013, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
