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Eisbrecher Albums
; ) is a German Neue Deutsche Härte band founded by Alexander Wesselsky and Noel Pix after their departure from Megaherz, with the founders describing their music style as "modern, electronic trip-rock". The band consists primarily of Alexander Wesselsky (vocals) and Rupert Keplinger (bass), with live support from Jürgen Plangger (rhythm guitar), Marc "Micki" Richter (lead guitar), and Achim Färber (drums). In the United States and Canada, their record label is currently Metropolis Records. The band's lyrics and slogans often include terms of ice and sailing, such as "Ahoi" ("Ahoy") and "Es wird kalt" ("It's getting cold"); vocalist Alexander Wesselsky often wears naval and military clothing in performances. History Formation and early years (2003–2009) After leaving Megaherz in 2003 due to creative differences, Wesselsky got together with Noel Pix, who composed the synths, guitars and programming for Megaherz's albums '' Kopfschuss'' and '' Himmelfahrt''. In Janu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fürstenfeldbruck
Fürstenfeldbruck () is a town in Bavaria, Germany, 32 kilometres west of Munich. It is the capital of the district of Fürstenfeldbruck. it had a population of 35,494. Since the 1930s Fürstenfeldbruck has had an air force base. Geography Fürstenfeldbruck covers an area of 32.53 km2. It is located halfway between Munich and Augsburg, and along the Amper river. Main sights * Fürstenfeld Abbey, a Cistercian monastery founded in 1266 by Louis II, Duke of Bavaria and closed in 1803. Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base Fürstenfeldbruck has been the site of an Air Base since 1936. It was used by the Luftwaffe before and during World War II. It was used by United States Air Force after World War II and returned to the German government in 1957 and used as a base for the German Air Force. The air force base was the site of the Munich Massacre during the 1972 Summer Olympics. The nine Israeli hostages (two had been killed earlier at the Olympic Village) and eight Black Sep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eisbrecher (Eisbrecher Album)
''Eisbrecher'' is the debut studio album by German Neue Deutsche Härte band Eisbrecher, released on 26 January 2004 via ZYX Music in Europe and Dancing Ferret Discs Inc. in the US. Original shipments of the CD came packaged with a region-free multimedia DVD and two pressed, blank CDs intended to show the band's position on copyright infringement. The album hit the Deutsche Alternative Charts at No. 13. Track listing Personnel * Alexander Wesselsky Alexander "Alexx" Wesselsky (born 18 November 1968) is a German singer. He is a founder and the lead vocalist of Neue Deutsche Härte band Eisbrecher. He was also a founding member and lead singer of Megaherz, having performed with them for 10 ... – vocals * Noel Pix – instruments * M. Smart – co-wrote various songs References 2004 albums Eisbrecher albums 2000s German-language albums {{2000s-metal-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killswitch Engage
Killswitch Engage is an American metalcore band from Westfield, Massachusetts, formed in 1999. The band's current lineup consists of vocalist Jesse Leach, guitarists Joel Stroetzel and Adam Dutkiewicz, bassist Mike D'Antonio, and drummer Justin Foley. Howard Jones (American singer), Howard Jones was the band's lead vocalist from 2002 to 2012. Leach was the band's founding vocalist but left after two albums. He was replaced by Jones, and Killswitch Engage rose to fame with its 2004 release ''The End of Heartache'', which peaked at number 21 on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 and was RIAA certification, certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America, RIAA for over 500,000 shipments in the United States. The title track was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2005 for Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance, Best Metal Performance. The band's fourth album, ''As Daylight Dies'', was certified platinum in the US and spawned the platinum-selling single "My Curse (son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nova Rock Festival
The Nova Rock Festival, also just Nova Rock, is an Austrian rock festival that has existed since 2005 and takes place each year in June. It is located in Burgenland, the easternmost federal state of Austria, near Nickelsdorf and the Hungarian and Slovak borders. It is organized by Nova Music Entertainment, a cooperation between Musicnet, FKP Scorpio and several former employees/bookers of Wiesen, who left Wiesen in 2004. The festival was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 2005 lineup Die Ärzte, Audioslave, Bad Acid Trip, Beatsteaks, BoySetsFire, Core (band), Core, Green Day, In Extremo, La Vela Puerca, Mando Diao, Marilyn Manson (band), Marilyn Manson, Moneybrother, Nightwish, The Prodigy, Soulfly, System of a Down, Weezer, Wir sind Helden 2006 lineup The 2006 Nova Rock festival was held from 15 to 17 June (Thursday to Saturday). It was the first year that the festival had two large stages (blue and red). The first bands announced on the Nova Rock ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falco (musician)
Johann "Hans" Hölzel (; 19 February 1957 – 6 February 1998), better known by his stage name Falco (from Falko Weißpflog), was an Austrian singer and musician. He had several international hits, including "Der Kommissar (song), Der Kommissar" (1981), "Rock Me Amadeus", "Vienna Calling", "Jeanny (song), Jeanny", "The Sound of Musik", "Coming Home (Jeanny Part II, One Year Later)", and posthumously released "Out of the Dark (song), Out of the Dark". "Rock Me Amadeus" reached No. 1 on the Billboard charts, ''Billboard'' charts in 1986, making Falco the only artist in history to score a number-one hit with a German language song in the United States. According to his estate, he has sold 20 million albums and 40 million singles, which makes him the best-selling Austrian singer of all time. Early life Johann Hölzel was born on 19 February 1957 to Maria (née Saurer), from Bad Tatzmannsdorf in Burgenland, a laundry branch manager, and Alois Hölzel, from Lower Austria, a ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nena
Gabriele Susanne Kerner (born 24 March 1960), better known by her stage name Nena, is a German singer who rose to international fame in 1983 as the lead vocalist of the band Nena (band), Nena with the Neue Deutsche Welle song "99 Luftballons". In that same year, the band re-recorded this song in English as "99 Red Balloons". Nena's re-recording of some of the band's old hit songs as a solo artist, produced by the co-composer of most of them, her former Nena band colleague and keyboard player Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen, rekindled her solo career in 2002. Combined with the success of the Nena band years, she has sold over 25 million records, making her the most successful German pop singer in chart history. Early life Gabriele Susanne Kerner was born on 24 March 1960 in Hagen, West Germany, while her family lived in the nearby town of Breckerfeld. She was the oldest out of three children; her father was a teacher. She spent the earliest part of her childhood in Breckerfeld and later l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rammstein
Rammstein (, "ramming stone") is a German band formed in Berlin in 1994. The band's lineup—consisting of lead vocalist Till Lindemann, lead guitarist Richard Kruspe, rhythm guitarist Paul Landers, bassist Oliver Riedel, drummer Christoph Schneider, and keyboardist Christian "Flake" Lorenz—has remained unchanged throughout their history, along with their approach to songwriting, which consists of Lindemann writing and singing the lyrics over instrumental pieces the rest of the band has completed beforehand. Prior to their formation, some members were associated with the punk rock acts Feeling B and First Arsch. After winning a local contest, Rammstein was able to record Demo (music), demos and send them to different record labels, eventually signing with Motor Music. Working with producer Jacob Hellner, they released their debut album ''Herzeleid'' in 1995. Though the album initially sold poorly, the band gained popularity through their live performances and the album e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Goethe
''Radio Goethe'' is an American weekly syndicated radio program produced in Oakland, California. Content Arndt Peltner hosts ''Radio Goethe'', a weekly radio program that was started in November 1996 on the College Radio Station KUSF, San Francisco. The show features music from Germany, Austria and Switzerland, is non-formatted and non-commercial. The music spans from Rock to Industrial, Electronic and much more. Since 1999 the show has been syndicated on stations in Canada, the US and several countries in Europe. ''Radio Goethe'' has been known to do special features such as a show devoted to the 2006 FIFA World Cup where different host cities were presented, and more recently six music shows for the "Wunderbar Together" events, the "Deutschlandjahr" in the USA. In 2004 Arndt Peltner was awarded for his cultural work with ''Radio Goethe'' with the "Bundesverdienstkreuz", the Merit of Order of the Federal Republic of Germany. Peltner lives in Oakland and is a native of German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dancing Ferret Discs
The Dancing Ferret entertainment group is an unofficial collective name for Dancing Ferret Discs and Dancing Ferret Concerts. It was started by Patrick Rodgers (a.k.a. DJ Ferret) in 1995 in music, 1995 with the formation of Dancing Ferret Concerts. The company markets bands from the gothic rock, Heavy metal music, heavy metal, alternative rock, Neo-Medieval music, neo-Medieval, trip hop, and Industrial music, industrial genres of music. In 2008, Dancing Ferret Discs made the decision to wind down releasing new material on their label. Following two releases in 2009, the label's last official new releases were 2011's ''Sverker (album), Sverker'' and 2013's ''Gimlie'' by Corvus Corax (band), Corvus Corax. Dancing Ferret Discs Dancing Ferret Discs is a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia-based record label started in August 1998. It is the record label "sister company" of Dancing Ferret, and hosts bands in the alternative scene. While the label is no longer signing new bands or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sünde
''Sünde'' (German for "sin") is the third studio album by German Neue Deutsche Härte band Eisbrecher, released on 22 August 2008 in Germany and on 26 August in the United States. The limited edition comes as a digipak and includes three bonus tracks (one new song and two remixes). Track listing Tracks 13, 15 and 16 are only on limited and American re-issues. Personnel * Alexander Wesselsky Alexander "Alexx" Wesselsky (born 18 November 1968) is a German singer. He is a founder and the lead vocalist of Neue Deutsche Härte band Eisbrecher. He was also a founding member and lead singer of Megaherz, having performed with them for 10 ... – vocals * Noel Pix – instruments * Max Schauer – keyboards and programming, tracks 5, 8 and 13; additional programming on tracks 2 and 3 * Eric Damköhler – guitars on track 9; additional guitars on tracks 1 and 6 Charts * European Top 100 Albums charts - #62 * Media Control Charts - #18 * Deutsche Alternative Charts - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kann Denn Liebe Sünde Sein?
"Kann denn Liebe Sünde sein?" ("Can Love Be a Sin?") is a song by German Neue Deutsche Härte band Eisbrecher. It was released exclusively in Germany on 18 July 2008, as a single from their album ''Sünde ''Sünde'' (German for "sin") is the third studio album by German Neue Deutsche Härte band Eisbrecher, released on 22 August 2008 in Germany and on 26 August in the United States. The limited edition comes as a digipak and includes three bonu ...''. The song so far is the band's most successful, as it hit the German Alternative Charts at No. 3. Track listing # "Kann denn Liebe Sünde sein" ("Can Love Be a Sin?") - 4:51 # "Herzdieb" ("Heart Thief") - 4:27 # "Kann denn Liebe Sünde sein? ( SITD:Remix)" - 4:04 SITD.html" ;"title="SITD">SITD:">SITD.html" ;"title="SITD">SITD:Remix)" - 4:04 2008 singles Eisbrecher songs">2008 singles">SITD.html" ;"title="SITD">SITD:">SITD.html" ;"title="SITD">SITD:Remix)" - 4:04 2008 singles Eisbrecher songs 2008 son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Summer Breeze Open Air
Summer Breeze Open Air is an annual German heavy metal music festival. It was first held in 1997. The festival had been held in Abtsgmünd until 2006 when it was moved to its new location of Dinkelsbühl, Bavaria. The festival draws around 40,000 attendees annually. Lineup history 2004 Summer Breeze Open Air 2004 was held from Thursday, 19 August to Saturday, 21 August. 2005 Summer Breeze Open Air 2005 was held from Thursday, 18 August to Saturday, 20 August. 2006 Summer Breeze Open Air 2006 was held from Thursday, 17 August to Saturday, 19 August. 2007 ;16 – 18 August 2007 Absolute – After Forever – Amon Amarth – Black Messiah (band), Black Messiah – Blitzkid — Bolt Thrower – Caliban (band), Caliban — Communic – Crematory – Dagoba (band), Dagoba – Dark Fortress – Dark Funeral – Dark Tranquillity – Deadlock (metal band), Deadlock – Die Apokalyptischen Reiter – Disillusion (band), Disillusion – Dornenreich – Doro (musician), Doro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
