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Alexander "Alexx" Wesselsky (born 18 November 1968) is a German singer. He is a founder and the lead vocalist of
Neue Deutsche Härte (; "New German Hardness", sometimes abbreviated as NDH), also known as dance-metal, is a crossover style drawing from Neue Deutsche Welle, alternative metal, groove metal, electro-industrial and techno. It developed in Germany and Austria d ...
band
Eisbrecher ; ) 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 Alexand ...
. He was also a founding member and lead singer of
Megaherz Megaherz (German name meaning "Mega-heart", a pun on the homophone "Hertz, megahertz") is a German Neue Deutsche Härte band formed in Eichenau in 1993. Megaherz has gone through many changes in musical style since their founding. Their early ...
, having performed with them for 10 years from 1993 to his departure at the start of 2003.


Biography

In 1985, Dale Arden became Wesselsky's first band, where he performed as lead singer and bassist alongside his best friend Bill Parsons in the early 1980s at a local bar.


Megaherz: 1993–2003

Wesselsky was one of the founding member of Megaherz in 1993, writing lyrics and composing, as well as singing. Wesselsky's works had moderate success during his time with Megaherz, his albums ''
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'', released in 2000 and '' Herzwerk II'', released in 2002, both charted in the
Media Control Charts The GfK Entertainment charts are the official charts for music, home video, and video games in Germany and are gathered and published by GfK Entertainment (formerly Media Control and Media Control GfK International), a subsidiary of GfK, on be ...
at No. 78. His most successful single during his time with Megaherz, '' Freiflug'', was released in 1999 and hit the German alternative charts at No. 7. Wesselsky left the band officially on 1 January 2003, and was replaced by Mathias Eisholz. In addition to Megaherz, since 1999 he has been working as a studio singer and lyricist writer for several independent projects (among others, a platinum production).


Eisbrecher: 2003–present

Wesselsky joined
Noel Pix Jochen "Noel Pix" Seibert (born 25 March 1972) is a German rock and house musician, best known as a founder, former lead guitarist, and programmer of the Neue Deutsche Härte band Eisbrecher, which he left in the beginning of 2024. He previous ...
in late 2002 to form Eisbrecher. Success for Wesselsky continued through Eisbrecher with the 2004 album of the same name, released in January, as it hit the alternative charts in Germany at No. 13. Eisbrecher's 2006 album, ''
Antikörper ''Antikörper'' (German for ''Antibodies, Antibody'') is the second studio album by German Neue Deutsche Härte band Eisbrecher, released on 20 October 2006. It debuted on the Media Control Charts at number 85 and on the Deutsche Alternative C ...
'', was released in October and hit the Media Control Charts at No. 85. Their next single "
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 ...
", released in July 2008, hit the alternative charts at No. 3. The studio 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 ...
'' was released in August 2008 and entered the Media Control Charts at a high No. 18. On 16 April 2010, Eisbrecher released their next album, ''Eiszeit'', which hit Germany's chart at No. 5. Their following release, ''
Die Hölle muss warten ''Die Hölle muss warten'' (German for "Hell Must Wait") is the fifth studio album by German Neue Deutsche Härte band Eisbrecher. It was released in 2012 by Metropolis Records. ''Die Hölle muss warten'' has been certified gold Gold is ...
,'' was released on 3 February 2012 and charted No. 3 on the German main charts. ''Schock'' was released on 21 January 2015 and charted at No. 2 on the German main charts. Both ''Die Hölle muss warten'' and ''Schock'' achieved gold status in 2016, after both sold more than 100,000 units respectively. His latest effort, ''
Sturmfahrt ''Sturmfahrt'' (; German for ''Stormy voyage'') is the seventh studio album by German Neue Deutsche Härte band Eisbrecher, released in 2017 by Metropolis Records. Track listing * Track 15 appears on the US version and German Limited Edition ...
'', became his first album to hit No. 1 on the main German chart. In addition to his studio musical career, Wesselsky performed with his bands at many European music festivals, including
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, Nova Rock, Wacken, M'era Luna,
Wave-Gotik-Treffen The (WGT; German for "Wave Gothic Meeting") is an annual world festival for "dark" music and "dark culture" in Leipzig, Germany. 150+ bands and artists from various backgrounds (gothic rock, Electronic body music, EBM, Industrial music, indust ...
,
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,
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, and Summer Breeze.


Television

Aside from his musical career, Wesselsky has also presented a television show since 2006, on the German TV channel DMAX, where he acts as a used car broker for an applicant. His screen nickname for the show is ''Der Checker'' ("The Checker"). Once he has found a suitable vehicle within the applicant's budget, the car is repaired and tuned at co-presenter's Lina van de Mars's workshop, and is then handed over to the new owner. In 2009, Wesselsky hosted a reality TV show called ''Schrauber-Showdown''. In May 2010, he appeared as himself on the German TV talk show ''Kölner Treff''.


Discography


Studio albums


Singles

Megaherz *1997: "Gott sein" (To Be God) *1998: "Liebestöter" (Passion Killer) *1998: "
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" *1999: " Freiflug" (Free Flight) (#7 in German alternative charts) *2000: "Himmelfahrt" (Ascension) Eisbrecher *2003: " Mein Blut" (My Blood) *2003: "
Fanatica "Fanatica" is a song by German Neue Deutsche Härte band Eisbrecher, released as the second single from their self-titled debut album. It is the first of only three Eisbrecher songs so far that include a line in English ("This Is Deutsch" from ...
" *2006: "
Leider "Leider" (German for ''Unfortunately'') is a song by German Neue Deutsche Härte band Eisbrecher and the first single from their album ''Antikörper ''Antikörper'' (German for ''Antibodies, Antibody'') is the second studio album by Germa ...
" (Unfortunately) *2006: "
Leider/Vergissmeinnicht "Leider/Vergissmeinnicht" (''Regrettably/Forget-me-not'') is a US limited edition double single from the German Neue Deutsche Härte band Eisbrecher, from their album Antikörper. It combines all the tracks from Leider "Leider" (German for '' ...
" (US limited double-single) *2006: " Vergissmeinnicht" (Forget Me Not) *2008: "
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 ...
" (Can Love be a Sin?) *2010: "Eiszeit" (Ice Age) (#84 in Germany) *2012: "Verrückt" (Insane) (#46 in Germany) *2012: "Die Hölle muss warten" (Hell Has to Wait) *2012: "Miststück 2012" (Sonofabitch) *2013: "10 Jahre Eisbrecher" (10 Years of Eisbrecher) *2014: "Zwischen uns" (Between Us) *2015: "1000 Narben" (1,000 Scars) *2015: "Rot wie die Liebe" (Red Like Love) *2017: "Was ist hier los?" (What's Going on Here?) *2018: "Das Gesetz" (The Law)


EPs

Megaherz *2007: ''Freiflug EP: The Early Years (1996–2000)'' *2008: ''Mann von Welt EP''


Compilation albums

Megaherz *2001: ''
Querschnitt Querschnitt ("cross section") is a compilation album by German industrial metal Industrial metal is the fusion of Heavy metal music, heavy metal and industrial music, typically employing repeating Heavy metal guitar, metal guitar riffs, sa ...
'' *2009: ''Totgesagte leben länger'' (tracks 1–3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14) Eisbrecher *2011: ''Eiskalt'' (#69 in Germany) *2018: ''Ewiges Eis'' (#6 in Germany) *2020: '' Schicksalsmelodien'' (#4 in Germany)


Music videos

*1999: "Freiflug" (Free Flight) *2004: "Schwarze Witwe" (Black Widow) *2005: "Herz steht still" (Heart Stands Still) *2006: "Willkommen im Nichts" (Welcome to Nothing) *2006: "Vergissmeinnicht" (Forget Me Not) *2010: "Eiszeit" (Ice Age) *2011: "Verrückt" (Insane) *2012: "Die Hölle muss warten" (Hell Has to Wait) *2012: "Miststück 2012" (Sonofabitch 2012) *2014: "Zwischen uns" (Between Us) *2015: "Rot wie die Liebe" (Red Like Love) *2017: "Was ist hier los?" (What's Going on Here?) *2018: "Das Gesetz" (The Law) *2020: "Stossgebet" (Quick Prayer) *2020: "Skandal im Sperrbezirk" (Scandal in Prostitution-free Area) *2020: "Out of the Dark" *2021: "FAKK" *2021: "Im Guten, im Bösen" (The Good, The Bad)


Appearances

*IFF (vocals) – Königin der Nacht *2012 – Lord of the Lost (vocals) – Eure Siege *2019 – Hamatom (vocals)


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wesselsky 1968 births Living people German heavy metal singers German male singers