Dave Grunewald (born 9 October 1986) is a

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musician, television personality, and influencer. He became known through his participation in the

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show ''All Together Now'' and through his work as an influencer on

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. Between 2011 and 2019, he was the unclean vocalist for the metalcore band Annisokay and currently makes music under his pseudonym xHIGHTOWERx.

Biography

Grunewald was born in

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. He started his career in 2006 with the metalcore band Nesaia based out of

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. In 2008, he double-tracked with the metalcore band Abort the Legends who were based out of

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. In 2011, he switched to the metalcore band Annisokay who were based out of Halle, with whom he released four studio albums and one EP. In addition to tours through Europe, the US, Japan, and Russia, Grunewald played with this band at many well-known festivals such as

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, Summer Breeze,

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, Rockharz Open Air, and the Polish Woodstock. During this time, he toured with many well-known bands, including

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, Silverstein, Electric Callboy,

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, Palisades,

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, and Callejon. At the end of 2019, Grunewald parted ways with Annisokay to pursue his solo career. Since 2019, he has been a solo artist under the name xHIGHTOWERx and created his own experimental mix consisting of metal singing and hip hop, along with trap beats. He has released three singles to date: "Outcast", "G.O.A.T", and "Rebirth". With the band Machete Dance Club, Grunewald performed the joint song "Cheap Motel" in October 2021 at

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's ''

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''. In 2022, he was one of 100 judges in the first season of the music show '' All Together Now'' on the television channel

. Since the beginning of 2022, Grunewald has had a podcast with pro wrestler

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called ''Here We Go'', in which stories about traveling as an artist were told on a bi-weekly basis. He also composed Tischer's current entry music in collaboration with Max Kusari. Grunewald also worked as a voice actor for the role of "Tomohiro Tsuboi" for the anime ''Gakuen Basara: Samurai High School'' in 2018. Grunewald works as an influencer on social media, primarily on Instagram; he is also a professional fitness trainer, personal trainer, and nutritionist. He lives a

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lifestyle and lives in Leipzig.

Discography

Albums

* ''The Lucid Dreamer'' (Annisokay) (2012) * ''Enigmatic Smile'' (Annisokay) (2015) * ''Devil May Care'' (Annisokay) (2016) * ''Arms'' (Annisokay) (2018)

EPs

* ''A Celebration of the Dead'' (Nesaia) (2008) * ''2k8'' (Abort the Legends) (2008) * ''The End of the Weak'' (Nesaia) (2010) * ''Annie Are You Okay?'' (Annisokay) (2016)

Singles as xHIGHTOWERx

* 2021: ''Outcast'' * 2022: ''G.O.A.T'' feat. Josiah Williams * 2022: ''Rebirth''

Guest appearances

* 2014: ''tight club'' Breakdowns at Tiffany`s – Constants (Album) * 2015: ''until this moment'' The Ocean Behind – (Single) * 2016: ''wiederstand'' Unzucht – Neuntöter (Album) * 2016: ''snow desert'' Cold Dismay – The Frost (EP) * 2017: ''deep dive'' Tell You What Now – Failsafe: Entropy (Album) * 2018: ''knock ihn aus.'' Punch Arogunz – Schmerzlos (Album) * 2019: ''cheap motel (drella version)'' Machete Dance Club – Kill the Vibe (Album) * 2019: ''jeanny Falco Cover Song'' Axel One – (Single) * 2020: ''votu'' Mylr – Votu (EP) * 2021: ''hoffnung'' 100 Kilo Herz – (Single) * 2021: ''the howling

Theme'' Max Kusari – (Single) * 2022: ''sauer'' Das Kind – Schatten (Album) * 2022: ''FLS'' Reduction – (Single) * 2022: ''manie, manie, manie'' Abandon the Past – Und Endlich (EP)

References

External links

Axel Tischer with Dave Grunewald at WXW 16 Carat Gold 2022
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