Felix Bohnke (born 2 September 1974) is a German musician and the

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of heavy metal bands

Edguy Edguy is a German power metal band formed in 1992 in Fulda by students Tobias Sammet, Jens Ludwig, Dominik Storch, and Dirk Sauer. Initially named after their math teacher, the band faced early rejections from record labels but persevered, relea ...

and

Avantasia Avantasia is a German Supergroup (music), supergroup rock opera, metal opera project created by Tobias Sammet, vocalist of the band Edguy. It has been characterized as a rock opera, as it features the contributions of various vocalists and music ...

. He joined the band just before they recorded the album '' Theater of Salvation'' in 1998. Before joining Edguy he was a member of German band Saints & Preachers. In 2001, he was a guest drummer and later in 2003, a member of the band Taraxacum along with Edguy bassist Tobias Exxel. Fellow band members (and some fans) refer to him as "Alien Drum Bunny," referenced in the song "Save Us Now" from the album ''

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''. This is also the reason that his drum solo on the live album '' Burning Down the Opera'' is called the "Solitary Bunny Drum Solo". He was the live drummer for Edguy vocalist

Tobias Sammet Tobias Sammet (born 21 November 1977) is a German musician, songwriter, and music producer. He is the singer and primary songwriter of the power metal band Edguy, and the founder of the metal opera project Avantasia. Career Sammet founded Edgu ...

's project

during their 2008, 2010 and 2013 world tours and recorded some tracks on the 2010 albums ''

The Wicked Symphony ''The Wicked Symphony'' is the fourth full-length album by Tobias Sammet's German metal opera project Avantasia, released on 3 April 2010, parallel with ''Angel of Babylon''. ''The Wicked Symphony'' was released both as part of a box set, with the ...

'' and ''

Angel of Babylon ''Angel of Babylon'' is the fifth full-length album by Tobias Sammet's German metal opera project Avantasia, released on 3 April 2010, along with '' The Wicked Symphony''. ''Angel Of Babylon'' was released both as part of a box set, with the two a ...

''. In 2015, Bohnke was invited to be the drummer of melodic rock project Khymera, led by bassist/vocalist/producer Dennis Ward. He recorded drums for their last album called ''The Grand Design''. In 2016, he was announced as the permanent drummer for Avantasia, recording all tracks on the album ''

Ghostlights ''Ghostlights'' is the seventh full-length album by Tobias Sammet's German metal opera project Avantasia. It was released on 29 January 2016. The opening track and first single " Mystery of a Blood Red Rose" was a candidate for the German repre ...

'' and the following 2019 album '' Moonglow''. Between touring with Avantasia on their 2019 Moonglow World Tour, Felix joined fellow Avantasia touring member

Geoff Tate Geoff Tate (born Jeffrey Wayne Tate, January 14, 1959; he later changed his first name to Geoffery or Geoffrey) (Pp. 11, 48). is an American singer and songwriter. He rose to fame with the progressive metal band Queensrÿche, who had commercial ...

as the live drummer in his band Operation: Mindcrime.

Discography

Edguy

* '' Theater of Salvation'' (1999) * '' The Savage Poetry'' (2000) * ''

'' (2001) * '' Burning Down the Opera'' (2003) * '' King of Fools (EP)'' (2004) * ''

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'' (2004) * ''

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(EP)'' (2005) * '' Rocket Ride'' (2006) * '' Tinnitus Sanctus'' (2008) * ''

Fucking with Fire – Live ''Fucking with F*** - Live'' is a live concert DVD and CD by German power metal band Edguy. It is the band's second live album since ''Burning Down the Opera'' in 2003 and their first ever concert DVD, which was recorded during their ''Rocket Ri ...

'' (2009) * '' Age of the Joker'' (2011) * '' Space Police: Defenders of the Crown'' (2014) * ''

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'' (2017)

Taraxacum

* ''Spirit of Freedom'' (2001) * ''Rainmaker'' (2003)

Avantasia

* ''

'' (2010) * ''

'' (2010) * '' The Flying Opera (live album)'' (2011) * ''

'' (2016) * '' Moonglow'' (2019) * ''

A Paranormal Evening with the Moonflower Society ''A Paranormal Evening with the Moonflower Society'' is the ninth studio album by Tobias Sammet's German metal opera project Avantasia. It was released on 21 October 2022, through Nuclear Blast. Background According to Avantasia founder Tobias S ...

'' (2022)

Khymera

* ''The Grand Design'' (2015)

References

External links

Official Edguy website
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