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into their songs. The band has to this date released six albums, where the majority of songs are in German. Their latest album is '' Opera Noir'', which was released in March 2006.

History

Stahlhammer is one of the most popular bands to ever come out of Austria. The band name was originally going to be "Eisenherz", but copyright laws for the German "Prince Valiant" stories prohibited this, though this later became the name of their fourth album. Their first album '' Killer Instinkt'', released in 1995, became widely known throughout Austria and Germany due to the success of their video for the

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Band members

Current members

*Gary Wheeler – vocals, guitars, keyboard, programming *Peter Karolyi – bass *Michael Stoker – drums

Former members

*Niko Stössl – guitar *Thomas Schuler – guitar *Conrad Schrenk – guitar *Georgij Alexandrowitsch Makazaria – vocals

Discography

*'' Killer Instinkt'' (1995) *''Wiener Blut'' (1997) *'' Feind hört mit'' (1999) *''Eisenherz'' (2002) *'' Stahlmania'' (2004) *'' Opera Noir'' (2006)

Band members by album

*''Killer Instinct'': Gary Wheeler (vocals), Thomas Schuler (guitar), Peter Karolyi (bass), and Michael Stocker (drums) *''Wiener Blut'': Georgij Alexandrowitsch Makazaria (vocals), Thomas Schuler (guitar), Peter Karolyi (bass), and Michael Stocker (drums) *''Feind hört mit'': Georgij Alexandrowitsch Makazaria (vocals), Conrad Schrenk (guitar), Peter Karolyi (bass), and Michael Stocker (drums) *''Eisenherz'': Gary Wheeler (vocals), Niko Stössl (guitar), Peter Karolyi (bass), and Michael Stocker (drums) *''Stahlmania'': Gary Wheeler (vocals, guitar), Peter Karolyi (bass), and Michael Stocker (drums) *''Opera Noir'': Gary Wheeler (vocals, guitar), Peter Karolyi (bass), and Geoff Dugmore (drums)

References

External links

Official website
* Austrian heavy metal musical groups Musical groups established in 1992 Austrian musical trios Nuclear Blast artists {{Austria-band-stub