Die Apokalyptischen Reiter
| Die Apokalyptischen Reiter | |
|---|---|
 Lead singer Fuchs at Wacken Open Air 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Weimar, Germany |
| Genres |
Neue Deutsche Härte Melodic death metal Avant-Garde metal Power metal Thrash metal Symphonic metal Heavy metal[1] Folk metal[2] |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Labels | Nuclear Blast, The End Records |
| Associated acts |
Disaster KFW My Demons Diversity Enemy Target |
| Website | http://www.reitermania.de |
| Members |
Fuchs - Vocals Volk-Man - Bass Dr. Pest - Keyboards Sir G. - Drums Ady - Guitar |
| Past members |
Skelleton - Drums, Vocals Pitrone - Guitar Lady Cat-man - Guitar [3] |
Die Apokalyptischen Reiter is a Weimar, Germany based heavy metal band signed to Nuclear Blast in Europe and The End Records in North America. Their name translates to The Apocalyptic Horsemen.
Style
Their original style (featured on their releases up to and including Allegro Barbaro - and a few songs on All you need is love) consists of death/thrash metal blended with melodic compositions. In later albums, the death metal influence has declined, resulting in less chaotic composition (often centered around a verse and chorus with a bridge and solo), more constant tempo, longer songs and clean vocals (although not exclusively), resulting in a more polished and accessible sound. They use lyrics in both English and German with a shift from mainly English songs to more German ones on recent albums (Licht is purely in German).
The release of "Have a Nice Trip" marked somewhat of a turning point for the band. Although they retained the essence of heavy metal, they began experimenting with many other styles of music such as ambient and jazz.
Members
Current line-up
- Fuchs (Daniel Täumel) - vocals, guitars (1995-)
- Ady (Adrian Vogel) - guitars (2009-)
- Volk-Man (Volkmar Weber) - bass, screams (1995-)
- Dr. Pest (Mark Szakul) - keyboards (1995-)
- Sir G. (Georg Lenhardt) - drums (2000-)
Former/past member(s)
- Skelleton - drums, vocals (1995–2000)
- Pitrone - guitars (2002–2008)
- Lady Cat-Man (Cathleen) - guitars (2008–2009)
Timeline
Discography
Albums:
- 1997 – Soft & Stronger
- 1999 – Allegro Barbaro
- 2000 – All You Need Is Love
- 2003 – Have a Nice Trip (#95 in Germany)
- 2004 – Samurai
- 2006 – Riders on the Storm (#31 in Germany, #74 in Austria)
- 2008 – Licht (#29 in Germany, #49 in Austria, #88 in Switzerland)
- 2011 – Moral & Wahnsinn (#18 in Germany, # 41 in Austria, #61 in Switzerland)
- 2014 - Tief.Tiefer (#22 in Germany, #72 in Switzerland)
Demos:
- 1996 – Firestorm (Demo)
EPs:
- 1998 – Dschinghis Khan (EP)
- 2006 – Friede sei mit Dir (EP)
- 2008 – Der Weg (EP)
DVDs:
- 2006 – Friede sei mit Dir (Live-DVD)
- 2008 – Tobsucht (DVD and 2 Live-CDs)
- 2009 - Adrenalin
References
- ↑ "Die Apokalyptischen Reiter - Discography". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
- ↑
- ↑ "Lady Cat-Man - Bild & Foto von U. Bechstein - Photography aus Kunstfotografie & Kultur - Fotografie (12806248) | fotocommunity". Fotocommunity.de. 2008-05-27. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
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