Die Apokalyptischen Reiter | |
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) Die Apokalyptischen Reiter at Hammaburg Fest 2018 | |
| 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 |
| Associated acts | Disaster KFW My Demons Diversity Enemy Target |
| Website | www.reitermania.de |
| Members | Fuchs Volk-Man Dr. Pest Sir G. Ady |
| Past members | Skelleton Pitrone Lady Cat-man[3] |
Die Apokalyptischen Reiter (German for "The Apocalyptic Riders") is a Weimar, Germany based heavy metal band signed to Nuclear Blast in Europe and The End Records in North America.
Musical style
The band's original style, featured on their releases up to and including Allegro Barbaro and on 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 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). This resulted in a more polished and accessible sound. The band uses lyrics in both English and German with a shift from mainly English songs to more German ones on recent albums (Licht is entirely 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) – lead vocals, rhythm guitar (1995–present)
- Volk-Man (Volkmar Weber) – bass, screamed vocals (1995–present)
- Dr. Pest (Mark Szakul) – keyboards (1995–present)
- Sir G. (Georg Lenhardt) – drums (2000–present)
- Ady (Adrian Vogel) – lead guitar (2009–present)
- Line-up at Rockharz Open Air 2018
Daniel "Fuchs" Täumel
Volkmar "Volk-Man" Weber
Mark "Dr. Pest" Szakul
Georg "Sir G." Lenhardt
Adrian "Ady" Vogel
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Former members
- Skelleton – drums, backing vocals (1995–2000)
- Pitrone – lead guitar (2002–2008)
- Lady Cat-Man (Cathleen) – lead guitar (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)
- 2017 – Der Rote Reiter (#10 in Germany, # 29 in Austria)
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 two live-CDs)
- 2009 – Adrenalin
References
- ^ "Die Apokalyptischen Reiter - Discography". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
- ^ "The BNR Metal Pages, Version 2". Archived from the original on 2007-11-17. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
- ^ "Lady Cat-Man - Bild & Foto von U. Bechstein - Photography aus Kunstfotografie & Kultur - Fotografie (12806248) | fotocommunity". Fotocommunity.de. 2008-05-27. Retrieved 2015-05-28.