Die Apokalyptischen Reiter | |
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![]() Die Apokalyptischen Reiter at Hamburg Fest 2018 | |
Background information | |
Origin | Weimar, Germany |
Genres | Melodic death metal Avant-garde metal Folk metal Power metal Symphonic metal Neue Deutsche Härte Death metal (early) |
Years active | 1995–present |
Labels | Nuclear Blast, The End |
Members | Fuchs Volk-Man Rohgarr Titus Maximus |
Past members | Skelleton Pitrone Lady Cat-man[1] |
Website | reitermania |
Die Apokalyptischen Reiter (German for "The Apocalyptic Riders") is a German heavy metal band formed in Weimar in 1995.[2]
Musical style
[edit]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
[edit]Current line-up
- Fuchs (Daniel Täumel) – lead vocals, rhythm guitar (1995–present)
- Volk-Man (Volkmar Weber) – bass, screamed vocals (1995–present)
- Titus Maximus – lead guitar (2023–present)
- Rohgarr (Euch Rohgarr) – Drums (2023–present)
- Line-up at Rockharz Open Air 2018
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Daniel "Fuchs" Täumel
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Volkmar "Volk-Man" Weber
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Mark "Dr. Pest" Szakul
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Georg "Sir G." Lenhardt
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Adrian "Ady" Vogel
Former members
- Skelleton – drums, screamed vocals (1995–2000)
- Pitrone (Peter Pfau) – lead guitar (2002–2008)
- Lady Cat-Man (Cathleen Gliemann) – lead guitar (2008–2009)
- Dr. Pest (Mark Szakul) – keyboards (1995–2021)
- Sir G. (Georg Lenhardt) – drums (2000–2023)
- Ady (Adrian Vogel) – lead guitar (2009–2023)
Timeline
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Discography
[edit]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)
- 2021 – The Divine Horsemen
- 2022 – Wilde Kinder
Demos:
- 1996 – Firestorm
EPs:
- 1998 – Dschinghis Khan
- 2006 – Friede sei mit dir
- 2008 – Der Weg
- 2024 – Die Mutter des Teufels
DVDs:
- 2006 – Friede sei mit dir (live-DVD)
- 2008 – Tobsucht (DVD and two live-CDs)
- 2009 – Adrenalin
References
[edit]- ^ "Lady Cat-Man – Bild & Foto von U. Bechstein – Photography aus Kunstfotografie & Kultur – Fotografie (12806248) | fotocommunity". Fotocommunity.de. 27 May 2008. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- ^ "Die Apokalyptischen Reiter Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 June 2023.