Dir En Grey is a Japanese heavy metal band formed in February 1997 and currently signed to Firewall Div., a sub-division of Free-Will. With a consistent lineup of guitarists Kaoru and Die, vocalist Kyo, drummer Shinya and bassist Toshiya, they have released eleven full-length albums. Numerous stylistic changes have made the genre of their music difficult to determine, though it is generally considered to be a form of metal. Originally a visual kei band, the members later opted for more subtle attire, but have continued to maintain a dramatic image on stage.
In Extremo is a German Medieval metal band originating from Berlin. The band's musical style combines metal with Medieval traditional songs, blending the sound of the standard rock/metal instruments with historical instruments. Versions of well-known traditional/Medieval ballads make up the main part of their repertoire, but the band has written an increasing share of original material in recent years. Their own material is written in German, whilst the traditional songs and cover songs are in a variety of languages.
Turisas is a Finnish metal band from Hämeenlinna who, since 2022, have been on an indefinite hiatus. They were founded in 1997 by Mathias Nygård and Jussi Wickström, and named after an ancient Finnish god of war.
"Gotta Get Away" is a song by American rock band the Offspring. It is the fourth track and third single from their breakthrough album, Smash (1994). The song was a modest hit in several countries and peaked at No. 6 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. "Gotta Get Away" was inspired by an early track, "Cogs", written while the band was still named Manic Subsidal. Although the song was a big hit, it did not reach the heights nor achieve the popularity, success, airplay, or sales of the album's previous singles "Come Out and Play" and "Self Esteem".
Eisbrecher is a German Neue Deutsche Härte band that consists primarily of Alexander Wesselsky (vocals) and Rupert Keplinger (bass), with live support from Jürgen Plangger, Marc "Micki" Richter, and Achim Färber (drums). In the United States and Canada, their record label is currently Metropolis Records.
Andy Classen is a German record producer, sound engineer and musician.
All You Need Is Love is the third album by German metal band Die Apokalyptischen Reiter and the first to feature the 19-year-old drummer Georg Lenhardt "Sir G." It is the first album by the band to feature lyrics in German, and the last to contain songs with their original style, which consists of death/thrash metal blended with melodic compositions.
Severe Torture is a Dutch death metal band, formed in 1997 by drummer Seth van de Loo, bassist Patrick Boleij and guitarist Thijs van Laarhoven.
Volk-Man is a German bassist and vocalist. He currently plays for Die Apokalyptischen Reiter and writes for the German Metal magazines Legacy and Rock Hard. He was also the main editor of the (in-)famous German underground fanzine, Cothurnus.
Allegro barbaro may refer to:
Samurai is the fifth studio album by German metal band Die Apokalyptischen Reiter. The release had two versions, the international version, and the U.S. version which had the band name changed to "The Apocalyptic Riders" and has a slightly different cover with a different track listing as well. It was also released as a box set, limited to 1,000 copies, which contained the CD, a patch, a flag and a DVD with four video clips, band documentary and a hidden track.
Riders on the Storm is the sixth studio album by the German heavy metal band Die Apokalyptischen Reiter, released by Nuclear Blast Records on 25 August 2006. It peaked at #31 in the German Media Control Charts.
Have a Nice Trip is the fourth studio album by the German heavy metal band Die Apokalyptischen Reiter, released by Nuclear Blast Records on 17 March 2003. It peaked at #95 in the German Media Control Charts.
Licht is the seventh studio album by the German heavy metal band Die Apokalyptischen Reiter, released by Nuclear Blast Records on 29 August 2008. It peaked at number 29 in the German Media Control Charts. The U.S. version of Licht (2009) comes with six bonus tracks and different album art.
Licht is a cycle of seven operas composed by Karlheinz Stockhausen between 1977 and 2003.
Unsung Heroes is the fifth studio album by Finnish folk metal band Ensiferum. It was released on 27 August 2012 through Spinefarm Records.
Hämatom is a German metal band that formed in 2004 in Speichersdorf, Franconia. They developed their style from Neue Deutsche Härte.
1755 is the eleventh studio album by Portuguese gothic metal band Moonspell, released on 3 November 2017. Unlike previous albums, it is entirely sung in Portuguese. It is a concept album, detailing the story of the 1755 Lisbon earthquake.
Oomph! is a German Neue Deutsche Härte band from Wolfsburg, formed in 1989. The band pioneered the Neue Deutsche Härte movement. Their work contains lyrics in both English and German, with a shift towards German exclusively on recent albums.
Der Weg is German for The Way or The Path, and may refer to:
