Die Apokalyptischen Reiter

Die Apokalyptischen Reiter
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 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 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) - 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)
  • 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 2 Live-CDs)
  • 2009 – Adrenalin

References

  1. ↑ "Die Apokalyptischen Reiter - Discography". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ "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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