Damn Nero

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Damn Nero (also Damn'Nero or Damn 'Nero)
General information
origin Fuerth , Germany
Genre (s) Hard rock , blues rock
founding 1990
resolution 2005
Founding members
Matthias "Mattis" Waldmann
(until 1994, 1996–1998, 2000–2003)
Holger "Hoaks" Englert (until 1994, 1996–1999, 2000–2005)
Dirk Heimhardt (until 1992)
Last occupation
singing
 Chester S. (2004-2005)
Lead and rhythm guitar
 Andreas "Andy" Deeg (2001-2005)
Lead and rhythm guitar
 Hans Platz (2004-2005)
bass
 Holger "Hoaks" Englert (until 1994, 1996–1999, 2000–2005)
Drums
 Uwe "Averell" Kreß (1992–1994, 1996–1999, 2000–2005)
former members
Vocals (1990–1994, 2000–2004) , lead and rhythm guitar
 Matthias "Mattis" Waldmann (1990–1994, 1996–1998, 2000–2003)
singing
 Robbi Gößwein (1993)
singing
 Harry Hildmann (1997-1999)
Lead and rhythm guitar
 Pat Struhalla (1998-1999)
Lead and rhythm guitar
 Tommy Möller (1998–1999)
Drums
 Dirk Heimhardt (1990–1992)

Damn Nero (also Damn'Nero or Damn 'Nero ) was a German hard rock band from Fürth , which was founded in 1990. After the release of today's best-known album IV , the band fell silent and the final breakup followed around 2005. The sound of the Franconian formation was based on bands like AC / DC and Krokus with slight cross-references to Accept .

history

The formation of the band and the first demo EP Six Pack

Damn Nero was founded in August 1990 as a trio by guitarist Matthias "Mattis" Waldmann, bassist Holger "Hoaks" Englert and drummer Dirk Heimhardt. Since no suitable singer could be found for the band, Matthias Waldmann quickly took over the duties of the front man. Damn Nero recorded his debut EP Six Pack as early as 1991, but the recording did not go as planned. Since the mixing desk intended for the recordings was defective and a replacement could not be obtained at short notice, the band and producer Hans Scheuerlein had to fall back on an old 4-track recorder . Six Pack was finally released as a demo tape that same year . The first live performance followed in June 1991 at the Power Rock Open Air in Fürth. After a few more appearances, the line-up changed for the first time in 1992: Dirk Heimhardt was replaced on drums by Uwe “Averell” Kreß. A year later Damn Nero became a quartet for the first time, as singer Robbi Gößwein was hired. However, the paths separated again after a short time.

The first studio album SPQR and the first interim resolution

Shrunk back to a trio, the Franconian formation first played at the Rock for Yugoslavia festival in 1993, before the first studio album SPQR , produced by Reiner Herrmann, was recorded in the Timelab studio in Fürth , which was finally released in February 1994. The album was recorded live in its entirety. In the period that followed, however, there were major disagreements within the band, which ultimately resulted in a first complete breakup.

The second studio album Starhead and the second temporary breakup

About two years after the dissolution, Damn Nero was reactivated as a quartet in late 1996. Matthias Waldmann gave up the position of singer to Harry Hildmann and from then on only took care of the guitar work. Holger Englert on bass and Uwe Kreß on drums joined them. With this line-up the second studio album Starhead was finally recorded in 1998 after a few live performances in the Groove Box Studio in Fürth . But even these recordings did not go as desired, as parts of the technical equipment were removed from the studio during the recording process. Nevertheless, the studio album was completed and released that same year. However, anyone who thought that the complicated completion of what is now the third sound carrier would stabilize the structure of the band was mistaken. First band co-founder Matthias Waldmann left the band. He was replaced by the two guitarists Pat Struhalla and Tommy Möller, whereby the band, which started as a trio in 1991, grew into a quintet for the first time. But this line-up should only be of a very short duration, because singer Harry Hildmann left the band after only two live appearances and in 1999 the second temporary breakup took place.

The third studio album IV , the first record deal and the final dissolution

Another time Damn Nero was about to end, but in 2000 the formation returned again. First, in the summer of 1991, the EP Six Pack , which had previously only been available as a demo cassette, was remastered in the Tinitus Studio in Fürth by Matthias Karr and then released on CD in keeping with the times. In October 2000, the formation celebrated its 10th anniversary as a trio in the line-up, which had been active from 1992 until the first breakup in 1994. Matthias Waldmann, now responsible for the guitar as well as the vocals, bassist Holger Englert and drummer Uwe Kreß had resolved their disagreements and wanted to continue the band Damn Nero together. In December 2000, an appearance in the opening act of Molly Hatchet followed , which increased the level of awareness of the band. This was ultimately shown in the recording process of the third studio album IV , which was recorded in the Tinitus Studio in Fürth not within a few days, but in a more professional setting from November 2001 to March 2002. This album got its name primarily not because of the fourth release in the band's history, but because the band's line-up grew to four musicians for the third time in the band's history. Before the IV recordings , lead guitarist Andreas “Andy” Deeg was integrated into the band. Produced in-house by drummer Uwe Kreß, the album was initially only released in a small edition through self-distribution, but after a small tour with the fun metal band JBO , also from Franconia, the label Twilight Vertrieb became aware of Damn Nero and In the end, the long-awaited record deal came about. In 2003, IV was re-released through Twilight Distribution, making the album the most notorious of all Damn Nero releases due to the more professional marketing of all. But the band shouldn't really be able to enjoy this positive development anymore. In July 2003 the band separated for the second time from guitarist and frontman Matthias Waldmann. In 2004, however, the self-distributed DVD Another Slaughterhouse Night: Live was released under his direction on October 30, 1992, Schlachthof Fürth .

The gap left by Waldmann was closed by the entry of the singer Chester S. and the renowned guitarist Hans Platz (among others also for the bands Cyrus Dance, Sushifarm and Feuerschwanz and active as a solo artist), making Damn Nero a second time in the band's history out of five Musicians. After the announcement of this line-up change, there was only one more sign of life for the band, namely a festival appearance at the Austrian festival Rock in Höhnhart in the Höhnhart community of the same name . Damn Nero played directly in front of the Danish pop rock band Natural Born Hippies , which was booked as a headliner. A US tour was even planned for 2004, but that didn't happen. In 2005 the band finally broke up. In the same year, "Private Hell", another song from the Starhead album, made it onto the soundtrack of the German comedy Am Tag als Bobby Ewing died .

Discography

Studio albums

  • 1994: SPQR
  • 1998: Starhead
  • 2002: IV

EPs

  • 1991: Six Pack

Videography

DVDs

  • 2004: Another Slaughterhouse Night: Live October 30, 1992 Schlachthof Fürth

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r damnnero.de - History ( Memento from February 5, 2005 in the Internet Archive ). Last accessed on February 6, 2016.
  2. ↑ a b c d damnnero.de - Six Pack 1991 ( Memento from February 5, 2005 in the Internet Archive ). Last accessed on February 6, 2016.
  3. ↑ a b damnnero.de - Pics - With Robbi Gößwein - a short time singer - 1993 ( Memento from January 25, 2005 in the Internet Archive ). Last accessed on February 6, 2016.
  4. ↑ a b damnnero.de - SPQR 1994 ( Memento from February 5, 2005 in the Internet Archive ). Last accessed on February 6, 2016.
  5. ↑ a b damnnero.de - Starhead 1998 ( Memento from February 5, 2005 in the Internet Archive ). Last accessed on February 6, 2016.
  6. ↑ a b damnnero.de - News ( Memento from January 25, 2005 in the Internet Archive ). Last accessed on February 6, 2016.
  7. ↑ a b szene1.at - Events - Rock in Höhnhart . Last accessed on April 20, 2019.
  8. ↑ musik-sammler.de - Various Artists / Sampler - The day Bobby Ewing died . Retrieved October 13, 2017.