Helmuth Lehner
Helmuth Lehner (born December 7, 1968 in Korneuburg , Lower Austria ) is an Austrian singer, guitarist and composer from the field of black metal .
Life
Lehner is the founder and front man of the black metal band Belphegor and its predecessor band Betrayer, founded in 1991, and has been the only permanent member since the beginning. Before that he played in the Austrian heavy metal band Speed Limit , under the stage name Hel Lennart . Lehner composes and writes all of his songs himself and, with the help of artists, designs his record covers, music videos and photos according to his ideas and specifications. In 2011, on a tour of South America, he was infected with typhus , which damaged his heart valve , so that a metal prosthesis had to be inserted. In 2016 he was attacked by a representative of the religious right in Russia. Massive censorship of the performances and the subsequent termination of his band's tour followed. Lehner is unmarried and lives in Salzburg .
Occur
Lehner uses striking corpse paint in his appearances . He is characterized by white camouflage with applied fake blood that seems to flow from the forehead and the eye sockets.
Other Information
Lehner is an avowed conservationist and often took part in demonstrations and environmental protection measures in his youth.
Equipment
Lehner uses Jackson guitars .
Individual evidence
- ↑ metal-hammer.de
- ↑ Christian extremists attack Salzburg band in Russia , heute.at from April 21, 2016
- ↑ Oliver Vollmer: Interview of January 28, 2001 ( Memento of April 24, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) accessed on August 8, 2008.
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| SURNAME | Lehner, Helmuth |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian singer, guitarist and composer from the field of black metal |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 7th December 1968 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Korneuburg , Lower Austria |