List of German metal musicians
This list enumerates German musicians from the metal genre and is a subpage of the list of German rock musicians . It lists those musicians who have their own Wikipedia article or who can be heard on an album that made it into the top ten of the charts in any state. Hard rock musicians who also play metal may also be included, but musicians who only play hard rock are not. The list does not claim to be complete.
The list of German metal bands and the list of German-language metal albums serve as a supplement .
The instruments are abbreviated in the list as follows: "B" - electric bass , "G" - vocals , "Git" - guitar , "Kb" - keyboard , "Kl" - piano, "P" - programming, "Sch" - drums . Only instruments should be listed that are relevant to the musician.
A.
| Surname | Instrument (s) | Band (s) | Genre (s) | origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AblaZ | Git, B | Stahlmann , the sound of sin | New German Hardness | Werdohl |
| Jose Alvarez-Brill | P | Unheilig , Joachim Witt | New German hardness , Dark Rock | kassel |
| Tom fishing ripper | G, B | Sodom | Thrash metal | Gelsenkirchen |
B.
| Surname | Instrument (s) | Band (s) | Genre (s) | origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Baltes | B. | Accept | Heavy metal | Solingen |
| Sebastian Baur | Git | Knorkator | Rock , fun metal | Berlin |
| Jens Becker | B. | Grave Digger , Running Wild | Heavy metal , power metal , folk metal | Fuerth |
| Frank Blackfire | Git | Creator | Thrash metal | eat |
| Ground skis | Git | Subway to Sally | Folk metal, medieval rock | Potsdam |
| Felix Bohnke | Sch | Edguy | Power metal | Königstein im Taunus |
| Chris Boltendahl | G, B | Grave Digger | Heavy metal, power metal, folk metal | Gladbeck |
| Francis Buchholz | B. | Scorpions | Hard rock, metal | Hanover |
C.
| Surname | Instrument (s) | Band (s) | Genre (s) | origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Classen | Git | Holy Moses , Richthofen | New German hardness, Thrash Metal | Germany |
| Sabina Classen | G | Holy Moses | Thrash metal | Aachen |
| Andreas Crap | Git, Kb | Oomph! | New German Hardness | Wolfsburg |
D.
| Surname | Instrument (s) | Band (s) | Genre (s) | origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andi Deris | G | Helloween | Speed metal , power metal | Karlsruhe |
| Attila Dorn | G | Powerwolf | Power metal | Saarbrücken |
| Ferdy Doernberg | G, Git, Kb | Rough Silk , Axel Rudi Pell , Taraxacum , Roland Grapow , solo | Metal, hard rock, rock | Bad Hersfeld |
| Wolfgang Dziony | Sch | Scorpions | Metal, hard rock | Hanover |
E.
| Surname | Instrument (s) | Band (s) | Genre (s) | origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tobias Exxel | Git | Edguy | Power metal | Germany |
F.
| Surname | Instrument (s) | Band (s) | Genre (s) | origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Achim Färber | Sch | Icebreaker | New German Hardness | Germany |
| Eric Fish | G, bagpipes | Subway to Sally | Folk metal, medieval rock | Potsdam |
| Robert Flux | Git, samples | Oomph! | New German Hardness | Wolfsburg |
| Herman Frank | Git | Accept | Hard rock, heavy metal | gain |
| Neill Freiwald | Git | Steel man , sound of sin , earthling | New German Hardness | Munich |
| Mrs. Schmitt | violin | Subway to Sally | Folk metal | Potsdam |
G
| Surname | Instrument (s) | Band (s) | Genre (s) | origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rajko Gohlke | B, Git | Knorkator | Rock, fun metal | Berlin |
| Dero Goi | G, Sch | Oomph! | New German Hardness | Wolfsburg |
| Angela Gossow | G | Arch Enemy | Melodic Death Metal | Cologne |
| The Earl | G | Unholy | New German Hardness | Aachen |
| Roland Grapow | Git | Helloween, master plan, rampage | Power metal, speed metal | Hamburg |
| Charles Greywolf | B, Git | Powerwolf | Power metal | Saarbrücken |
| Matthew Greywolf | Git | Powerwolf | Power metal | Saarbrücken |
| Markus Grosskopf | B. | Helloween, Avantasia | Thrash metal, power metal | Hamburg |
H
| Surname | Instrument (s) | Band (s) | Genre (s) | origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingo Hampf | Git | Subway to Sally | Folk metal | Potsdam |
| Kai Hansen | Git | Gamma Ray , Helloween, Unisonic | Speed metal, power metal | Hamburg |
| Lothar Heimberg | B. | Scorpions | Metal, hard rock | Hanover |
| Roel van Helden | Sch | Powerwolf | Power metal | Saarbrücken |
| Wolf Hoffmann | Git | Accept | Heavy metal | Wuppertal |
| Alex Holzwarth | Sch | Rhapsody of Fire , Avantasia | Power metal, symphonic metal | Landshut |
I.
| Surname | Instrument (s) | Band (s) | Genre (s) | origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iblis | G | Final silence , Haradwaith | Extreme metal | Kiel |
J
| Surname | Instrument (s) | Band (s) | Genre (s) | origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthias Jabs | Git | Scorpions | Metal, hard rock | Hanover |
K
| Surname | Instrument (s) | Band (s) | Genre (s) | origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Kaschte | G | Samsa's dream | Dark metal and other styles | Germany |
| Rolf Kasparek | G, Git | Running wild | Heavy metal, speed metal, power metal | Hamburg |
| Rupert Keplinger | B. | Icebreaker | New German Hardness | Germany |
| Achim Kirschning | Kb | Scorpions | Hard rock, metal | Hanover |
| Michael Kiske | G, Git | Helloween , Unisonic | Speed metal | Hamburg |
| Richard Kruspe | Git, G | Rammstein , emigrate | New German hardness, industrial metal | Berlin |
| Uli Kusch | Sch | Gamma Ray, Helloween, Holy Moses, master plan | Speed metal | Aachen |
L.
| Surname | Instrument (s) | Band (s) | Genre (s) | origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Landers | Git | Rammstein, Feeling B. | New German hardness, punk | Berlin |
| Rudy Lenners | Sch | Scorpions | Hard rock, metal | Hanover |
| Simon Levko | Git | Subway to Sally | Folk metal | Potsdam |
| till Lindemann | G, Sch | Rammstein, Lindemann | New German hardness, industrial metal | Leipzig |
| Christian Lorenz | Kb, class | Rammstein, Feeling B. | New German hardness, punk | Berlin |
| Jens Ludwig | Git | Edguy | Power metal | Fulda |
M.
| Surname | Instrument (s) | Band (s) | Genre (s) | origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klaus Meine | G | Scorpions | Hard rock, metal | Hanover |
| Jörg Michael | Sch | Running Wild, Saxon | Heavy Metal, NWoBHM | Dortmund |
| Simon Michael | Sch | Subway to Sally | Folk metal | Potsdam |
| Peter Müller | Git | Fiddler's Green , Beloved Enemy , Lacrimas Profundere , Ignis Fatuu | Gothic metal , folk rock , dark rock | gain |
N
| Surname | Instrument (s) | Band (s) | Genre (s) | origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Nefzger | Kl | Steel hammer | Metal, new German hardness | Vienna |
O
| Surname | Instrument (s) | Band (s) | Genre (s) | origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luci van Org | B, G | solo | New German Hardness | Berlin |
P
| Surname | Instrument (s) | Band (s) | Genre (s) | origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sascha Paeth | Git, B | Edguy, Avantasia | Heavy metal | Wolfsburg |
| Dominik Palmer | B. | Icebreaker | New German Hardness | Germany |
| David Pätsch | Sch | Subway to Sally | Folk metal | Potsdam |
| Axel Rudi Pell | Git | solo | Hard rock, heavy metal | Bochum |
| Doro Pesch | G | Warlock , solo | Heavy metal | Dusseldorf |
| Jürgen Plangger | Git | Icebreaker | New German Hardness | Germany |
R.
| Surname | Instrument (s) | Band (s) | Genre (s) | origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herman Rarebell | Sch | Scorpions | Metal, hard rock | Hanover |
| Michael Robert Rhein | G, Git | In Extremo | Medieval skirt | Berlin |
| Ralph Rieckermann | B. | Scorpions | Hard rock, metal | Hanover |
| Oliver Riedel | B. | Rammstein, The Inchtabokatables | New German Hardness | Berlin |
| Jürgen Rosenthal | Sch | Scorpions, Eloy | Hard rock, metal | Hanover |
| Michael Roth | G | Freezing rain , ice blood , Marienbad | Dark metal | Tambach-Dietharz |
S.
| Surname | Instrument (s) | Band (s) | Genre (s) | origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tobias Sammet | G, B | Edguy, Avantasia | Power metal, symphonic metal | Fulda |
| Dirk Sauer | Git | Edguy | Power metal | Fulda |
| Maximilian Schauer | Kb | Icebreaker | New German Hardness | Germany |
| Ralf Scheepers | G | Gamma Ray, Primal Fear | Power metal, speed metal | Esslingen am Neckar |
| Michael Schenker | Git | Scorpions | Hard rock, metal | Hanover |
| Rudolf Schenker | Git | Scorpions | Hard rock, metal | Hanover |
| Falk Maria Schlegel | organ | Powerwolf | Power metal | Saarbrücken |
| Manni Schmidt | Git | Rage , Grave Digger | Heavy metal | Then after |
| Christoph Schneider | Sch | Rammstein | New German Hardness | Berlin |
| Stefan Schwarzmann | Sch | Helloween, Running Wild, Accept | Speed metal | gain |
| Jochen Seibert | Git | Icebreaker | New German Hardness | Munich |
| Mat Sinner | G, B | Sinner , Primal Fear | Power metal | Stuttgart |
| Thomas Smuszynski | B. | Axel Rudi Pell, Running Wild | Heavy metal | Germany |
| Thomen Stauch | Sch | Blind Guardian, Savage Circus | Speed metal, power metal | Krefeld |
| Sugar Ray | B. | Subway to Sally | Folk metal | Potsdam |
V
| Surname | Instrument (s) | Band (s) | Genre (s) | origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henning publishers | Kb | Unholy | New German Hardness | Aachen |
| Tommy Vetterli | Git | Creator | Thrash metal | Zurich |
W.
| Surname | Instrument (s) | Band (s) | Genre (s) | origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Wagner | B. | Rage | Power metal, heavy metal | Herne |
| Michael Weikath | Git | Helloween | Speed metal | Hamburg |
| Alexander Wesselsky | G | Icebreaker , mega heart | New German Hardness | augsburg |
| Dirk Windgassen | G | OHL , The Curse , Project Mensch | Metal, German punk | Leverkusen |
| Chris Witchhunter | Sch | Sodom | Thrash metal | eat |
| Joachim Witt | G | solo | New German Hardness | Hamburg |
Y
| Surname | Instrument (s) | Band (s) | Genre (s) | origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yantit | Sch | ice rain | Dark metal | Germany |
annotation
- ↑ means musicians who are mainly active in this genre