Megaherz (band)
| Mega heart | |
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 Megaherz live 2016 |
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| General information | |
| origin | Munich , Germany |
| Genre (s) |
Dark Rock (since 2013) New German hardness (initially) |
| founding | 1993 |
| Website | megaherz.de |
| Founding members | |
| Alexander "Alexx" Wesselsky (until 2003) | |
| Marc Bredtmann (until 1996) | |
| Josef Kalleder (until 1996) | |
| Tobias Trinkl (until 1996) | |
| Christian Scharinger (until 1997) | |
| Current occupation | |
singing |
Alexander "Lex" Wohnhaas (since 2007) |
guitar |
Christian "X-ti" Bystron (since 1997) |
bass |
Werner "Wenz" Weninger (since 1997) |
Drums |
Rolf Hering (since July 2018) |
guitar |
Christoph "Chris" Klinke (since 2011) |
| former members | |
singing |
Mathias "Jablonski" Elsholz (2003-2005) |
guitar |
Oliver Pohl (2002-2003) |
Drums |
Jürgen Zink (2002-2005) |
Drums |
Frank Gegerle (1998-2001, 2005-2007) |
Keyboard |
Noel Pix (1998-2003) |
guitar |
Roland Vencelj (2005-2011) |
Drums |
Jürgen "Bam Bam" Wiehler (2007-2018) |
Drums |
Tobias Derer (2018) |
Megaherz is a rock band founded in Munich in 1993 , which alongside Oomph! and Rammstein is one of the earliest representatives of the New German Hardship .
Band history
The Megaherz project was founded by Alexander "Alexx" Wesselsky (vocals), Marc Bredtmann (guitar), Josef Kalleder (electric bass), Tobias Trinkl (drums) and Christian Scharinger (keyboard). In this formation they released the first CD Herzwerk , which drew the attention of the record label Golden Core to the band and was re- released as a re-release in 2002, including the 94 demo tape Sexodus .
Bands like Rammstein , Clawfinger , Alice in Chains , Soundgarden , Nirvana , Nine Inch Nails , Pantera and Rage Against the Machine are named as influences.
After singer Alexx left Megaherz in 2003 with the DJ and ex-member of Megaherz, Noel Pix , to start the joint project Eisbrecher , a replacement was found in Mathias "Jablonski" Elsholz (Ex- Twelve After Elf ), with whom the Band released the album 5 . Megaherz's last official concert with Alexx took place in Fürth , as the opening act for In Extremo . In 2005 Elsholz and drummer Jürgen Zink ( Face (cover rock) ) left the band and left Christian "X-ti" Bystron (guitar), Wenz Weninger (electric bass) and Frank Gegerle (drums) behind, who after leaving Zinks became a member of Megaherz again. With Roland Vencelj, a new guitarist joined the band, who was previously active in the NDH band Toxsin .
On April 14, 2007, Megaherz announced on their website that they had found a new singer and were already working on their sixth studio album. On August 18, the band revealed that the new members Alexander "Lex" Wohnhaas (soul fire, cover-x) and Juergen "Bam Bam" Wiehler ( Bonfire ) are, with whom and on 25 July 2008, the sixth album hypocrites on the market came. The release was preceded by a single entitled Mann von Welt .
The line-up remained unchanged for about four years, until on April 11, 2011 the departure of the 2nd guitarist Roland Vencelj was announced, whose place was taken by Christoph Klinke (From Constant Visions). On February 8, 2018, the band announced that drummer Jürgen Wiehler had left the band, a reason was not given.
From February to July 2018 the drummer was Tobias Derer, the previous drummer of the Mannheim metal band Cypecore , which he left in December 2017.
Band name
The US-American band Megadeth and the Wildecker Herzbuben , from which the name "Megaherz" arose, serve as inspiration ; freely based on the motto “hard but warm” and a quote from Rainer Maria Rilke : “The work of the face is done - now do the work of the heart ”.
Texts
In contrast to genre colleagues like Rammstein , Megaherz use more direct texts and statements that often deal with topics such as unfulfilled or burnt-out love ( devil , bitch , showdown ), loss ( March 5th ), everyday problems ( strike back , hypocrite ) or social grievances ( man of the world ) to treat.
It is also noticeable that the first albums feature pieces that are based on stories from the fairy tale area ( Finsternis , Rapunzel , Windkind , IM Rumpelstiltskin , Come over (Schattenland) ). This recurring motif disappeared with the sixth album, where Alexander Wohnhaas did not continue the tradition created by Wesselsky in contrast to his predecessor, Mathias Elsholz.
Wesselsky mostly uses the rhyme scheme [abcb], often too [abab]where he tended to change the scheme within the same song. After Wesselsky's departure, Mathias Elsholz was responsible for the conception of the text, whereby he does not use a rhyme scheme most often, but uses different ones equally often. When Alexander Wohnhaas took on the role of singer and lyricist, he used predominantly[aabb] as a rhyme scheme.
Band members
- Megaherz, live at With Full Force 2018
Singer Alexander Wohnhaas
Lead guitarist Christian Bystron
Bassist Wenz Less (left)
Rhythm guitarist Christoph Klinke
Drummer Tobias Derer
Discography
Studio albums
| year | Title of music label / distributor |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label / distribution , placements, weeks, awards, notes) |
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 CH
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| 1995 | Herzwerk self-distribution |
- | - | - |
First publication: 1995
Publication formats: CD |
| 1997 | Who are you? Golden Core Records / Terra Zone |
- | - | - | |
| 1998 | Headshot Golden Core Records / Terra Zone |
- | - | - |
First publication: October 19, 1998
Publication formats: CD producers: Andreas List, Jürgen “Yogi” Lang |
| 2000 | Ascension Golden Core Records / Terra Zone |
DE78 (1 week) DE |
- | - |
First publication: April 3, 2000
Publication formats: CD, MC Producers: Andreas List, Jürgen “Yogi” Lang |
| 2002 | Herzwerk II Firestarter / BMG Ariola |
DE78 (2 weeks) DE |
- | - |
First published: April 1st, 2002
Publication formats: CD, CDR, MC Producer: Ralf Weigand |
| 2004 | 5 S.AD Music |
- | - | - | |
| 2008 |
Hypocrites Golden Core Records / ZYX Music |
DE31 (2 weeks) DE |
- | - |
First published: August 4th, 2008
Publication formats: CD, LP * Producers: Christian Bystron, Werner Weninger |
| 2012 | Götterdämmerung Golden Core Records / ZYX Music |
DE19 (4 weeks) DE |
- | - |
First published: January 20, 2012
Publication formats: CD, CD + DVD ***, LP * Producers: Christian Bystron, Werner Weninger |
| 2014 | Zombieland Napalm Records |
DE17 (2 weeks) DE |
AT75 (1 week) AT |
CH68 (1 week) CH |
First published: October 31, 2014
Publication formats: CD, 2xCD **, 2xLP * Producer: Christian Bystron |
| 2018 | Comet Napalm Records |
DE7 (2 weeks) DE |
AT49 (1 week) AT |
CH43 (1 week) CH |
First publication: February 23, 2018
Publication formats: CD, 2xCD *, 2xLP * Producers: Christian Bystron, Henning Verlage |
* Limited edition / ** Box set / *** Special edition
Individual evidence
- ↑ Vencelje on Toxsin (see "Contributors")
- ↑ Mann Von Welt at treffpunkt-schwarz.de
- ↑ Matthias Irrgang: Megaherz split up with drummer Jürgen Wiehler. Mindbreed.de, February 8, 2018, accessed February 8, 2018 .
- ↑ NEW DRUMMER AT MEGAHERZ! - Mega heart | Official Website of Megaherz . In: Megaherz | Official Website of Megaherz . February 11, 2018 ( megaherz.de [accessed February 16, 2018]).
- ↑ TOBIAS DERER on Instagram: “BIG NEWS: As some of you have probably already seen, I am no longer a member of Megaherz. I have a good band with ... ” Retrieved August 13, 2019 .
- ↑ Chart sources: DE AT CH
Web links
- Official website
- Megaherz at Discogs (English)