Michael Trengert

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Michael Trengert (born November 4, 1968 in Geislingen an der Steige ; † September 23, 2013 in Salach ) was the founder of the European branch of the metal label Metal Blade , as well as co-organizer of the German metal festival Summer Breeze .

Life

Trengert enthusiastic about early for the music and started going to concerts and music with friends at the age of eleven demo tapes to swap. He later brought out his own music magazine "Speed ​​Attack". After his apprenticeship he was the first official employee of the Donzdorf music label Nuclear Blast , for which he worked as a promoter.

In the mid-1990s he founded his own company "Pulse Promotion". On a trip to the USA as a tour guide for Pungent Stench , he came into contact with the American label Metal Blade Records , which were planning to expand their involvement in Europe.

After opening the “Metal Blade Records Europe” branch in 1995 in Salach , Swabia , Trengert was its managing director until 2009. In this role he pioneered the bands Amon Amarth , Cannibal Corpse , Neaera , Powerwolf and Primordial .

Since 2002 he has also co-organized the metal festival Summer Breeze with his company Silverdust Records .

Michael Trengert died on September 23, 2013 after a long illness.

Amon Amarth dedicated their 2016 album Jomsviking to the memory of Michael Trengert .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ A heart for metal: Michael Trengert is dead. In: NWZ . Retrieved December 11, 2013 .
  2. ↑ 10 Years of Metal Blade , accessed November 14, 2013
  3. ^ Obituaries from October 5, 2013
  4. ↑ Eislinger leaves a deep gap , October 24, 2013.
  5. ↑ Back of the booklet of CD Metal Blade / Sony No. 88875185882
personal data
SURNAME Trengert, Michael
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German concert promoter
DATE OF BIRTH 4th November 1968
PLACE OF BIRTH Geislingen an der Steige
DATE OF DEATH 23rd September 2013
Place of death Salach