Ross the Boss
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 Ross the Boss at Rockharz 2018 |
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| Genre (s) | True metal , heavy metal |
| founding | 2005 |
| Website | www.ross-the-boss.com |
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| Ross Friedman | |
| Patrick Fuchs | |
| Carsten Kettering | |
| Matze Mayer | |
Ross the Boss is the German - American True -and- heavy metal - band of former Manowar guitar-player Ross Friedman .
history
The band met in 2005 after the Earthshaker Festival , where Friedman appeared on stage with his ex-colleagues from Manowar for the first time in 17 years . After this performance he was contacted by Oliver Weinsheimer and Majesty and Metalforce singer Tarek Maghary , who wanted to hire him for their “ Keep It True ” festival. At that time they established contact with the German musicians Patrick Fuchs (vocals) and Carsten Kettering (bass) from Ivory Night and Matze Mayer (drums), who was playing with Divinus at the time . After a few appearances in Europe with Manowar classics from Friedman's era, it was clear to the musicians that they wanted to continue playing in this formation.
In 2008 the band's first album, New Metal Leader , was created, which reached number 99 in the album charts in Germany. Many see the album title as a nod to the Manowar album Kings of Metal .
In 2010 her second studio album, Hailstorm, was released . It got numerous positive reviews. Among other things, it said, "The old and the new Ross albums are where Manowar could have been now".
In June 2011 they co-headlined the Gillmanfest in Venezuela. They also played at various festivals across Europe, including the Masters of Rock in the Czech Republic .
The band name
The name Ross the Boss is also Friedman's stage name, but here it stands for the band name. It is not Friedman's solo project, but it is made clear again and again that this is a band in which everyone enjoys the same rights.
Discography
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- 2008: New Metal Leader ( AFM Records / Candlelight Records )
- 2010: Hailstorm (AFM)
- 2018: By Blood Sworn (AFM)
- 2020: Born of Fire (AFM)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Own representation of the band. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on January 4, 2012 ; Retrieved November 17, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Ross the Boss Band . Archived from the original on March 16, 2012. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
- ↑ Ross the Boss - Hailstorm . Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- ↑ Ross the Boss - Hailstorm . Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- ↑ Own representation of the band. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on January 4, 2012 ; Retrieved November 17, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Chart sources: Germany
