Uli Kusch

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Uli Kusch (* 11. March 1967 in Aachen , actually Ulrich Kusch ) is a German Metal - drummer . He worked with Helloween , Gamma Ray , Masterplan and Holy Moses , among others .

Life

In the 1980s and early 1990s, Kusch mainly worked as a studio musician for bands such as Holy Moses and Schmier's Destruction - successor band Headhunter . In 1990 he replaced Mathias Burchardt at Gamma Ray and played on their album Sigh No More and the tour that followed, but left the band in 1992. In 1993 he joined Ax La Chapelle and then switched to Helloween, where he stayed as a permanent drummer from the 1994 album Master of the Rings to the 2000 album The Dark Ride . During this time he was also a band member of the Rainbow - cover band Catch the Rainbow with Henjo Richter of Gamma Ray and drummer Markus Grosskopf's side project Shockmachine. He also played on the Sinner album The End of Sanctuary (2000). Following The Dark Ride , both Kusch and Roland Grapow , both main songwriters at Helloween at the time, were fired by Michael Weikath .

The two then founded the band Masterplan, which they had originally planned as a side project. The band released two albums, then Kusch parted ways with Masterplan. In 2005 he formed Beautiful Sin which became his main project after the split. He also founded the progressive metal band Ride the Sky . He also starred as Patrick Duval on the album Lurking Fear of Mekong Delta .

In 2010 he joined Symfonia , a supergroup around André Matos ( Angra ), Timo Tolkki ( Stratovarius ), Jari Kainulainen (Stratovarius, Evergrey ) and Mikko Härkin ( Sonata Arctica , Kotipelto ). The first appearance took place at the Finnish Metal Expo 2011. In 2011 the album In Paradisum was released . While preparing for the tour, Kusch suffered nerve damage in his left hand and could no longer play the drums. The band continued with Alex Landenburg, Kusch paused and worked on his rehabilitation. In 2014 he returned as the drummer of the Swedish formation Carnal Agony . Their debut album Preludes & Nocturnes was released on November 14, 2014.

Discography

With Holy Moses

  • 1987: Finished with the Dogs
  • 1989: The New Machine of Liechtenstein
  • 1990: World Chaos

With Gamma Ray

  • 1990: Heading for the East (VHS)
  • 1990: Heaven Can Wait (MCD)
  • 1991: Sigh No More

With Helloween

With a master plan

  • 2002: Enlighten Me (EP)
  • 2003: master plan
  • 2004: Back for My Life (EP)
  • 2005: Aeronautics

With Beautiful Sin

  • 2006: The Unexpected

With Ride the Sky

  • 2007: New Protection

With Symfonia

  • 2011: In Paradisum

With Carnal Agony

  • 2014: Preludes & Nocturne

Others

  • 1993: Die Skeptiker : Schwarze Boten (as guest musician)
  • 1994: Ax La Chappelle: Grab What You Can
  • 1997: Roland Grapow : The Four Seasons of Life
  • 1999: Catch the Rainbow: A Tribute to Rainbow
  • 1999: Shockmachine: Shockmachine
  • 2000: Sinner : The End of Sanctuary
  • 2007: Mekong Delta : Lurking Fear
  • 2010: Issa: Sign of Angels

Sampler contributions

  • 1996: The Hellion / Electric Eye on A Tribute to Judas Priest Legends of Metal Vol. 1 (with Helloween)
  • 1999: Rainbow Eyes on Holy Dio - A Tribute to the Voice of Metal: Ronnie James Dio (with Catch the Rainbow)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Uli Kusch at laut.de.
  2. ↑ Former STRATOVARIUS, HELLOWEEN, ANGRA Members Join Forces In SYMFONIA. Blabbermouth , November 8, 2010, accessed December 22, 2014 .
  3. ↑ SYMFONIA Parts Ways With Drummer ULI KUSCH. Blabbermouth , June 12, 2011; accessed December 22, 2014 .
  4. ↑ CARNAL AGONY Featuring HELLOWEEN / MASTERPLAN Drummer Uli Kusch Reveal Debut Album Details. Bravewords.com, September 18, 2014, accessed December 22, 2014 .
personal data
SURNAME Kush, Uli
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kusch, Ulrich (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German metal drummer
DATE OF BIRTH March 11, 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH Aachen