Zeno Roth

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Zeno Roth
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Zeno
  US 107 05/10/1986 (10 weeks)

Jochen "Zeno" Roth (born June 30, 1956 in Düsseldorf ; † February 5, 2018 ) was a German guitarist and songwriter . He was the younger brother of guitarist Uli Jon Roth .

Life

Early years

In the 1970s Roth and Ule W. Ritgen founded Black Angel in Hanover and played together at the university for several years. After the band, which was influenced by Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix, split in 1977, Ritgen played bass in the band of Zeno's brother Uli Jon Roth.

Zeno (band)

From 1980 Jochen "Zeno" Roth and Ule Ritgen worked together again. They accompanied Michael Flexig on vocals, and the band was called Zeno . After Flexig's temporary exit in 1987, Tommy Heart briefly took on the role of singer.

The titles of the two Zenology albums, according to the commentary on Zenology II, were composed and recorded as demo recordings for various record companies (including Geffen Records ) in the late 1980s . In addition to music, Zeno Roth was also a writer.

The band had released five albums by 2006 that fall into the melodic hard rock category and achieved five-digit sales in Japan. The last album, Runway to the Gods , was recorded with singer Michael Bormann.

death

After years of illness, he died in his sleep at the age of 61.

style

Much of his music reflects Roth's passion for Far Eastern and philosophical-religious topics. Zeno Roth saw himself as a "musical philosopher", that is, he was interested in all existential questions and tried to give suggestions in his art to answer such questions.

Discography

  • Zeno (1985)
  • Zenology (1995)
  • Listen to the Light (1998)
  • Zenology II (2005)
  • Runway to the Gods (2006)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Zeno in the US charts (Billboard)
  2. ↑ Uli Jon Roth's brother Zeno Roth died at the age of 61 . rockhard.de , February 7, 2018, accessed on February 9, 2018.
    Jochen "ZENO" Roth . musiker-board.de, February 6, 2018, accessed on February 9, 2018.
    Uli Jon Roth's younger Brother Zeno Roth Dead At 61 . blabbermouth.net , February 6, 2018, accessed February 9, 2018.

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personal data
SURNAME Roth, Zeno
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Roth, Jochen (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German guitarist and songwriter
DATE OF BIRTH June 30, 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH Dusseldorf
DATE OF DEATH 5th February 2018