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Die Apokalyptischen Reiter | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Weimar, Germany |
Genres |
Melodic death metal Avant-garde metal Folk metal Power metal Symphonic metal Neue Deutsche Härte Death metal (early) |
Years active | 1995–present |
Labels | Nuclear Blast, The End |
Members | Fuchs Volk-Man Rohgarr Titus Maximus |
Past members | Skelleton Pitrone Lady Cat-man [1] |
Website |
reitermania |
Die Apokalyptischen Reiter (German for " The Apocalyptic Riders") is a German heavy metal band formed in Weimar in 1995. [2]
The band's original style, featured on their releases up to and including Allegro Barbaro and on a few songs on All You Need Is Love, consists of death/ thrash metal blended with melodic compositions. In later albums, the death metal influence declined, resulting in less chaotic composition (often centered around a verse and chorus with a bridge and solo), more constant tempo, longer songs and clean vocals (although not exclusively). This resulted in a more polished and accessible sound. The band uses lyrics in both English and German with a shift from mainly English songs to more German ones on recent albums ( Licht is entirely in German).
The release of Have a Nice Trip marked somewhat of a turning point for the band; although they retained the essence of heavy metal, they began experimenting with many other styles of music such as ambient and jazz.
Current line-up
Former members
Timeline
Albums:
Demos:
EPs:
DVDs:
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (May 2015) |
Die Apokalyptischen Reiter | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Weimar, Germany |
Genres |
Melodic death metal Avant-garde metal Folk metal Power metal Symphonic metal Neue Deutsche Härte Death metal (early) |
Years active | 1995–present |
Labels | Nuclear Blast, The End |
Members | Fuchs Volk-Man Rohgarr Titus Maximus |
Past members | Skelleton Pitrone Lady Cat-man [1] |
Website |
reitermania |
Die Apokalyptischen Reiter (German for " The Apocalyptic Riders") is a German heavy metal band formed in Weimar in 1995. [2]
The band's original style, featured on their releases up to and including Allegro Barbaro and on a few songs on All You Need Is Love, consists of death/ thrash metal blended with melodic compositions. In later albums, the death metal influence declined, resulting in less chaotic composition (often centered around a verse and chorus with a bridge and solo), more constant tempo, longer songs and clean vocals (although not exclusively). This resulted in a more polished and accessible sound. The band uses lyrics in both English and German with a shift from mainly English songs to more German ones on recent albums ( Licht is entirely in German).
The release of Have a Nice Trip marked somewhat of a turning point for the band; although they retained the essence of heavy metal, they began experimenting with many other styles of music such as ambient and jazz.
Current line-up
Former members
Timeline
Albums:
Demos:
EPs:
DVDs: