Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email
Answers.com

Equilibrium

 
Artist: Equilibrium

Group Members:

René Berthiaume, Helge Stang

Similar Artists:

  • Genres: Rock
  • Representative Albums: "Sagas

Biography

Originally formed in 2001 with the intention of playing just one show, Germany's Equilibrium quickly changed their minds and, over time, joined scores of new millennium heavy metal bands (Windir, Turisas, Negura Bunget, Eluveitie, etc.) devoted to penning songs steeped in the cultural traditions, legends, and folklore of their homeland. In Equilibrium's case, this happens to be the historically significant state of Bavaria -- home to the Black Forest, the Brothers Grimm, Oktoberfest...in short, almost limitless regional material with which to populate the group's symphonic brand of pagan-folk-black metal. This creative process began in earnest in 2003 via Equilibrium's first demo tape, and steadily gained momentum with a series of impressive club and festival performances, ultimately resulting in the release of 2005's debut album, Turis Fratyr, featuring the lineup of vocalist Helge Stang, guitarists René Berthiaume and Andreas Völkl, bassist Sandra Völkl, drummer Julius Koblitzek, and guest keyboard player Armin Dörfler. Three years later, Equilibrium were back with their sophomore adventure, Sagas, which kicked off a new relationship with Nuclear Blast Records, introduced new drummer Manuel DiCamillo, and carried on bringing traditional Bavarian elements into the world of extreme metal. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia, All Music Guide
Search unanswered questions...
Enter a question here...
Search: All sources Community Q&A Reference topics
Wikipedia: Equilibrium (band)
Top
Equilibrium
Origin Germany
Genres Folk metal/Viking metal
Symphonic Black Metal
Pagan metal
Years active 2003—present
Labels Black Attakk(2003-2006)
Nuclear Blast (2006—present)
Members
Helge Stang
Rene Berthiaume
Andreas Völkl
Sandra Völkl
Markus Perschke
Armin Dörfler

Equilibrium is a folk metal band from Germany. The band contains various elements of folk and symphonic black metal, combining instruments such as electric guitars, strings and flutes, as well as riffs which reflect traditional Germanic melodies. They are relatively new to the black metal scene but have had a lot of success, especially with their debut album Turis Fratyr and now with their last album Sagas and the recent European tour "Paganfest".

The lyrical themes of Equilibrium include Germanic tales and Germanic mythology. All the titles and lyrics are in German.

The group toured with Commander and Sycronomica in 2005.[1]

In 2006, Equilibrium signed with Nuclear Blast.

On June 27, 2008, Equilbrium released the critically acclaimed[citation needed] Sagas.

Contents

Band members

Former members

  • Henning Stein − drums
  • Michael Heidenreich − keyboards
  • Conny Kaiser − keyboards
  • Julius Koblitzek − drums
  • Basti Kriegl − drums
  • Markus Perschke − drums
  • Armin Dörfler − keyboards

Discography

References

External links


 
 

 

Copyrights:

Artist. Copyright © 2009 All Media Guide, LLC. Content provided by All Music Guide ®, a trademark of All Media Guide, LLC. All rights reserved.  Read more
Wikipedia. This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Equilibrium (band)" Read more