Biografia
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Anni di attività
1996 – 1999 (3 anni)
Richthofen was established by former Holy Moses guitarist and renowned record producer Andy Classen with Dirk Weiss who came from the thrash-metal band Warpath. The two formed the backbone of the original band line-up, while Sanjah Shah and Gernot Leinart, both from the band Shit For Brains, and Alex Spiekermann contributed to the recording as well. Richthofen's debut album Seelenwalzer was released on May 26th, 1997 and surprised the band's members at how well it did, selling over 20,000 copies. Additionally, 2 singles were released to support the album, "Worte des Fleisches" and "Blut der Pferde". A music video was also made for "Blut der Pferde". After the album's release, the band toured extensively with the help of Stefan Römhild and Michael Hankel on guitar and Marco Schulz playing bass. During this time, Richthofen toured with bands such as Die Krupps, Kreator, Dimmu Borgir, and others.
Following the Seelenwalzer album, founding member Andy Classen left the band to pursue other projects, but Dirk Weiss remained with the band. Weiss recruited Michi Schluseneck from his old band Warpath to play guitars for Richthofen. Alex became a permanent member of the band, along with new members Martin Melms on guitar and Jan David on bass. This quintet recorded music for the band's second album Helden Der Zeit which was released on January 11th, 1999, also on GUN Records. A single for "Hart am Wind" was released as well. Richthofen played a number of concerts in support of their latest album, but unfortunately disbanded just a few months later. The family of Manfred von Richthofen, better known as the Red Baron, had some issues with the band's name and forced a change, which in turn split up the band for good.
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