Eisbrecher
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Eisbrecher (ˈaɪsbʁɛçɐ; German for Icebreaker
Icebreaker
An icebreaker is a special-purpose ship or boat designed to move and navigate through ice-covered waters. Although the term usually refers to ice-breaking ships, it may also refer to smaller vessels .For a ship to be considered an icebreaker, it requires three traits most...

) is a German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 Neue Deutsche Härte
Neue Deutsche Härte
Neue Deutsche Härte is a genre of industrial metal. The term was invented by the German music press after the release of the debut album Herzeleid by Rammstein....

 band that consists primarily of Alexander Wesselsky (vocals) and Noel Pix
Noel Pix
Jochen "Noel Pix" Seibert is a German rock and house musician. Pix has a French father and a German mother. He is the lead guitarist and programmer of the German Neue Deutsche Härte band Eisbrecher. Pix formerly belonged also to the band Megaherz as the band's keyboardist. He releases his house...

 (lead guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...

/programming
Programming (music)
Programming is a form of music production and performance using electronic devices, often sequencers or computer programs, to generate music. Programming is used in nearly all forms of electronic music and in most hip hop music since the 1990s. It is also frequently used in modern pop and rock...

), with live support from Jürgen Plangger (guitar), Domonik Palmer (bass
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

), Achim Färber (drums). In the United States and Canada, their record label is currently Metropolis Records
Metropolis Records
Metropolis Records is a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania based record label, distributor, and mail-order store specializing in the post-industrial field such as electro-industrial, synthpop, futurepop, darkwave, and gothic musical genres....

. The band's lyrics and slogans often include terms of ice and sailing, such as "Ahoi" ("Ahoy") and "Es wird kalt" ("It's getting cold"); vocalist Alexander Wesselsky often wears naval and military clothing in performances.

Formation and earlier years (2003–2009)

After leaving Megaherz
Megaherz
Megaherz is an industrial metal group formed in Munich, Germany in 1993. One of the band's most famous songs is "Gott sein" on their first full album Wer Bist Du? . Megaherz has gone through many changes in musical style since their founding...

 due to creative differences in 2003, Wesselsky got together with Noel Pix
Noel Pix
Jochen "Noel Pix" Seibert is a German rock and house musician. Pix has a French father and a German mother. He is the lead guitarist and programmer of the German Neue Deutsche Härte band Eisbrecher. Pix formerly belonged also to the band Megaherz as the band's keyboardist. He releases his house...

, who composed the synths, guitars and programming
Programming (music)
Programming is a form of music production and performance using electronic devices, often sequencers or computer programs, to generate music. Programming is used in nearly all forms of electronic music and in most hip hop music since the 1990s. It is also frequently used in modern pop and rock...

 for Megaherz's albums Kopfschuss
Kopfschuss
Kopfschuss is the second full-length album by German industrial metal band Megaherz.The first track, Liebestöter brought the album most of its popularity abroad...

and Himmelfahrt
Himmelfahrt
Himmelfahrt is an industrial metal album by the German band Megaherz, released in 2000...

. In January 2004, the band released their self-titled debut album Eisbrecher. The first 5,000 copies of the album included a blank CD with permission for purchasers to legally copy the music onto the blank. This was done as a protest against what the band felt was a "criminalization" of fans.

The band would release their second album Antikörper
Antikörper
Antikörper is the second album of the German band Eisbrecher, released on October 20, 2006. The album debuted on the Media Control Charts at #85 & the Deutsche Alternative Charts at #10.-Track listing:...

in October 2006. This album would become the band's debut album on the Media Control Charts
Media Control Charts
The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...

 as it charted at #85. The band then toured with U.D.O.
U.D.O.
U.D.O. is a German heavy metal band founded by lead singer Udo Dirkschneider in 1987.-1987–1992:After Udo Dirkschneider left Accept in 1987, a large fan community followed him to U.D.O....

 in December 2006.

In 2007, Eisbrecher performed at two major German music festivals, Wave-Gotik-Treffen and Summer Breeze Open Air
Summer Breeze Open Air
Summer Breeze Open Air is a heavy metal music festival in Germany. It takes place annually in Dinkelsbühl, Bavaria. It was first held in 1997. The festival had been held in Abtsgmünd until 2006 when it was moved to its new location of Dinkelsbühl. The festival draws around 40,000 attendees annually...

.

In May 2008, live bass player Martin Motnik left the band due to heavy travel issues. The band immediately replaced Motnik with former Megaherz guitar player Olliver Pohl.

"Kann denn Liebe Sünde Sein
Kann denn Liebe Sünde Sein
"Kann denn Liebe Sünde sein" is the first and only single from German industrial metal group Eisbrecher from their Sünde album. It was released on the 18 July 2008, exclusively in Germany...

" was released on July 18, 2008 in Germany as the first single to promote their third album, Sünde
Sünde
Sünde is the third album by the German band Eisbrecher, released on August 22, 2008 in Germany, and on August 26, 2008 in the United States...

. It reached third place in the German Alternative charts
Deutsche Alternative Charts
The Deutsche Alternative Charts is the primary record chart for Germany's alternative music scene. The charts cover genres ranging nu metal to Britpop, from rock music to alternative electronic...

. The album was released on August 22, 2008 in Germany and debuted on the Media Control Charts
Media Control Charts
The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...

 at 18th place. The band then went on their then-biggest tour between September 2008 and October 2009, playing in Germany, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

, the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 and Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

. Music videos were planned for "This is Deutsch" and "Kann denn Liebe Sünde Sein", but were cancelled in favour of new material and live shows.

In early March 2009, the band signed with a new American music label, Metropolis Records
Metropolis Records
Metropolis Records is a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania based record label, distributor, and mail-order store specializing in the post-industrial field such as electro-industrial, synthpop, futurepop, darkwave, and gothic musical genres....

, due to Dancing Ferret Discs closing in late 2008.

Eiszeit and Die Hölle muss Warten (2009–present)

On April 24, 2009, Wesselsky and Pix were guests on Radio Goethe
Radio Goethe
Radio Goethe is a radio program played live over KUSF in San Francisco. Pre-made hour-long selections are played over the following stations:* CFUV: Victoria, British Columbia* CFXU: Antigonish, Nova Scotia* CHMA: Sackville, New Brunswick* CHMR: St...

 to promote the American release of Sünde
Sünde
Sünde is the third album by the German band Eisbrecher, released on August 22, 2008 in Germany, and on August 26, 2008 in the United States...

. Wesselsky mentioned that he would love to tour the United States "as soon as possible". Wesselsky also mentioned that with the popularity of Rammstein
Rammstein
Rammstein is a German Neue Deutsche Härte band from Berlin, formed in 1994. The band consists of members Till Lindemann , Richard Z. Kruspe , Paul H. Landers , Oliver "Ollie" Riedel , Christoph "Doom" Schneider and Christian "Flake" Lorenz...

, Nena
Nena
Gabriele Susanne Kerner , better known by her stage name Nena, is a German singer and actress. She rose to international fame in 1983 with the New German Wave song "99 Luftballons". In 1984, she re-recorded this song in English as "99 Red Balloons". Nena was also the name of the band with whom she...

 and Falco
Falco (musician)
Johann Hölzel , better known by his stage name Falco, was an Austrian pop and rock musician and rapper. He had several international hits: "Der Kommissar", "Rock Me Amadeus", "Vienna Calling", "Jeanny", "The Sound of Musik", "Coming Home " and posthumously, "Out Of The Dark"...

, he hopes that Eisbrecher can become the next big German act in the United States. He also talked about their upcoming fourth album; no title was named, but said that work was in progress. He described that the new album will be "very rockish, very pop and very heart breaking."

On June 20, 2009, Eisbrecher performed at their first major Austrian music festival, the Nova Rock Festival
Nova Rock Festival
The Nova Rock Festival, also just Nova Rock, is a music festival that has existed since 2005 and takes place each year in June. It is Austria's biggest rock music festivals, and also one of the largest in Europe. It is located in Burgenland, the easternmost federal state of Austria, near...

; other bands, such as Killswitch Engage
Killswitch Engage
Killswitch Engage is an American metalcore band from Westfield, Massachusetts, formed in 1999 after the disbandment of Overcast and Aftershock. Killswitch Engage's current lineup consists of vocalist Howard Jones, bassist Mike D'Antonio, guitarists Joel Stroetzel and Adam Dutkiewicz, and drummer...

, Monster Magnet
Monster Magnet
Monster Magnet is an American stoner rock band. Hailing from Red Bank, New Jersey, the group was founded by Dave Wyndorf , John McBain and Tim Cronin...

 and In Extremo
In Extremo
In Extremo is a German medieval metal band originating from Berlin. The band's musical style combines metal with medieval traditional songs, blending the sound of the standard rock/metal instruments with historical instruments...

 also performed.

On January 1, 2010, the band's official website announced that their fourth studio album, later named Eiszeit
Eiszeit (Eisbrecher album)
-Bonus tracks:-Bonus DVD:-Personnel:* Alexander Wesselsky – Vocals* Noel Pix – All Instruments and Production.* Henning Verlage - Keyboards on Eiszeit.Additional Programing on Tracks Additional Guitars on tracks ....

, would be released in mid-April. The single "Eiszeit" was released on March 19, 2010 and became their debut single on the Media Control Charts
Media Control Charts
The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...

, at #84. The album was released on April 16, 2010 and debuted in the Media Control Charts
Media Control Charts
The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...

 at #5, the Ö3 Austria Top 40
Ö3 Austria Top 40
Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann...

 charts at #34 and the Swiss Music Charts
Swiss Music Charts
The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75...

 at #76.

In August 2010, it was reported that Eisbrecher had signed with Sony Records and Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...

.

After the Summer Breeze Open Air
Summer Breeze Open Air
Summer Breeze Open Air is a heavy metal music festival in Germany. It takes place annually in Dinkelsbühl, Bavaria. It was first held in 1997. The festival had been held in Abtsgmünd until 2006 when it was moved to its new location of Dinkelsbühl. The festival draws around 40,000 attendees annually...

 festival, bassist Olli Pohl departed from the band. The band later found a new bass guitar player, Domonik Palmer.

From November 4 to 15, 2010, Eisbrecher toured with Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans more than four decades...

 and Tarja Turunen
Tarja Turunen
Tarja Soile Susanna Turunen Cabuli is a Finnish singer-songwriter and composer. She is a full lyric soprano and has a vocal range of three octaves....

 during Cooper's "Theatre of Death Tour" of Germany. Eisbrecher's drummer Rene Greil was temporarily replaced during the tour by Sebastian Angrand, as Greil needed back surgery.

Announced by Eisbrecher on January 24, 2011 via their Facebook
Facebook
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...

 page, the band is currently in the studio working on their fifth album. No title or release date has been mentioned as of yet.

On February 26, 2011, it was announced in the Herzeleid.com forums that live drummer Rene has left Eisbrecher due to health reasons. Rene was replaced by Achim Färber.
Announced on March 31, 2011 it was reported that Eisbrecher will release a best of album entitled Eiskalt due for release on the 29th of April, 2011. However, Alexx said that the album was made without the bands knowledge, and that they did not choose any of the songs that will appear on the Compilation.

Eisbrecher appeared at the Nova Rock Festival
Nova Rock Festival
The Nova Rock Festival, also just Nova Rock, is a music festival that has existed since 2005 and takes place each year in June. It is Austria's biggest rock music festivals, and also one of the largest in Europe. It is located in Burgenland, the easternmost federal state of Austria, near...

 in Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

 on June 11, 2011. The same day Thirty Seconds To Mars, Hammerfall
Hammerfall
Hammerfall or HammerFall may refer to:*HammerFall, a Swedish power metal band*Hammerfall, a novel in The Gene Wars universe.*Hammerfall, a city in Azeroth, the fictional world of the computer game World of Warcraft....

, In Extremo
In Extremo
In Extremo is a German medieval metal band originating from Berlin. The band's musical style combines metal with medieval traditional songs, blending the sound of the standard rock/metal instruments with historical instruments...

 and Linkin Park
Linkin Park
Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. Formed in 1996, the band rose to international fame with their debut album, Hybrid Theory, which was certified Diamond by the RIAA in 2005 and multi-platinum in several other countries...

 perform.

During the Zugspitze
Zugspitze
The Zugspitze, at 2,962 metres above sea level, is the highest peak of the Wetterstein Mountains as well as the highest mountain in Germany. It lies south of the town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, and the border between Germany and Austria runs over its western summit. South of the mountain is...

 concert on November 5, 2011 Eisbrecher performed 6 brand new songs from the upcoming album titled Die Hölle muss Warten scheduled for release on February 3rd, 2012. The first single from the album will be "Verrückt".

Members

  • Alexx Wesselsky
    Alexx Wesselsky
    Alexander "Alexx" Wesselsky is the lead singer of the German band Eisbrecher. He is also the former lead singer of the band Megaherz.-Biography:...

     – vocals (2003–present)
  • Noel Pix
    Noel Pix
    Jochen "Noel Pix" Seibert is a German rock and house musician. Pix has a French father and a German mother. He is the lead guitarist and programmer of the German Neue Deutsche Härte band Eisbrecher. Pix formerly belonged also to the band Megaherz as the band's keyboardist. He releases his house...

     – lead guitar
    Lead guitar
    Lead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...

    , production
    Production Manager (band)
    The Production Manager of a band is in charge of the technical crew. The technical crew moves independently of the band because the technical crew must arrive at the gig location by the morning of the show to start setting up the equipment...

     (2003–present)
  • Jürgen Plangger – rhythm guitar
    Rhythm guitar
    Rhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...

     (2007–present)
  • Domonik Palmer – bass guitar
    Bass guitar
    The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

     (2010–present)
  • Max "Maximator" Schauer – keyboard
    Keyboard instrument
    A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...

    s, programming (live and session: 2003–2007, session only: 2008–present)
  • Achim Färber - drums and percussion (2011–present)

Former members

  • Feelix Primc – rhythm guitar (2003–2007)
  • Micheal Behnke – bass guitar (2003–2007)
  • Martin Motnik – bass guitar (2007–2008)
  • Olli Pohl - bass guitar (2008–2010)
  • Rene Greil – drums, percussion (2003–2011)

Awards and nominations

  • Orkus Award 2010 For Best Album ("Eiszeit") - Won
  • Orkus Award 2010 For Best Personality ("Alexx Wesselsky") - Nominated
  • Orkus Award 2010 For Best Band ("Eisbrecher") - Nominated
  • Orkus Award 2010 For Best Singer ("Alexx Wesselsky") - Nominated
  • Orkus Award 2010 For Best Artwork ("Eiszeit") - Nominated
  • Orkus Award 2010 For Best Live Band ("Eisbrecher") - Nominated

Albums

Year Title Chart positions
DAC
Deutsche Alternative Charts
The Deutsche Alternative Charts is the primary record chart for Germany's alternative music scene. The charts cover genres ranging nu metal to Britpop, from rock music to alternative electronic...

GER
Media Control Charts
The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...

AUT
Ö3 Austria Top 40
Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann...

SWI
Swiss Music Charts
The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75...

EU
European Top 100 Albums
The European Top 100 Albums chart is the European adaptation of the Billboard 200 albums chart. It was created in March 1984.The European Top 100 Albums, commonly referred to as Eurochart Top 100 Albums shows the sales of an act in 19 European countries based on IFPI data.The European Top 100...

2004 Eisbrecher 13 - - - -
2006 Antikörper
Antikörper
Antikörper is the second album of the German band Eisbrecher, released on October 20, 2006. The album debuted on the Media Control Charts at #85 & the Deutsche Alternative Charts at #10.-Track listing:...

10 85 - - -
2008 Sünde
Sünde
Sünde is the third album by the German band Eisbrecher, released on August 22, 2008 in Germany, and on August 26, 2008 in the United States...

1 18 - - 64
2010 Eiszeit
Eiszeit (Eisbrecher album)
-Bonus tracks:-Bonus DVD:-Personnel:* Alexander Wesselsky – Vocals* Noel Pix – All Instruments and Production.* Henning Verlage - Keyboards on Eiszeit.Additional Programing on Tracks Additional Guitars on tracks ....

- 5 34 76 25
2012 Die Hölle muss Warten - - - - -

Singles

  • 2003: "Mein Blut
    Mein Blut
    "Mein Blut" is the first single from German industrial metal group Eisbrecher from their self-titled album, and their first single overall.- Track listing :# Mein Blut - 3:24# Mein Blut - 4:25...

    "
  • 2003: "Fanatica
    Fanatica
    "Fanatica" is the second single from German industrial metal group Eisbrecher's self-titled album. This is the first of only Eisbrecher songs so far that include a line in English...

    "
  • 2006: "Leider
    Leider
    "Leider" is the first single from German industrial metal group Eisbrecher from their Antikörper album. On 22 August 2006 a double-single "Leider/Vergissmeinnicht" was released in the US...

    "
  • 2006: "Vergissmeinnicht
    Vergissmeinnicht
    "Vergissmeinnicht" is the second single from German industrial metal group Eisbrecher from their Antikörper album and is considered to be one of their most popular songs up today. On 22 August 2006 a double-single "Leider/Vergissmeinnicht" was released in the US. It combines both of Eisbrecher...

    "
  • 2008: "Kann denn Liebe Sünde Sein
    Kann denn Liebe Sünde Sein
    "Kann denn Liebe Sünde sein" is the first and only single from German industrial metal group Eisbrecher from their Sünde album. It was released on the 18 July 2008, exclusively in Germany...

    " – only released in Germany
  • 2010: "Eiszeit" (Germany: #84)
  • 2012: "Verrückt"

Music videos

  • 2003: "Schwarze Witwe"
  • 2005: "Herz steht still"
  • 2006: "Vergissmeinnicht"
  • 2010: "Eiszeit"

Other appearances

  • 2005: Nachtwelten – song "Mein Blut"
  • 2005: Gothic Spirits – songs "Eisbrecher" and "Herz steht still"
  • 2007: Melodic Metal Dreams For Christmas - song "Vergissmeinnicht"
  • 2008: All For Metal – song "Vergissmeinnicht"
  • 2009: Metropolis: Rebirth 2.0 – song "Schwarze Witwe (Remix 2009)"
  • 2009: All For Metal, II - song "Heilig"
  • 2010: Amphi Festival 2009 – live DVD
  • 2010: Cold Hands Seduction Vol.105 – song "Heilig (Live)"
  • 2010: Krieg Im Kopf - song "Böse Mädchen"
  • 2010: European Metal Assault - song "Dornentanz"
  • 2010: Rock Mundial - song "Kann denn Liebe Sünde Sein?"

External links

  • Official website
  • Official page on Facebook
    Facebook
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  • Official page on MySpace
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  • Official channel on YouTube
    YouTube
    YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....

  • Eisbrecher page on Metropolis Records
    Metropolis Records
    Metropolis Records is a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania based record label, distributor, and mail-order store specializing in the post-industrial field such as electro-industrial, synthpop, futurepop, darkwave, and gothic musical genres....

    ' official website
  • Eisbrecher page on AFM-Records GmbH's official website
  • English translations
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