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Staubkind is a solo 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...

rock

Rock music

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band led by Sven "Louis" Manke. The name is German

German language

German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....

and means "Dust child".

Band history

Staubkind was founded in 2003 by vocalist Sven "Louis" Manke. The band took inspirations from artists such as Oomph!

Oomph!

Oomph! is a German rock band that was formed in Wolfsburg, Germany in 1989. The band is considered to be the original Neue Deutsche Härte musical group. In the 22-year history of the band, there have been no line-up changes.-Early years :...

, Zeraphine

Zeraphine

Zeraphine are a gothic alternative rock from Berlin, Germany, formed in 2000 by Sven Friedrich and Norman Selbig from the then-defunct Dreadful Shadows.-History:...

, 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...

and Evanescence

Evanescence

Evanescence is an American rock band founded in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1995 by singer/pianist Amy Lee and guitarist Ben Moody. After recording private albums, the band released their first full-length album, Fallen, on Wind-up Records in 2003. Fallen sold more than 17 million copies worldwide...

. On December 20, 2008 they performed a live show with Unheilig

Unheilig

Unheilig is a German Neue Deutsche Härte band with various pop and electronic influences. The band founded in 2000 and now consists of principally Der Graf , with his live musicians Licky, Henning Verlage and Potti.-Early years 1999–2009:In 1999, together with Grant Stevens Unheilig (German for...

and Eisbrecher

Eisbrecher

Eisbrecher is a German Neue Deutsche Härte band that consists primarily of Alexander Wesselsky and Noel Pix , with live support from Jürgen Plangger , Domonik Palmer , Achim Färber . In the United States and Canada, their record label is currently Metropolis Records...

Members

Currently line-up

Sven „Louis“ Manke - Vocals
Rico Meerheim - Guitar
Friedemann „Friedel“ Mäthger - Drums
Sebastian „Bassty“ Scheibe - Bass

Guest Musicians

Ulrike „Ulli“ Goldmann (Vocals)

Studio Albums

Traumfänger, "Dreamcatcher", (May 2004; Fear Section)
Zu weit, "Too Far", (October 2007; Fear Section)

Singles

Keine Sonne, "No Sun", (February 2004; Fear Section), Maxi-CD
Ausgebrannt, "Burnt Out", (October 2005; Fear Section), Maxi-CD, Multimedia-Part

External links

http://www.staubkind.de – Official Website
http://www.staubkinder.de – Fansite

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