Tanzwut
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Tanzwut (ˈtantsvuːt) is a German Neue Deutsche Härte
and medieval metal band which originated as a sideproject of Corvus Corax
-members.
", but is directly translated with "dance-rage". Tanzwut are known for their heavy use of bagpipes
, an unusual instrument for a metal band. The group has achieved international success, filling concert halls as far away from their home country as Mexico
. The band's recent releases have been gravitating towards a more industrial metal
approach, incorporating the use of more down-tuned guitars
, harsher vocals and darker atmospheres.
Tanzwut's live performances have a medieval theme, expressed through their stages, costumes and choreography.
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....
and medieval metal band which originated as a sideproject of Corvus Corax
Corvus Corax (band)
Corvus Corax is a German band known for playing Neo-Medieval music using an abundance of authentic instruments. Their name is the latin name for the Common Raven. The band was formed in 1989 by Castus Rabensang, Wim and Meister Selbfried in East Germany...
-members.
History
Their name is the German term for "dancing maniaDancing mania
Dancing mania was a social phenomenon that occurred primarily in mainland Europe between the 14th and 17th centuries. It involved groups of people, sometimes thousands at a time, who danced uncontrollably and bizarrely...
", but is directly translated with "dance-rage". Tanzwut are known for their heavy use of bagpipes
Bagpipes
Bagpipes are a class of musical instrument, aerophones, using enclosed reeds fed from a constant reservoir of air in the form of a bag. Though the Scottish Great Highland Bagpipe and Irish uilleann pipes have the greatest international visibility, bagpipes of many different types come from...
, an unusual instrument for a metal band. The group has achieved international success, filling concert halls as far away from their home country as Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. The band's recent releases have been gravitating towards a more industrial metal
Industrial metal
Industrial metal is a musical genre that draws from industrial music and many different types of heavy metal, using repeating metal guitar riffs, sampling, synthesizer or sequencer lines, and distorted vocals. Founding industrial metal acts include Ministry, Godflesh, and KMFDM.Industrial metal's...
approach, incorporating the use of more down-tuned guitars
Electric guitar
An electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
, harsher vocals and darker atmospheres.
Tanzwut's live performances have a medieval theme, expressed through their stages, costumes and choreography.
Studio albums
- TanzwutTanzwut (album)Tanzwut is the debut full-length eponymous studio album by the German industrial rock/medieval metal band, Tanzwut. It was released on 1 March 1999 by EMI Music.-Track-listing:# "Exkremento" − 3:42# "Im Rausch" − 3:43...
(Dance-Rage) (1999) - Labyrinth der SinneLabyrinth der SinneLabyrinth der Sinne is the second full-length studio album by the German industrial rock/medieval metal band, Tanzwut. It was released in 2000 by EMI Music.-Track listing:# "Tanzwut" − 3:52# "Ekstase" − 3:39# "Lügner" − 4:37...
(Labyrinth of Senses) (2000) - Ihr Wolltet SpassIhr Wolltet SpassIhr Wolltet Spass is the third full-length studio album by the German industrial rock/medieval metal band, Tanzwut. It was released in 2004 by PICA Music in a digipack...
(You Wanted Fun) (2003) - SchattenreiterSchattenreiterSchattenreiter is the fourth full-length studio album by the German industrial rock/medieval metal band, Tanzwut. Schattenreiter was released on April 7, 2006 by PICA Music as a two CD digipack...
(Shadow Rider) (2006) - Weiße Nächte (White Nights) (2011)
Singles
- "Augen Zu" ("Eyes Closed") (1999)
- "Bitte, Bitte" ("Please Please") (1999)
- "Weinst Du?" (Do you cry?)(1999)
- "Verrückt" ("Insane") (1999)
- "Tanzwut" (Dance Rage) (2000)
- "Eiserne Hochzeit" ("Iron Wedding") (2001)
- "Götterfunken" ("God-descended") (2001)
- "Feuer und Licht" ("Fire and Light") (2001)
- "Hymnus Cantica" (2003)
- "Immer Noch Wach" ("Still Awake") (2005)
Band members
- Teufel – bagpipe, lead vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
- Der Zwilling – bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, bagpipe - Thrymr – bagpipe, shawmShawmThe shawm was a medieval and Renaissance musical instrument of the woodwind family made in Europe from the 12th century until the 17th century. It was developed from the oriental zurna and is the predecessor of the modern oboe. The body of the shawm was usually turned from a single piece of wood,...
- Ardor – bagpipe, shawm
- Shumon – percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
, keyboardElectronic keyboardAn electronic keyboard is an electronic or digital keyboard instrument.The major components of a typical modern electronic keyboard are:... - Jackbird – percussion, key drum, electronic drumElectronic drumAn electronic drum is an electronic synthesizer which mimics an acoustic drum kit.The electronic drum usually consists of a set of pads mounted on a stand in a disposition similar to an acoustic drum kit. The pads are discs with a rubber or cloth-like coating. Each pad has a sensor which generates...
s, riesentara, keyboard - Martin Ukrasvan – guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
, backing vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
, bagpipe, tromba marinaTromba marinaA tromba marina, or marine trumpet is a triangular bowed string instrument used in medieval and Renaissance Europe that was highly popular in the 15th century in England and survived into the 18th century...
Former members
- Koll. A. (aka Meister Selbstfried) – bagpipe, Shawm, cornettCornettThe cornett, cornetto or zink is an early wind instrument, dating from the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque periods. It was used in what are now called alta capellas or wind ensembles. It is not to be confused with the trumpet-like instrument cornet.-Construction:There are three basic types of...
- Brandan – guitar, bagpipe
- Tec – programming