Thilo Hermann
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Thilo Hermann is heavy metal
guitarist
and songwriter
, who recently worked with Grave Digger
.
In 1994 Thilo was recruited as guitarist for the famous German Heavy metal-band Running Wild
, where he played on that band’s perhaps most successful and most praised album Black Hand Inn
as well as three other albums. He left the band in 2001 about a year after their album "Victory" was released.
Several years later another famous band Grave Digger
was planning to add a second guitarist for the first time ever during that band’s existence. A competition was held at the official Grave Digger-homepage where the fans could guess who the new, second guitarist would be. October 8, 2007 it was revealed that it was Thilo. He played his first gig with the band October 31 in Zeche Bochum. Thilo left Grave Digger in February 2009.
Apart from those bands he has also played in bands like Steel Dragon, Höllenhunde, Glenmore and also Holy Moses
during a period in 1988. He didn’t record anything with any of these bands, though.
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
and songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
, who recently worked with Grave Digger
Grave Digger (band)
Grave Digger are a German heavy metal/power metal band formed in 1980. They were part of the German heavy/speed/power metal scene to emerge in the early to mid 1980s.-Band history:...
.
History
Prior to joining his latest band Grave Digger in 2007, Hermann has played with a lot of other different kinds of metal bands. One of the first bigger bands he played with in his career was the Heavy metal/hardrock band Faithful Breath (earlier a Progressive rock-band) which he joined in 1985. That band changed their name to Risk some years after he joined the band. He did not record anything on their first album as Risk called The Daily Horror News. He did come back however in 1989 and during this time in the band he recorded one EP and two albums and then left them again.In 1994 Thilo was recruited as guitarist for the famous German Heavy metal-band Running Wild
Running Wild (band)
Running Wild is a German heavy metal band, formed in 1976 in Hamburg. They were part of the German heavy/speed/power metal scene to emerge in the early to mid 1980s. The band has carved its niche in the metal world as the first "pirate metal" band, a theme which took off with the release of Under...
, where he played on that band’s perhaps most successful and most praised album Black Hand Inn
Black Hand Inn
Black Hand Inn is the eighth Running Wild studio album, released March 24, 1994 by Noise Records. It is a loose concept album about a resurrected man, against a backdrop of piracy, foreseeing Armageddon....
as well as three other albums. He left the band in 2001 about a year after their album "Victory" was released.
Several years later another famous band Grave Digger
Grave Digger (band)
Grave Digger are a German heavy metal/power metal band formed in 1980. They were part of the German heavy/speed/power metal scene to emerge in the early to mid 1980s.-Band history:...
was planning to add a second guitarist for the first time ever during that band’s existence. A competition was held at the official Grave Digger-homepage where the fans could guess who the new, second guitarist would be. October 8, 2007 it was revealed that it was Thilo. He played his first gig with the band October 31 in Zeche Bochum. Thilo left Grave Digger in February 2009.
Apart from those bands he has also played in bands like Steel Dragon, Höllenhunde, Glenmore and also Holy Moses
Holy Moses
Holy Moses is a German thrash metal band. They are well noted for being fronted by Sabina Classen and for being one of the very first German thrash metal bands.-Formative years: 1980-1985:...
during a period in 1988. He didn’t record anything with any of these bands, though.
With Running Wild
- The Privateer [Ep] (1994)
- Black Hand InnBlack Hand InnBlack Hand Inn is the eighth Running Wild studio album, released March 24, 1994 by Noise Records. It is a loose concept album about a resurrected man, against a backdrop of piracy, foreseeing Armageddon....
(1994) - Masquerade (1995)
- The RivalryThe Rivalry (album)The Rivalry is an album by German band Running Wild. It is the second in a trilogy of a theme of good versus evil, begun with Masquerade and concluded with Victory.The album has sold over 200,000 copies worldwide.-Track listing:...
(1998) - VictoryVictory (Running Wild album)Victory is an album by German band Running Wild. It is the third in a trilogy of a theme of good versus evil, started with Masquerade and continued with The Rivalry.The album has sold over 250,000 copies worldwide.-Track listing:...
(2000)
With Grave Digger
- PrayPray (Grave Digger-EP)A Grave Digger EP in support of their album "Ballads of a Hangman". Containing one song from that album, one cover-song and two songs meant only for this EP.- Songs :All songs composed by: Boltendahl / Schmidt / Hermann...
[EP] (2008) - Ballads of a HangmanBallads of a Hangman- Album line-up :* Chris Boltendahl - Lead & Backing vocals* Manni Schmidt - Guitars & Backing vocals* Thilo Hermann - Guitars & Backing vocals* Jens Becker - Bass* Stefan Arnold - Drums* H.P. Katzenburg - Keyboards- References :*...
(2009)