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about||the albums|Eisbrecher (Eisbrecher album)|and|Eisbrecher (Nena album)Infobox musical artist | name =Eisbrecher| image =Eisbrecher Summerbreeze2007 03.jpg| caption =Eisbrecher performing at Summer Breeze 2007| image_size =200| background =group_or_band| alias =| origin = Fürstenfeldbruck , Germany | genre = Neue Deutsche Härte , industrial metal , electro-industrial | years_active =2003–present| label = ZYX Music , Dancing Ferret Discs , AFM Records , Metropolis Records , Sony Music and Columbia Records | associated_acts = Megaherz | website =| current_members = Alexx Wesselsky Noel Pix Jürgen Plangger "Max "Maximator" Schuar Achim Färber Dominik Palmer| past_members =Felix Primc Michael Behnke Martin Motnik Olli Pohl Rene Greil| notable_instruments= Eisbrecher (IPA-de|'a?sb??ç?; German for Icebreaker ) is a Germany|German Neue Deutsche Härte band that consists primarily of Alexander Wesselsky ( vocals ) and Noel Pix (lead guitar / Programming (music)|programming ), with live support from Jürgen Plangger (guitar), Dominik Palmer ( Bass guitar|bass ), Achim Färber ( drums ). In the United States and Canada, their record label is currently Metropolis Records . 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.
History
Formation and earlier years (2003–2009)
After leaving Megaherz due to creative differences in 2003, Wesselsky got together with Noel Pix , who composed the synths, guitars and Programming (music)|programming for Megaherz's albums Kopfschuss and Himmelfahrt . In January 2004, the band released their self-titled debut album Eisbrecher (Eisbrecher 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. http://www.heise.de/newsticker/Musik-CD-mit-Kopieranreiz--/meldung/44417
The band would release their second album Antikörper in October 2006. This album would become the band's debut album on the Media Control Charts as it charted at #85. The band then toured with U.D.O. in December 2006.
In 2007, Eisbrecher performed at two major German music festivals, Wave-Gotik-Treffen and Summer Breeze Open Air .
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 " was released on July 18, 2008 in Germany as the first single to promote their third album, Sünde . It reached third place in the Deutsche Alternative Charts|German Alternative charts . The album was released on August 22, 2008 in Germany and debuted on the Media Control Charts at 18th place. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/EISBRECHER/longplay German Charts - Eisbrecher The band then went on their then-biggest tour between September 2008 and October 2009, playing in Germany, Austria , Russia , the Netherlands and Switzerland . 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 , 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 to promote the American release of Sünde . Wesselsky mentioned that he would love to tour the United States "as soon as possible". Wesselsky also mentioned that with the popularity of Rammstein , Nena and Falco (musician)|Falco , 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." http://www.radiogoethe.net/player/mp3player.htm
On June 20, 2009, Eisbrecher performed at their first major Austrian music festival, the Nova Rock Festival ; other bands, such as Killswitch Engage , MonsterMagnet and In Extremo also performed.
On January 1, 2010, the band's official website announced that their fourth studio album, later named Eiszeit (Eisbrecher album)|Eiszeit , would be released in mid-April. The single " Eiszeit (single)|Eiszeit " was released on March 19, 2010 and became their debut single on the Media Control Charts , at #84. The album was released on April 16, 2010 and debuted in the Media Control Charts at #5, the Ö3 Austria Top 40 charts at #34 and the Swiss Music Charts at #76.
In August 2010, it was reported that Eisbrecher had signed with Sony Records and Columbia Records .
After the Summer Breeze Open Air festival, bassist Olli Pohl departed from the band. The band later found a new bass guitar player, Dominik Palmer.
From November 4 to 15, 2010, Eisbrecher toured with AliceCooper and Tarja Turunen 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 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 (Eisbrecher album)|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 in Austria on June 11, 2011. The same day Thirty Seconds To Mars , Hammerfall , In Extremo and Linkin Park perform.
During the Zugspitze concert on November 5, 2011 Eisbrecher performed 6 brand new songs from the upcoming album titled Die Hölle muss Warten (Eisbrecher album)|Die Hölle muss warten . The first single from the album " Verrückt (song)|Verrückt " was released on January 20th, 2012. The album was released on February 3rd, 2012.
Members
Alexx Wesselsky – vocals (2003–present)
Noel Pix – lead guitar , Production Manager (band)|production (2003–present)
Jürgen Plangger – rhythm guitar (2007–present)
Dominik Palmer – bass guitar (2010–present)
Max "Maximator" Schauer – Keyboard instrument|keyboard 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)
Touring members
Sebastien Angrand - drums, percussion (2010)
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
Discography
Albums
Year
Title
Chart positions
DAC
GER
AUT
SWI
EU
2004
Eisbrecher
13
-
-
-
-
2006
Antikörper
10
85
-
-
-
2008
Sünde
1
18
-
-
64
2010
Eiszeit
-
5
34
76
25
2012
Die Hölle muss warten
-
-
-
-
-
Compilation Albums
2011: " Eiskalt (Eisbrecher album)|Eiskalt "
Singles
2003: " Mein Blut "
2003: " Fanatica "
2006: " Leider " (#9 in the Deutsche Alternative Charts|DAC )
2006: " Vergissmeinnicht " (#15 in the DAC)
2008: " Kann denn Liebe Sünde Sein " – (#3 in the DAC)
2010: " Eiszeit (song)|Eiszeit " (Germany: #84)
2012: " Verrückt (song)|Verrückt " (#1 in the DAC, #43 Media Control Charts|D )
Music videos
2003: "Schwarze Witwe"
2005: "Herz Steht Still"
2006: "Willkommen Im Nichts"
2006: "Vergissmeinnicht"
2010: "Eiszeit"
2011: "Verrückt"
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? "
References
External links
commons category|Eisbrecher (band)|Eisbrecher
http://www.eis-brecher.com/ Official website
http://www.facebook.com/pages/EISBRECHER-OFFICIAL/459205020544/ Official page on Facebook
http://www.myspace.com/eisbrecherkommando/ Official page on MySpace
http://www.youtube.com/user/EISBRECHERofficial Official channel on YouTube
http://www.metropolis-records.com/artist/eisbrecher/ Eisbrecher page on Metropolis Records ' official website
http://www.afm-records.de/en/bands/bands-Eisbrecher.html Eisbrecher page on AFM-Records|AFM-Records GmbH 's official website
http://german-lyrics.com/english/category/eisbrecher English translations
Category:German rock music groups Category:German heavy metal musical groups Category:Musical groups established in 2003 Category:Musical sextets
