Feuerschwanz Posts New Video Ahead of Album “Knightclub”
Ahead of their upcoming album “Knightclub,” due out on Napalm Records shortly, German band Feuerschwanz has posted their version of the Psy tune “Gangnam Style”. On the track they sing in Korean, nonetheless.
Peter Henrici, a bassist for the band Merlons Lichter at the time, originally had the idea to create a comedic medieval rock band in 2000, as he felt that the genre of medieval folk rock was taking itself too seriously. He, along with Tobias Heindl, the violinist of Fiddler’s Green, and Andre Linke, a fellow bassist, came together to form Feuerschwanz. Soon after, Bastian Brenner and Jan Schindler joined on the flutes and drums respectively, with Schindler later switching to the bass.
In November 2005, their first studio album Prima Nocte was released. Heindl left the band soon after, and Stephanie Pracht replaced him on the violin. In January 2007, Brenner left the group and was replaced with Marina Regler. A year later, Regler left and was replaced with Benjamin Metzner. All three had taken on the stage name “Hodenherz”, with Metzner currently referred to as “Hodenherz III” or “Hodi.”
In June 2007, their second studio album Met und Miezen was released. In 2008, guitarist Hans Platz joined the band. Then in April 2009, Linke left the band, leaving Henrici as the only founding member still in Feuerschwanz. On 18 September 2009, their third studio album Metvernichter was released. On 18 March 2011, their fourth studio album Wunsch ist Wunsch was released. On 31 August 2012, their fifth studio album Walhalligalli was released.
