Francis Soto
Encyclopedia
Francis Soto Band is a German
-Swedish
Heavy metal
band from Stuttgart
, Germany
.
bands Picasso, Mystery, Silk & Steel, Sanvoisen, Subway, Turn Up and Wicked Sensation. The First song was 2007 the cover from Corey Hart song Sunglasses at Night
and in the same year released the first album Metalopolis 1. On 1 April 2008 Mathias Holm joined as Guitar
ist, Andy Gaube left the band and the group was reformed as a German
-Swedish
project. In the early 2010 released the band his debut album Lolas Themes, which followed the 2007 Metalapolis Part 1 and 2008 demo Dedicated.
from traditional Hard rock
to Modern Rock
, influences from Gothic
and Pop-Rock.
Guest musicians
Demo
Album
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...
-Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
Heavy metal
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...
band from Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
, Germany
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...
.
History
Head of the Band is Francis Soto, in the early nineties vocalist for Sabol's band Dark Horse. Soto was also the former frontman for the Hard rockHard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
bands Picasso, Mystery, Silk & Steel, Sanvoisen, Subway, Turn Up and Wicked Sensation. The First song was 2007 the cover from Corey Hart song Sunglasses at Night
Sunglasses at Night
"Sunglasses at Night" is a song recorded by Canadian singer Corey Hart. It was the first single to be released off his debut album, 1983's First Offense, and became a hit single in the United States, rising to #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 1984...
and in the same year released the first album Metalopolis 1. On 1 April 2008 Mathias Holm joined as Guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
ist, Andy Gaube left the band and the group was reformed as a 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...
-Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
project. In the early 2010 released the band his debut album Lolas Themes, which followed the 2007 Metalapolis Part 1 and 2008 demo Dedicated.
Music Style
The band played all styles of RockRock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
from traditional Hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
to Modern Rock
Modern rock
Modern rock is a rock format commonly found on commercial radio; the format consists primarily of the alternative rock genre...
, influences from Gothic
Gothic rock
Gothic rock is a musical subgenre of post-punk and alternative rock that formed during the late 1970s. Gothic rock bands grew from the strong ties they had to the English punk rock and emerging post-punk scenes...
and Pop-Rock.
Members
Currently line-up- Francis Soto (Vocals)
- Eugen Leonhard (Guitar)
- Markus Metzger (Keyboards and Programming)
- Frank Herold (Bass)
- Bernd Heining (Drums)
Guest musicians
- Jonas (The Godfather) Hoernqvist (Guitar)
- Thomas Larson (Guitar)
- Lars Ratz (Bass)
- Peter Oko (Guitar)
- Andy Zeimn - (Guitar & Bass)
- Bernd Heining (Drums)
- Eric Rauti (Guitar)
- Sina Nicklas (Vocals)
- Vesa Nupponen (Guitar)
- Tobias Benjamin Frank (Guitar)
- Anke Sobek (Bass)
- Theo Heidfeld (Drums)
Former members
- Lothar L.K. Knörle Arrangement and Idea of Sunglasses at Night Cover version - Guitar (2006–2008)
- Andy Gaube - Guitar
- Andy Zeimn - Bass
- Kersten Noczinski - Drums
Discography
Singles- 2007: Sunglasses at NightSunglasses at Night"Sunglasses at Night" is a song recorded by Canadian singer Corey Hart. It was the first single to be released off his debut album, 1983's First Offense, and became a hit single in the United States, rising to #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 1984...
Demo
- 2008: Dedicated
Album
- 2006: The Journey
- 2007: Metalapolis Part 1
- 2010: Lolas Themes