Savage Circus
Encyclopedia
Savage Circus is a German
/Swedish
power metal
band originally created as a side project by Thomen Stauch before leaving Blind Guardian
.
if he was interested in joining Thomen's new project, which he was. Piet then introduced a Swedish band called Persuader
to Thomen. Thomen liked the band and also liked the fact that the vocalist sounded very much like Hansi Kürsch
. Thomen immediately said that he wanted to have Jens Carlsson (singer of Persuader) in the band. Jens brought with him Persuader guitarist Emil Norberg. Their debut album, Dreamland Manor
was released in August 2005. Thomen Stauch was fired from the band on 17 August 2007 due to his frail health, leading to the cancellations of many shows. In September 2007, Mike Terrana
joined the band as the new drummer. At the same time Yenz Leonhardt
became a full member of the band. The release of the Dreamland Manor's follow-up Of Doom and Death was originally expected to be released in early 2009 but was pushed back to 23 October.
The musical style is similar to both Blind Guardian
and Persuader
due to the singing style and multi-layered vocals used in the band. The band also contains some elements of Iron Savior
, due to Piet Sielck's writing.
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....
power metal
Power metal
Power metal is a style of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional metal with speed metal, often within symphonic context. The term refers to two different but related styles: the first pioneered and largely practiced in North America with a harder sound similar to speed metal, and a...
band originally created as a side project by Thomen Stauch before leaving Blind Guardian
Blind Guardian
Blind Guardian is a German power metal band formed in the mid-1980s in Krefeld, West Germany. They are often credited as one of the seminal and most influential bands in the power metal and speed metal subgenres...
.
Biography
Savage Circus began when Stauch asked his friend Piet SielckPiet Sielck
Piet Sielck is a power metal guitarist and vocalist. He is member of the power/speed metal bands Iron Savior and Savage Circus, as well as owner of the studio Powerhouse in Hamburg.-Early years:...
if he was interested in joining Thomen's new project, which he was. Piet then introduced a Swedish band called Persuader
Persuader
Persuader is a Swedish power metal band from Umeå in the Swedish lappland Norrland. The band was formed in 1997, and they have since released three full length albums: The Hunter, Evolution Purgatory, and When Eden Burns...
to Thomen. Thomen liked the band and also liked the fact that the vocalist sounded very much like Hansi Kürsch
Hansi Kürsch
Hans Jürgen Kürsch, better known as Hansi Kürsch is a German musician, the lead vocalist and lyricist of power metal band Blind Guardian. Together with André Olbrich, he is also the principal songwriter for the band. He was also the bassist in Blind Guardian until the 1998 album Nightfall in...
. Thomen immediately said that he wanted to have Jens Carlsson (singer of Persuader) in the band. Jens brought with him Persuader guitarist Emil Norberg. Their debut album, Dreamland Manor
Dreamland Manor
Dreamland Manor is the debut album of German power metal band Savage Circus.-Track listing:All music written by: Savage CircusAll lyrics by: Jens Carlsson & Piet Sielck# "Evil Eyes" – 6:58# "Between the Devil and the Seas" – 5:25...
was released in August 2005. Thomen Stauch was fired from the band on 17 August 2007 due to his frail health, leading to the cancellations of many shows. In September 2007, Mike Terrana
Mike Terrana
Mike Terrana is an American hard rock and heavy metal drummer. His first professional work was in 1984 with the MCA band Hanover Fist from Toronto, after which he recorded and toured with other bands, playing many styles of music in Western New York state...
joined the band as the new drummer. At the same time Yenz Leonhardt
Yenz Leonhardt
Jens Arnsted is a heavy metal musician born 4 July in Vordingborg, Denmark...
became a full member of the band. The release of the Dreamland Manor's follow-up Of Doom and Death was originally expected to be released in early 2009 but was pushed back to 23 October.
The musical style is similar to both Blind Guardian
Blind Guardian
Blind Guardian is a German power metal band formed in the mid-1980s in Krefeld, West Germany. They are often credited as one of the seminal and most influential bands in the power metal and speed metal subgenres...
and Persuader
Persuader
Persuader is a Swedish power metal band from Umeå in the Swedish lappland Norrland. The band was formed in 1997, and they have since released three full length albums: The Hunter, Evolution Purgatory, and When Eden Burns...
due to the singing style and multi-layered vocals used in the band. The band also contains some elements of Iron Savior
Iron Savior
Iron Savior is a German power metal band that formed in Hamburg, Germany in 1996. Following a period of several years working behind the scenes in music production, multi-instrumentalist and producer/engineer Piet Sielck joined with former Helloween bandmate Kai Hansen and then-drummer for Blind...
, due to Piet Sielck's writing.
Current members
- Jens Carlsson – lead vocals (2004-)
- Emil Norberg – guitars (2004-)
- Piet SielckPiet SielckPiet Sielck is a power metal guitarist and vocalist. He is member of the power/speed metal bands Iron Savior and Savage Circus, as well as owner of the studio Powerhouse in Hamburg.-Early years:...
– guitars, backing vocals (2004-) - Yenz LeonhardtYenz LeonhardtJens Arnsted is a heavy metal musician born 4 July in Vordingborg, Denmark...
– bass, backing vocals (2007-) - Mike TerranaMike TerranaMike Terrana is an American hard rock and heavy metal drummer. His first professional work was in 1984 with the MCA band Hanover Fist from Toronto, after which he recorded and toured with other bands, playing many styles of music in Western New York state...
– drums, percussion (2007-)