Siegfried is an 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 Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

 that was founded in 1998 by Bruder Cle, aka Hagen, who was later joined by Daniel Bachmaier (ex Sarcasm Syndrome), aka Ortwin, and former Dreams of Sanity

Dreams of Sanity

Dreams of Sanity was a gothic metal band from Austria. Founded in 1991, they released three full-length albums, before disbanding in 2002. Many of their songs are about Buddha...

 singer Sandra Schleret

Sandra Schleret

Sandra Schleret , is the lead singer of the German band Siegfried and the former lead singer of Lichtenstein based Gothic metal band Elis post-Sabine Dünser's death.-Biography:...

. In 2000 they released a demo cd called Fafnir. Later in 2000 they were signed to Napalm Records releasing their first album, Drachenherz, in 2001. Their second album, Eisenwinter was released in 2003. The lyrics of Siegfried are based on and inspired by the Nibelung

Nibelung

The German Nibelungen and the corresponding Old Norse form Niflung is the name in Germanic and Norse mythology of the royal family or lineage of the Burgundians who settled at Worms....

 Saga.

According to Sandra Schleret as of April 25th 2008, "Siegfried is still together and working on a new album (pre-production is finished except the vocals for 2 songs.)"

In May 2009 Siegfried recorded their 3rd album Nibelung

Nibelung

The German Nibelungen and the corresponding Old Norse form Niflung is the name in Germanic and Norse mythology of the royal family or lineage of the Burgundians who settled at Worms....

 in Alex Krull's well known Mastersound studios. Nibelung

Nibelung

The German Nibelungen and the corresponding Old Norse form Niflung is the name in Germanic and Norse mythology of the royal family or lineage of the Burgundians who settled at Worms....

 was released in November 2009.

Line-up

• Sandra Schleret
  Sandra Schleret
  Sandra Schleret , is the lead singer of the German band Siegfried and the former lead singer of Lichtenstein based Gothic metal band Elis post-Sabine Dünser's death.-Biography:...
  
   - Female Vocals
• Werner Bialek - Epic Male Vocals
• Bruder Cle - Harsh Male Vocals
• Daniel Bachmaier - Guitar and Keyboards
• Roland Wurzer - Bass
• Hannes Krause - Keyboards
• Moritz Neuner - Drums

Discography

• Fafnir demo (2000)
• Drachenherz (2001)
• Eisenwinter (2003)
• Nibelung
  Nibelung (album)
  Nibelung is third studio album by the Austrian heavy metal band Siegfried. The album was released in November 2009. It comprises the third part of the Wagnerian trilogy that inspired the three albums of the band...
  
  (2009)

External links

• Official website
• Encyclopedia Metallum
• Siegfried at Napalm Records
  Napalm Records
  Napalm Records is an Austrian independent record label focused on heavy metal and hard rock.Originally, Napalm Records focused mainly on black metal acts such as Abigor and Summoning and folk metal bands such as Falkenbach and Vintersorg....
  
  
• Sandra Schleret official homepage