Stormwarrior

For the 1989 video game, see Storm Warrior.

Stormwarrior is a German power metal band that was formed in 1998 by vocalist and guitar player Lars Ramcke and drummer Andre Schumann, adding later in the same year guitarist Scott Bolter and bass player Tim Zienert.^[1]: 420 The members of Stormwarrior draw their musical influences from the 80s heavy metal scene including such fellow German bands as Helloween and Running Wild.^[2][3]

Stormwarrior
Stormwarrior at Metal Frenzy 2018
Background information
Origin	Hamburg, Germany
Genres	Power metal, speed metal
Years active	1998–present
Labels	Dockyard 1, Remedy, Massacre
Members	Lars Ramcke Björn Daigger Yenz Leonhardt Falko Reshöft
Past members	Jaume (Tuno) Jussi Zimmermann Andre Schumann Tim Zienert Gabriel Palermo David Wiczorek Alex Guth Connor Andreszka Hendrik Thiesbrummel Jörg Uken
Website	stormwarrior.de

Their debut full-length album Stormwarrior, released in 2002, and their 2004 follow up Northern Rage were both produced by Kai Hansen of Helloween and Gamma Ray fame who also contributed vocal and guitar performances on some songs. Much of Stormwarrior's lyrical content deals with Viking-related themes.^[4]

Members

Current

• Lars Ramcke – vocals (1998–present), guitars (1998–2005, 2006–present)
• Björn Daigger – guitars (2014–present)
• Yenz Leonhardt – bass (2007–2017, 2019–present)
• Falko Reshöft – drums (2002–2009, 2019–present)

Former

• Tim Zienert – bass (1998–2001)
• Gabriele Palermo – bass (2001–2002)
• Andre Schumann – drums (1998–2002)
• Scott Bölter – guitars (1998–2002)
• Jussi Zimmermann – bass (2002–2007)
• David Wiczorek – guitars (2002–2006)
• Alex Guth – guitars (2005–2014)
• Hendrik Thiesbrummel – drums (2009–2013)
• Jörg Uken – drums (2013–2018)
• Connor Andreszka – bass (2017–2018)

• Stormwarrior live at Metal Frenzy 2018 in Gardelegen
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  Lars Ramcke
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  Björn Daigger
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  Yenz Leonhardt
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  Jörg Uken

Timeline

Discography

Albums

• Stormwarrior (2002)
• Northern Rage (2004)
• Heading Northe (2008)
• Heathen Warrior (2011)
• Thunder & Steele (2014)
• Norsemen (2019)

Demos / EPs

• Metal Victory (1998)
• Barbaric Steel (1999)
• Possessed by Metal (2001)
• Spikes and Leather (2002)
• Heavy Metal Fire (2003)
• Odens Krigare (2004)

Live

• At Foreign Shores (2006)

See also

• List of power metal bands
• Viking metal