Jürgen Steinmetz

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Jürgen Steinmetz

Juergen Steinmetz is the bass player for Rock Ignition, Silent Force,^[1] Sons of Seasons, Lima and ex-member of Headstone Epitaph.

Biography

Juergen Steinmetz founded his first band Headstone Epitaph in 1987. They recorded their first longplayer "Without The Slightest Qualm" in 1996, signed a record deal with Noise Records and released the following albums Wings of Eternity (1998) and Powergames (1999).

For lack of activity of the band he decided to join Silent Force in the year 2000. Since then they have released four albums, Empire of Future, Infatuator, Worlds Apart and Walk the Earth, touring all over Europe, America and Japan. In 2013, it was announced a new line-up for the band with Mat Sinner replacing Jurgen as their bass player.^[2]

In 2006 he founded with Heather Shockley the hard rock band Rock Ignition and released through Rockinc. Netherlands^[3] the EP "I Can't Resist" which received excellent reviews from magazines and radios all over the globe. Rock Ignition has toured Germany, Holland, Switzerland, Italy, Spain sharing the stage with legendary bands like Uriah Heep, Axxis, Kamelot, Jon Oliva and many more.

Jürgen joined in 2008 the dark symphonic metal band Sons of Seasons, with members from Doro, Metalium and Kamelot. Sons of Seasons has released through Napalm Records the albums Gods of Vermin and Magnisphyricon and they have toured successfully all over Europe.^[4]

Gear

Juergen Steinmetz uses Sandberg bass guitars (California PM 5-string with maple fretboard),^[5]^[6] Ampeg amplifiers and Elixir Strings.

References

↑ Hill, Gary. "Silent Force". Allmusic. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
↑ http://hardrockhideout.com/2013/11/05/silent-force-rising-from-ashes-will-be-released-on-december-13th/ Silent Force Returns in 2013
↑ http://www.rockinc.nl/
↑ http://www.myspace.com/juergensteinmetz
↑ http://www.sandberg-guitars.eu/artists
↑ http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandberg_Guitars

External links

v t e Sons of Seasons

Oliver Palotai Jürgen Steinmetz Pepe Pierez Daniel Schild Luca Princiotta Henning Basse Tijs Vanneste

Studio albums	Gods of Vermin Magnisphyricon

v t e Silent Force

Michael Bormann Alex Beyrodt Mat Sinner Alessandro Del Vecchio André Hilgers D. C. Cooper Jürgen Steinmetz Torsten Röhre Thorsten Fleisch

Studio albums	The Empire of Future Infatuator Rising From Ashes

Related Bands	Voodoo Circle Sinner Primal Fear Rage Royal Hunt Sons of Seasons Hardline

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Name	Steinmetz, Jurgen
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