Scorpions are a German hard rock band formed in Hanover in 1965 by guitarist Rudolf Schenker. The lineup from 1978 to 1992 was the most successful incarnation of the group, and included Klaus Meine (vocals), Rudolf Schenker, Matthias Jabs, Francis Buchholz (bass), and Herman Rarebell (drums). The band's only continuous member has been Schenker, although Meine has appeared on all of Scorpions' studio albums, while Jabs has been a consistent member since 1978, and bassist Paweł Mąciwoda and drummer Mikkey Dee have been in the band since 2003 and 2016 respectively.
Clan of Xymox, also known as simply Xymox, are a Dutch rock band formed in 1981 best known as pioneers of darkwave music. Clan of Xymox featured a trio of singer-songwriters – Ronny Moorings, Anka Wolbert, and Pieter Nooten – and gained success in the 1980s, releasing their first two albums on 4AD, before releasing their third and fourth albums on Wing Records and scoring a hit single in the United States. The band is still active, continuing to tour and release records with Moorings as the sole remaining original member.
Welle:Erdball is a German band whose sound is distinguished by their intensive use of the Commodore 64's SID sound chip.
Alphaville is a German synth-pop band formed in Münster in 1982. They gained popularity in the 1980s. The group was founded by singers Marian Gold, Bernhard Lloyd, and Frank Mertens. They achieved chart success with the singles "Forever Young", "Big in Japan", "Sounds Like a Melody", "The Jet Set", and "Dance with Me". Gold remains the only continuous member of Alphaville. They took their name from Jean-Luc Godard's film of the same name.
X Marks the Pedwalk is a German band whose styles range from post-industrial dance to electronic body music. X Marks the Pedwalk’s influence in the industrial and electronic music scenes was considerable during the 1990s, as they were one of the first and most popular acts from the now defunct record label, Zoth Ommog.
Jane is a German progressive rock Krautrock band, that was formed in October 1970 in Hanover, Germany.
Frank Bornemann is a German guitarist and vocalist best known as part of the German progressive rock band Eloy. He is also the founder of the Horus Sound Studios in Hannover, Germany where he worked until 2014.
Armageddon Dildos is a German electro-industrial-duo originally consisting of Uwe Kanka (vocals) and Dirk Krause (synthesizer). The act was formed in 1988 in Kassel Germany, and the name comes from the slang term for intercontinental ballistic missiles. They perform songs in both German and English.
Cetu Javu was a German synth-pop band that was active between 1987 and 1994, consisting of singer Javier Revilla Diez, Chris Demere on keyboards, Stefan Engelke and Torsten Engelke.
Rick J. Jordan is a German music producer, composer, multi-instrumentalist, audio engineer and sound designer, who is most well known for his work in the German band Scooter.
Victory is a German heavy metal and hard rock band from Hanover, most successful in the 1980s. With extensive tours and radio airplay, the band also made a breakthrough in North America.
Herman Frank is a German heavy metal guitarist known for his work with Accept, Victory and Hazzard. In 2009, he released his first solo album called Loyal to None. Frank has also recorded with Sinner, Moon'Doc, Saeko, Thomsen and Poison Sun. As a record producer and engineer, he has worked for Saxon, Rose Tattoo, Crown of Creation, Molly Hatchet, Gutworm, and several others.
Steve Bolton, also known as Boltz, is an English rock musician who, since the start of his career in the 1960s, has played guitar on video, film and television and recorded as well as toured with a number of well-known artists.
Celebrate the Nun was a German synth-pop band founded by H.P. Baxxter, Rick J. Jordan, Britt Maxime and Slin Tompson in 1986; members of the band would eventually form Scooter.
Sixtyfive Cadillac — High Energy Soul Show is a ten-piece rhythm 'n' blues big band from Walsrode.
Matthias Blazek is a German local historian and journalist.
Real Life is the debut album released by West German synthpop/pop group Crown of Creation on February 21, 1994, by ContraPunkt, Bückeburg. It was Rick J. Jordan's last production before founding Scooter together with H.P. Baxxter.
Crown of Creation Meets Friends is the second album released by West German synthpop/pop group Crown of Creation. It was released in January 1998, and produced by Matthias Dorn and Philippe Beaucamp.
Darkness in Your Life is a four-song CD EP by West German synthpop/pop group Crown of Creation. It was released on August 18, 2010, and produced by Adrian Lesch.
Jon Symon was a British rock musician and composer who lived in Germany from the mid-1960s. He was part of the founding generation of the Hanoverian rock scene. He became known to a wider audience in the early 1980s as the composer of the rock ballet Warlock, in which he was also the singer with the accompanying Deutschrock band, most of whose members were from Jane.
