Roadwolf

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Roadwolf
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Roadwolf at the 2014 Wacken Open Air
Background information
Origin Wiener Neustadt, Austria
Genres
Years active2011–present
Labels
Members
  • Franz Bauer
  • Valentin Strasser
  • Christoph Aigner
  • Emanoel Bruckmüller
Past members
  • Felix Keller
  • Wolfgang Haberl
  • Jules

Roadwolf is an Austrian heavy metal and hard rock band appart of the New wave of traditional heavy metal movement. They are currently signed to Napalm Records.

Contents

History

Roadwolf was formed in Wiener Neustadt in 2011, and played their very first concert on 6 June in that year. [1]

The band released their debut album, Unchain the Wolf, on 20 January 2021. The debut album established the band's delivery of classic heavy metal with inspiration from legendary heavy metal and hard rock artists of the 1970s and 1980s such as Judas Priest, Saxon, UFO, Dio and Ozzy Osbourne. Since the release of their debut album, Roadwolf has performed at renowned metal festivals such as Wacken Open Air in Germany and shared the stage with notable bands and artists such as Enforcer, Skull Fist, Bullet, Lizzy Borden, Vicious Rumors and Night Demon. [2]

On 17 April 2023, the band announced that they would release their first single from their second studio album, Midnight Lightning. [3] That said album would be released on 19 May 2023. [4] [5]

Members

Discography

Studio albums

YearTitleLabelRef.
2021Unchain the WolfMetalizer Records
2023Midnight Lightning Napalm Records [4] [5]

Singles

YearTitleLabelRef
2020All Hell is Breaking LooseIndependent Records
Wheels of Fire
2023Supernatural Napalm Records [3]

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References

  1. "Roadwolf - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". www.metal-archives.com. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  2. "Roadwolf". Napalm Records Label Website. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  3. 1 2 Bruckmüller, Mano. "ROADWOLF OFFICIAL". ROADWOLF (in German). Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Roadwolf - Midnight Lightning" . Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Roadwolf - Midnight Lightning - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". www.metal-archives.com. Retrieved 18 April 2023.