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Stephan Lill | |
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| Born | 30 November 1968 |
| Origin | Eitorf, Germany |
| Genres | Progressive Metal, Progressive rock, Heavy metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 1984-Present |
| Labels | Frontier Records, InsideOut Records |
| Associated acts | Vanden Plas, Missa Mercuria |
| Website | VandenPlas.com |
Stephan Lill is a German guitarist best known for his work with the Progressive metal band Vanden Plas.
Stephan Lill was born on 30 November 1968 in Eitorf, Germany. His interest in music, and especially in playing guitar, was awakened early with his discovery of AC/DC and their outstanding lead guitarist Angus Young when he was 12.
At age 15, Stephan joined the band Vanden Plas. Since then, he has released 11 CDs worldwide with Vanden Plas, and performed in shows and tours in Europe and the US with bands including Dream Theater, Savatage, and Angra.
As both guitarist and songwriter, Stephan collaborated in projects with Missa Mercuria and the Consortium Project. In addition, to date, he and his Vanden Plas bandmates have composed 4 rock operas (Ludus Danielis, Christ 0, Everyman, Chronicles of the Immortals), which were performed at the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz/Munich, Theater Münster, Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern, Theater Pforzheim and the Tiroler Landestheater Innsbruck.
As a guitarist, Stephan has played throughout Germany in musicals including Jesus Christ Superstar, Little Shop of Horrors, Chess, Evita, and Rocky Horror Picture Show, to name a few. In 2010, Stephan performed together with the Dortmund Philharmonic Orchestra in the German premiere of Yaron Gottfried's Concerto for Electric Guitar, String Orchestra and Percussion. The American-based company TTM Guitars was so impressed with Stephan's playing that it has been building signature guitars for him since 2011.
Some of the bands Stephan likes to listen to are Blue Murder, In Flames, Metallica, Dream Theater, Slipknot, Ill Niño, Dokken, Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake, House of Lords, and AC/DC. Other works from Stephan can be found on Missa Mercuria and the Consortium Project.
TTM Stephan Lill Signature Series
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