Haggard (band)

Haggard (band)

Infobox musical artist
Name = Haggard



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Origin = Germany
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Genre = Symphonic metal Neo-classical metal Symphonic death metal
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Years_active = 1991 – present
Label = Drakkar Entertainment
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URL = [http://www.haggard.de www.haggard.de]
Current_members = Asis Nasseri Susanne Ehlers Veronika Kramheller Fiffi Fuhrmann Andreas Peschke Florian Bartl Ivica Percinlie Steffi Hertz Johannes Schleiermacher Claudio Quarta Hans Wolf Luz Marsen
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Haggard is a German symphonic metal musical group founded in 1991. The group combines folk, classical music, renaissance and medieval music with modern doom metal.

Background

Haggard was founded in 1991 and originally played death metal. They changed their musical style after their first demo tape, "Introduction" in 1992, becoming a band with symphonic melodies and classical instruments but folk themes. The album "And Thou Shalt Trust... the Seer" marked their breakthrough in 1997. After their second album "Awaking the Centuries", they toured through Mexico twice. In 2004, they released their third album "Eppur Si Muove" which is about the life of Italian scholar, Galileo Galilei, sentenced to house arrest for heresy by the Church for supporting Copernicus' claim that the Earth revolved around the sun.

Just before their album "Awaking The Centuries" was released, the group had its highest number of musicians at 21. All their songs are written by vocalist and guitarist, Asis Nasseri.

The fourth album, "Tales of Ithiria", was released in 2008 and is based on a fantasy story.

Discography

Demos

* "Introduction" (1992)
* "Progressive" (1994)
* "Once... Upon A December´s Dawn" (1995)

tudio albums

* "And Thou Shalt Trust... the Seer" (1997)
* "Awaking the Centuries" (2000)
* "Eppur Si Muove" (2004)
* "Tales of Ithiria" (2008)

Live

* "" (2001)

DVDs and videos

* "In A Pale Moon's Shadow" (VHS) (1998)
* "" (DVD/VHS) (2001)

Members

Current members

* Asis Nasserivocals, guitar (1991-present)
* Susanne Ehlers – soprano vocals
* Veronika Kramheller – soprano vocals
* Fiffi Fuhrmann – tenor vocals, bass
* Andreas Peschke – flute
* Steffi Hertz – viola
* Johannes Schleiermacher – cello
* Claudio Quarta – guitar
* Hans Wolf – piano, keyboards
* Luz Marsen – drums, percussion (1991-present)
* Ally - violin
* Schummi- percussion

Former members

* Florian Bartl – oboe, english horn
* Ivica Kramheller (née Percinlic) – double bass
* Michael Stapf – violin
* Judith Marschall – violin
* Doro – violin
* Michael Schumm – timpani, percussion
* Mark Pendry – clarinet
* Sasema – vocals
* Robert Müller – clarinet
* Christoph Zastrow – flute
* Danny Klupp – guitar
* Kathrin Pechlof – harp
* Karin Bodemüller – vocals
* Florian Schnellinger – bass, vocals
* Andi Nad – bass
* Gaby Koss – vocals
* Robin Fischer – bass
* Andi Hemberger – vocals
* Kathrin Hertz – cello
* Andreas Peschke – flute

In addition to the 16 band members, more than 10 guest artists and musicians were involved in the making of the album, "Eppur Si Muove".

External links

* [http://www.haggard.de Haggard - official website]
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* [http://www.drakkar.de/de/index.php?bandid=1 Drakkar Entertainment - official website]
* [http://www.rockxpress.ro/galerii/haggard.html HAGGARD LIVE - pictures]


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