Savage Circus

Infobox musical artist
Name = Savage Circus


Background = group_or_band
Origin = Germany
Years_active = 2004–present
Genre = Power metal
Label = Dockyard 1 Century Media
Current_members = Jens Carlsson
Emil Norberg
Piet Sielck
Yenz Leonhardt
Mike Terrana
Past_members = Thomen Stauch
Associated_acts = Blind Guardian, Persuader, Iron Savior
URL = [http://savage-circus.com savage-circus.com]

Savage Circus is a German/Swedish power metal band originally created as a side project by Thomen Stauch before leaving Blind Guardian.

Biography

Savage Circus began when Stauch asked his friend Piet Sielck if he was interested in joining Thomen's new project, which he was. Piet then introduced a Swedish band called Persuader to Thomen. Thomen liked the band and also liked the fact that the vocalist sounded very much like Hansi Kürsch.Fact|date=January 2008 Thomen immediately said that he wanted to have Jens Carlsson (singer of Persuader) in the band.Fact|date=January 2008 Jens brought with him Persuader guitarist Emil Norberg. Their debut album, "Dreamland Manor" was released in August 2005. Thomen Stauch was fired from the band on August 17, 2007, due to his frail health,Fact|date=January 2008 leading to the cancellations of many shows. In September 2007, Mike Terrana joined the band as the new drummer. At the same time Yenz Leonhardt became a full member of the band. The release of the "Dreamland Manor's" follow-up is expected in early 2008.Fact|date=January 2008

The musical style is similar to both Blind Guardian and Persuader due to the singing style and multi-layered vocals used in the band. the band also contains some elements of Iron Savior, due to Piet Sielck's writing.

Line-up

Current members

* Jens Carlsson – lead vocals (2004-)
* Emil Norberg – guitars (2004-)
* Piet Sielck – guitars, backing vocals (2004-)
* Yenz Leonhardt – bass, backing vocals (2007-)
* Mike Terrana – drums, percussion (2007-)

Former members

* Thomas "Thomen" Stauch – drums (2004-2007)

Discography

Studio albums

* "Dreamland Manor" (2005)

DVDs

* "Live in Atlanta" (2007)

External links

* [http://savage-circus.com Official homepage]