Matthew Greywolf
German guitarist (born 1977)
- Heavy metal
- power metal
- gothic metal
- doom metal
- stoner rock
- raga rock
- punk rock
- Musician
- songwriter
- Guitar
- keyboards
Musical artist
Benjamin Buss (pronounced [ˈbɛnjaˌmiːn bʊs]; born 7 October 1977),[1] best known by his stage name Matthew Greywolf, is a German musician, best known as the lead guitarist and a main songwriter in the power metal band Powerwolf.[2]
He's married to a photographer Janine Buss.[3]
Biography
Buss comes from Wadgassen. He was raised in a Catholic family.[4] He became interested in heavy metal music when he was 11 years old.[5]
In 1994, along with other people he started a band Flowing Tears & Withered Flowers. He was a guitarist and a keyboardist of the band.[6] They changed their name to Flowing Tears in 1999. In 1995 along with his schoolmate Pascal Flach he founded Red Aim.[7]
He started Powerwolf along with Charles Greywolf (David Vogt) in 2003.[8] He's the main songwriter of the band and a member that appears in most of the interviews with the group.[9][4] He also designed the stage setup, merchandise, artwork and layout for most of their albums.[10]
When asked if he was a Christian or a Satanist, Matthew Greywolf answered: "I am a metalist, a metal fan. Metal is my religion. Look at all these people, what unites them? I can tell you, it's the fucking metal".[4]
He claims that his main musical influences are Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Scorpions, Michael Schenker Group, Mercyful Fate, Paradise Lost, Tiamat, New Model Army, Dead Can Dance and countless others.[2][11]
Discography
With Powerwolf
- Return in Bloodred (2005)
- Lupus Dei (2007)
- Bible of the Beast (2009)
- Blood of the Saints (2011)
- Preachers of the Night (2013)
- Blessed & Possessed (2015)
- The Sacrament of Sin (2018)
- Call of the Wild (2021)
- Interludium (2023)
- Wake Up the Wicked (2024)
With Flowing Tears
- Swansongs (1996)
- Joy Parade (1998)
- Jade (2000)
- Serpentine (2002)
- Razorbliss (2004)
- Thy Kingdom Gone (2008)
With Red Aim
- Call Me Tiger (1999)
- Saartanic Cluttydogs (2001)
- Flesh for Fantasy (2002)
- Niagara (2003)
Guest appearances
Equipment
| Instrument | Years used |
|---|---|
| ESP LTD DV8-R | 2003–2014 |
| ESP LTD V-401 | 2014–2016 |
| Dean Guitars custom signature V Guitar | 2016– |
References
- ^ "Matthew Greywolf – Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". metal-archives.com. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Matthew Greywolf | POWERWOLF". Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "Lighthouse in Darkness". facebook.com. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ a b c Hammer, Tom Dare2015-08-18T10:00:00Z Metal (18 August 2015). "Powerwolf: "Too many bands take themselves too seriously!"". Metal Hammer Magazine. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Powerwolf : retour sur l'expérience". RADIO METAL (in French). 1 July 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ "Flowing Tears & Withered Flowers – Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". metal-archives.com. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "BODYCHECK Nr.11". heavy-metal.de. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "International erfolgreiche saarländische Metal-Band Powerwolf setzte neues Album in Saarbrücken in Szene". 18 April 2017. Archived from the original on 18 April 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "INTERVIEW: Matthew Greywolf – Powerwolf". Distorted Sound Magazine. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "Interview с Powerwolf". DARKSIDE.ru. Retrieved 29 September 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Flowing Tears". 27 February 2012. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ "Autumnblaze – Every Sun Is Fragile – Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". metal-archives.com. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ "AUTUMNBLAZE". autumnblaze-kingdom.com. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ Inc, Equipboard. "Matthew Greywolf's Equipboard". Equipboard. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
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External links
Media related to Matthew Greywolf at Wikimedia Commons
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- Attila Dorn
- Roel van Helden
- Stéfane Funèbre
- Tom Diener
- Return in Bloodred (2005)
- Lupus Dei (2007)
- Bible of the Beast (2009)
- Blood of the Saints (2011)
- Preachers of the Night (2013)
- Blessed & Possessed (2015)
- The Sacrament of Sin (2018)
- Call of the Wild (2021)
- Interludium (2023)
- The Metal Mass – Live (2016)
- Preaching at the Breeze (2017)
- Trinity in Black (2011)
- Metallum Nostrum (2019)
- Best of the Blessed (2020)
- The Wacken Worship (2008)
- The Metal Mass – Live (2016)
- "Demons Are a Girl's Best Friend"
- "Fire & Forgive"
- "Kiss of the Cobra King"
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