dArtagnan (band)

DArtagnan is a German folk rock band from Nuremberg. The band's name makes reference to 17th century French soldier Charles de Batz de Castelmore d'Artagnan, made famous by the author Alexandre Dumas in his d'Artagnan Romances, notably in the novel The Three Musketeers.

dArtagnan
dArtagnan in concert in 2018.
dArtagnan in concert in 2018.
Background information
OriginNuremberg, Bavaria, Germany
Genres
Years active2015–present
Labels
MembersBenjamin Metzner
Tim Bernard
Gustavo Strauss
Sebastian Baumann
Matthias Böhm
Haiko Heinz
Past membersFelix Fischer
Hans Platz
Websitewww.dartagnan.de

History

The band was founded in Nuremberg in 2015 by singer Benjamin Metzner, who also plays the mandolin, bagpipes and flute, guitarist and background singer Felix Fischer, and by guitarist and singer Tim Bernard. Metzner and Fischer, who have been friends since they were young, played together in the medieval rock band Feuerschwanz.

This was followed by a recording contract with Sony Music Entertainment and the production of an album by producer Thomas Heimann-Trosien, who had already produced albums for Schandmaul, Nightwish and In Extremo.

The trio's debut album, Seit an Seit, was released on 26 February 2016, and it went to number 7 in the German album charts.[1] The band also made the charts in Austria and Switzerland.[2][3] In the same year, the debut album was released a second time as a "Gold Edition" with additional tracks and an additional live CD.

On April 16, 2016, the trio played at the Feste der Volksmusik folk festival in Halle, which was broadcast on TV by ARD and ORF. In May, the band toured Germany headlining thirteen concerts.[4][5] On September 15, 2017, the album Verehrt und verdammt was released, which ranked 11th on the German album charts.[6]

The three founding members are supported live by Haiko Heinz (as the successor to Feuerschwanz member Hans Platz) on guitar, Sebastian Baumann on bass and Matthias Böhm on drums.[5] In December 2017, Felix Fischer announced his departure from the bands Feuerschwanz and dArtagnan.[7] He was replaced by Gustavo Strauss, who added a violin to the band.

On the single "We're Gonna Be Drinking" from Felsenfest (2022) the band made a collaboration with Candice Night from Blackmore's Night, that Blackmore's Night previously had made an version of on their 2003 album Ghost of a Rose called "All for One".

Musical style

The band describe their style of music as "musketeer rock" (Musketier-Rock), a blend of modern rock sounds interwoven with folk rhythms "some of which echoed through the land hundreds of years ago", together with lyrics that celebrate "love of life, compassion, friendship, camaraderie and courage".[8] Christian Kollasch, writing on laut.de in 2016, compared them with the band Santiano.[9]

Discography
  • Seit an Seit (2016)
  • Verehrt und verdammt (2017)
  • In jener Nacht (2019)
  • Feuer & Flamme (2021)
  • Felsenfest (2022)

References
  1. "Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de (in German). Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  2. "dArtagnan - hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  3. Hung, Steffen. "dArtagnan - Seit an Seit". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  4. "dArtagnan Konzert-Tour im Mai 2016 in Deutschland". www.salsa-und-tango.de (in German). Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  5. "dArtagnan - Musketier-Rock ab Mai auf deutschen Bühnen - News - Rock - metal.de" (in German). 2 May 2016. Archived from the original on 2 May 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  6. "Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  7. Irrgang, Matthias (14 December 2017). "Felix Taugenix verlässt Feuerschwanz und dArtagnan". www.mindbreed.de (in German). Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  8. GmbH, Sony Music Entertainment Germany. "dArtagnan | Die Offizielle Website". dArtagnan (in German). Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  9. "Als wäre der Kahn von Santiano auf Grund gelaufen". laut.de (in German). Retrieved 7 November 2022.
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