Rebellion (band)

German heavy metal band

Rebellion

Origin| Germany
Genres| Heavy metal, power metal
Years active| 2001–present
Labels| Massacre Records
Members| Michael Seifert
Tomi Göttlich
Martin Giemza
Fabrizio Costantino
Sven Tost
Past members| Uwe Lulis
Randy Black
Björn Eilen
Gerd Lücking
Simone Wenzel
Oliver Geibig
Stephan Karut
Matthias Karle
Website| www.rebellion-metal.de

Rebellion is a German heavy metal band. It was formed in 2001 when guitarist Uwe Lulis left Grave Digger in 2000, taking ex-Grave Digger bassist Tomi Göttlich with him.[1]

## Band history

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The band's first album was a concept album about William Shakespeare's work Macbeth, and included spoken passages with members of the band and other people as the story's characters.

The second album involved more standard heavy metal lyrics—about motorcycles, metal, war, etc.—and the music was somewhat rougher.

In 2005, the band released the first part of what is intended to be a trilogy about the Vikings and Norse mythology. In the beginning of 2007, they released their second part in the trilogy about the Vikings. It was titled Miklagard and was the band's most successful album so far. In 2009, they released the album Arise: From Ginnungagap to Ragnarök, the third and last part of the trilogy.

Ex-drummer Randy Black is now playing in Primal Fear; ex-guitarist Björn Eilen is playing in Silver Maiden and The Talkies.

In late 2010, three members of the band, Uwe Lulis, Gerd Lücking, and Simone Wenzel, departed, leaving the remaining two members with the band.[2]

In the COVID years Rebellion found themselves with three seasoned songwriters in the form of Thomas Göttlich and new guitarists Martin Giemza and Fabrizio Costantino. With no concerts to play, they started forging the ninth Album "We Are The People".[3] In the aftermath of COVID Rebellion quickly started touring again while concert halls were just slowly were starting to be crowded again. Their latest Album "X-Live in Iberia" is a raw, mostly unedited recording of this experience.[4]

### Personnel

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* Michael Seifert -- vocals (2001–present)[5]
* Tomi Göttlich -- bass (2001–present)[6]
* Martin Giemza -- guitars (2019–present)[7]
* Fabrizio Costantino -- guitars (2020–present)[8]
* Sven Tost -- drums (2020–present)[9]

### Former personnel

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* Stephan Karut -- guitars (2011-2020)
* Oliver Geibig -- guitars (2011-2019)
* Tommy Telkemeier -- drums (2016–2020)
* Björn Eilen -- guitars (2001–2005)
* Randy Black -- drums (2001–2003)
* Uwe Lulis -- guitars (2001–2010)
* Simone Wenzel -- guitars (2005–2010)
* Gerd Lücking -- drums (2004–2010)
* Matthias Karle -- drums (2011–2013)
* Timo Schneider -- drums (2013–2016)

### Timeline

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## Discography

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### Albums

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* Shakespeare's Macbeth – A Tragedy in Steel (2002)
* Born a Rebel (2003)
* Sagas of Iceland – The History of the Vikings Volume 1 (2005)
* Miklagard – The History of the Vikings Volume 2 (2007)
* Arise: From Ginnungagap to Ragnarök – The History of the Vikings Volume III (2009)
* Arminius – Furor Teutonicus (2012) [10]
* Wyrd bið ful aræd – The History of the Saxons (2015)
* A Tragedy in Steel Part II: Shakespeare's King Lear (2018)
* We Are The People (2021)
* -X- Live in Iberia (2023)

### Other releases

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* "Miklagard" (single) (2006)
* The Clans Are Marching (EP) (2009)

Music videos

* "Miklagard" (2006)

## References

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1. ^ "Rebellion (Deu)". Encyclopaedia Metallum. The Metal Archives. 11 January 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
2. ^ A., Ty "xFiruath". "Rebellion Parts Ways With Three Band Members". Metalunderground.com. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
3. ^ "History - Rebellion". rebellion-metal.de. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
4. ^ "REBELLION - Neues Live-Album "X-Live in Iberia" am 19. Mai 2023". vampster.com. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
5. ^ "Members - Rebellion". rebellion-metal.de. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
6. ^ "Members - Rebellion". rebellion-metal.de. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
7. ^ "Martin Giemza ersetzt Oliver Geibig an der Gitarre". Rockhard.de. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
8. ^ "REBELLION - Neue Bandmitglieder vorgestellt". Rockhard.de. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
9. ^ "REBELLION - Neue Bandmitglieder vorgestellt". Rockhard.de. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
10. ^ "REBELLION: Neues Album Kommt Ende Oktober 2012 (German)". PowerMetal.de. Retrieved 2014-01-13.

## External links

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* Official homepage
* Official merchandise shop

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Grave Digger

* Chris "Reaper" Boltendahl
* Jens Becker
* Tobias "Tobi" Kersting
* Marcus Kniep

* Uwe Lulis
* Manni Schmidt
* Thilo Hermann

Studio albums|

* Heavy Metal Breakdown
* Witch Hunter
* War Games
* Stronger than Ever (as Digger)
* The Reaper
* Heart of Darkness
* Tunes of War
* Knights of the Cross
* Excalibur
* The Grave Digger
* Rheingold
* The Last Supper
* Liberty or Death
* Ballads of a Hangman
* The Clans Will Rise Again
* Clash of the Gods
* Return of the Reaper
* Healed by Metal
* The Living Dead
* Fields of Blood
* Symbol of Eternity
* Bone Collector

EPs|

* Symphony of Death
* Yesterday

Live albums|

* Tunes of Wacken
* The Clans Are Still Marching

Compilation|

* The Best of the Eighties

Related articles|

* Band members
* Rebellion

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

National|

* Germany
* United States
* France
* BnF data
* Czech Republic

Artists|

* MusicBrainz

Other|

* IdRef

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