Andreas Lill
Encyclopedia
Andreas Lill is a German
Progressive metal
drummer. He is best known for his work as the drummer for the band Vanden Plas
.
, but at 15 he started learning drums and the instrument stuck with him. He started a band called Exodus, and he recruited the now Vanden Plas
singer and bandmate Andy Kuntz
for vocals, and his brother Stephan Lill
on guitar
. The band, which has 3 live shows in Germany, evolved into the modern Vanden Plas, adding Torsten Reichert on bass and Günter Werno on keyboards. Away from Vanden Plas, Lill has been involved in many musicals, such as Jesus Christ Superstar
, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Little Shop of Horrors, and others. He has also been involved in multiple side projects, such as Missa Mercuria
, Abydos, Section A, Winterlong, and Ian Parry's Visions. His favorite bands are Van Halen
and King's X
.
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
Progressive metal
Progressive metal
Progressive metal is a subgenre of heavy metal originating in the United Kingdom and North America in the late 1980s...
drummer. He is best known for his work as the drummer for the band Vanden Plas
Vanden Plas (band)
Vanden Plas is a German progressive metal band, based in Kaiserslautern and founded in the mid 1980s. In 1991, they recorded the song "Keep On Running" as an anthem for the local national league football club FC Kaiserslautern, and did the same in 1994 with "Das Ist Für Euch"...
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Background
Andreas Lill was born November 3, 1965. As an early teenager he tried to learn to play bass guitarBass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, but at 15 he started learning drums and the instrument stuck with him. He started a band called Exodus, and he recruited the now Vanden Plas
Vanden Plas (band)
Vanden Plas is a German progressive metal band, based in Kaiserslautern and founded in the mid 1980s. In 1991, they recorded the song "Keep On Running" as an anthem for the local national league football club FC Kaiserslautern, and did the same in 1994 with "Das Ist Für Euch"...
singer and bandmate Andy Kuntz
Andy Kuntz
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for vocals, and his brother Stephan Lill
Stephan Lill
Stephan Lill is a German guitarist best known for his work with the Progressive metal band Vanden Plas.-Background:Stephan Lill was born on November 30, 1968 in Eitorf, Germany. He began to play guitar at 13. He never took official lessons with a teacher. When he was only 16, Stephan joined the...
on guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
. The band, which has 3 live shows in Germany, evolved into the modern Vanden Plas, adding Torsten Reichert on bass and Günter Werno on keyboards. Away from Vanden Plas, Lill has been involved in many musicals, such as Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar is a rock opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber, with lyrics by Tim Rice. The musical started off as a rock opera concept recording before its first staging on Broadway in 1971...
, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Little Shop of Horrors, and others. He has also been involved in multiple side projects, such as Missa Mercuria
Missa Mercuria
Missa Mercuria is a progressive metal project which involved members of the German bands Vanden Plas, Pink Cream 69 and Silent Force.The album released by the project is a rock opera based on an idea and story by Karin Forstner and issued through Lion Music in 2002...
, Abydos, Section A, Winterlong, and Ian Parry's Visions. His favorite bands are Van Halen
Van Halen
Van Halen is an American hard rock band formed in Pasadena, California, in 1972. The band has enjoyed success since the release of its debut album, Van Halen, . As of 2007 Van Halen has sold 80 million albums worldwide and has had the most #1 hits on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart...
and King's X
King's X
King's X is an American hard rock band that combines progressive metal, funk and soul with vocal arrangements influenced by gospel, blues, and British Invasion rock groups. The band's lyrics are largely based on the members' struggles with religion and self-acceptance...
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With Vanden Plas
- Colour TempleColour TempleColour Temple is the first studio album by the German progressive metal band Vanden Plas.-Track listing:# "Father" - 5:38# "Push" - 4:15# "When the Wind Blows" - 7:10# "My Crying" - 5:25# "Soul Survives" - 9:05# "Anytime" - 7:06# "Judas" - 6:01...
-(1994) - AcCultAcCultAcCult is an acoustic EP by the German progressive metal band Vanden Plas.-Track listing:# "Pelekanos" – 0:34# "My Crying" – 4:54# Theme from "Pseudo Silk Kimono" – 0:41# "Kayleigh" – 4:56# "Father" – 5:03...
- (1996, acoustic EP) - The God ThingThe God ThingThe God Thing is the second full-length studio album by the German progressive metal band Vanden Plas.-Track listing:# "Fire Blossom" - 2:55# "Rainmaker" - 6:39# "Garden of Stones" - 7:47# "In You: I Believe" - 4:29# "Day I Die" - 6:04...
-(1997) - Far Off GraceFar Off GraceFar Off Grace is the third full-length album by the progressive metal band Vanden Plas.-Track listing:# I Can See # Far Off Grace # Into the Sun # Where's the Man # Inside of Your Head # Don't Miss You...
-(1999) - Spirit of LiveSpirit of LiveSpirit of Live is the first live album by the progressive metal band Vanden Plas. The song "Kiss of Death" features Don Dokken as guest on lead vocals and "Rainmaker" features Patrick Rondat as guest on lead guitar.-Track listing:# "I Can See" - 4:26...
- (2000, live album) - Beyond DaylightBeyond DaylightBeyond Daylight is the fourth full-length studio album by the progressive metal band Vanden Plas. It was released on January 28, 2002 by InsideOut/SPV Records.-Track listing:# "Nightwalker" – 7:33# "Cold Wind" – 5:15# "Scarlet Flower Fields" – 5:39...
-(2002) - Christ 0Christ 0Christ 0 is the fifth full-length studio album by the progressive metal band Vanden Plas, released on March 31, 2006 by InsideOut Music. This concept album interprets the novel The Count of Monte Cristo, exploring the story of a man imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit and following his chain of...
-(2006) - The Seraphic ClockworkThe Seraphic ClockworkThe Seraphic Clockwork is the sixth full-length album by the German progressive metal band Vanden Plas released through Frontiers Records.-Track listing:# "Frequency" – 6:16# "Holes in the Sky" – 5:26# "Scar of an Angel" – 7:27...
-(2010)
With Abydos
- Abydos: The Little Boy’s Heavy Metal Shadow Opera About The Inhabitants Of His Diary -(2004)