Franz Gottschalk is a Danish

Denmark

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 guitarist

Guitarist

A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...

 and bassist

Bassist

A bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...

. He is currently playing in the death metal

Death metal

Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....

 band Illdisposed

Illdisposed

Illdisposed is a death metal band from Aarhus, Denmark that was formed in 1991 by vocalist Bo Summer. As of 2011, the band consists of vocalist Bo Summer, guitarists Jakob "Batten" Hansen, guitarist Ken Holst, bassist Jonas "Kloge" Mikkelsen, and drummer Thomas "Muskelbux" Jensen.Since their...

 and is a former member of Volbeat, Dominus

Dominus (band)

Dominus was a death metal band from Ringsted, Denmark, which formed in 1991 and split up in 2000-2001. They released one single, two demos and four albums, each differing in style...

 and Hypodermic.

Gottschalk who is known under his nickname "Hellboss" was a member of the band Hypodermic with whom he released a record called "In Between". After Hypodermic split up, He founded the death metal band "Deadly Sins" w friends Lars B.(Koldborn), Rasmus, Huhle & Bvian. In the late 1990s he joined Dominus and played bass on their final record "Godfellas" in 2000. A year later, Dominus split-up and their singer Michael Poulsen

Michael Poulsen

Michael Poulsen is a Danish vocalist and guitarist. He is currently the singer and main songwriter of the band Volbeat. He is also responsible for all of the band's lyrics.- Biography :...

 founded Volbeat. Gottschalk joined Volbeat in 2002 replacing their original guitarist Teddy Vang. Gottschalk appeared on the first two Volbeat albums The Strength / The Sound / The Songs

The Strength / The Sound / The Songs

The Strength / The Sound / The Songs is the first album from Danish heavy metal act Volbeat released in 2005.-Track listing:...

and Rock the Rebel / Metal the Devil

Rock the Rebel / Metal the Devil

The second album from Danish heavy metal act Volbeat released in 2007.-Track listing:-Credits:* Michael Poulsen - vocals, guitar* Jon Larsen - drums* Anders Kjølholm - bass* Franz "Hellboss" Gottschalk - guitar-Guest Contributors:...

. However, after the recordings of the second album were done, Gottschalk was fired "due to different personalities and working methods off stage" according to a statement on Volbeat's official website. Gottschalk later joined Illdisposed, replacing Martin Thim. He made this debut on the album The Prestige

The Prestige

The Prestige is a 1995 novel by British writer Christopher Priest. The novel is epistolary in structure: that is, it purports to be a collection of real diaries that were kept by the protagonists and later collated...

.

Discography

• Hypodermic - In Between
• Dominus - Godfellas
• Volbeat - The Strength / The Sound / The Songs
  The Strength / The Sound / The Songs
  The Strength / The Sound / The Songs is the first album from Danish heavy metal act Volbeat released in 2005.-Track listing:...
  
  
• Volbeat - Rock the Rebel / Metal the Devil
  Rock the Rebel / Metal the Devil
  The second album from Danish heavy metal act Volbeat released in 2007.-Track listing:-Credits:* Michael Poulsen - vocals, guitar* Jon Larsen - drums* Anders Kjølholm - bass* Franz "Hellboss" Gottschalk - guitar-Guest Contributors:...
  
  
• Illdisposed - The Prestige
  The Prestige
  The Prestige is a 1995 novel by British writer Christopher Priest. The novel is epistolary in structure: that is, it purports to be a collection of real diaries that were kept by the protagonists and later collated...
  
  
• Illdisposed - To Those Who Walk Behind Us

External links

• Official Illdisposed website