Richard Lederer (musician)

Richard Lederer
Also known as	Protector
Born	(1971-06-10) June 10, 1971
Origin	Austria
Genres	Dark ambient, black metal, darkwave, electronic music, industrial metal
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar, keyboard, darbuka,bass guitar
Years active	1993 - Present
Labels	Napalm Records

Richard Lederer (born 10 June 1971), who often performs as Protector, is an Austrian metal musician most notable for being a member in the bands Summoning, Die Verbannten Kinder Evas, and Ice Ages. He also does the artwork for some of the albums that he plays music in.

Discography

With Summoning

• Lugburz (full-length, 1995)
• Minas Morgul (full-length, 1995)
• Dol Guldur (full-length, 1996)
• Nightshade Forests (EP, 1997)
• Stronghold (full-length, 1999)
• Let Mortal Heroes Sing Your Fame (full-length, 2001)
• Lost Tales (EP, 2003)
• Oath Bound (full-length, 2006)
• Old Mornings Dawn (full-length, 2013)
• With Doom We Come (full-length, 2018)

With Die Verbannten Kinder Evas

• Die Verbannten Kinder Evas (full-length, 1995)
• Come Heavy Sleep (full-length, 1997)
• In Darkness Let Me Dwell (full-length, 1999)
• Dusk and Void Became Alive (full-length, 2006)

With Ice Ages

• Strike the Ground (full-length, 1997)
• This Killing Emptiness (full-length, 2000)
• Buried Silence (full-length, 2008)
• Nullify (full-length, 2019)

With WeltenBrand

• Das Nachtvolk (full-length, 1997)

With Whispers in the Shadow

• Laudanum (full-length, 1997)
• November (full-length, 1999)

With Sanguis et Cinis

• Schicksal (full-length, 1996)
• Unfreiwillig Abstrakt (EP, 1997)