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Völkerball
Völkerball
Background information
Origin	Koblenz, Germany
Genres	Neue Deutsche Härte
Years active	2008–present
Members	René Anlauff; Tobias Kaiser; Björn Müller; Tilmann Carbow; Dirk Oechsle; Andreas Schanowski;
Past members	Claus Huckriede; Marco Vetter;
Website	www.voelkerball.eu

Heldmaschine
Heldmaschine
Background information
Origin	Koblenz, Germany
Genres	Neue Deutsche Härte
Years active	2011–present
Members	René Anlauff; Tobias Kaiser; Dejan Dean Stankovic; Marco Schulte; Dirk Oechsle;
Past members	Tilmann Carbow; Andreas Schanowski; Marco Vetter;
Website	www.heldmaschine.de

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Heldmaschine (German for hero machine) is a German Neue Deutsche Härte (NDH) band from Koblenz, founded in 2011 by René Anlauff, the frontman and vocalist for the band. It is a parallel project of the 2008 Rammstein cover band Völkerball.

Background[edit]

Völkerball[edit]

Heldmaschine originated from the 2008 Rammstein cover band Völkerball (German for dodgeball).^[1] The name Völkerball is derived from the album of the same name released by Rammstein in 2005. Similarly to Rammstein, Völkerball often makes use of pyrotechnics during their performances. In addition, many of the costumes and stage plays of Rammstein are emulated by Völkerball.

In 2011, the band released their first original album, titled Weichen & Zunder. The album consisted of twelve tracks, of which eleven were original compositions. The remaining track, La Paloma, is a cover of Hans Albers' song of the same name. After the band split, Heldmaschine republished the album. In April 2012, the music video for Radioaktiv was released.^[2] Following the success of the music video for Radioaktiv, a music video for Doktor was released in the autumn of 2013.^[3]

In addition to regular concerts during their tours, the band also performs at public concerts, which are not part of the actual tour. For example, the band was an important part of Rock in Bad Ems or the Rurseefest at Düren.^[4]^[5] While the primary audience of the band resides in Germany, it has received some reception from outside Germany.

^ Rammstein-Musik mit Feuereffekten, Volksfreund.de, retrieved 7 April 2014.
^ YouTube: HELDMASCHINE - Radioaktiv (OFFICIAL VIDEO), Heldmaschine, retrieved 5 April 2012.
^ YouTube: HELDMASCHINE - Doktor (OFFICIAL VIDEO) (HD), Heldmaschine, retrieved 20 October 2013.
^ Rhein-Zeitung: Völkerball zeigt düstere Bühnenshow in Bad Ems, retrieved 14 June 2014.
^ Aachener Nachrichten: „Rammstein“-Coverband „Völkerball“ rockt auf Randaleball, retrieved 5 July 2010.

[1] Rammstein-Musik mit Feuereffekten, Volksfreund.de, retrieved 7 April 2014.

[2] YouTube: HELDMASCHINE - Radioaktiv (OFFICIAL VIDEO), Heldmaschine, retrieved 5 April 2012.

[3] YouTube: HELDMASCHINE - Doktor (OFFICIAL VIDEO) (HD), Heldmaschine, retrieved 20 October 2013.

[4] Rhein-Zeitung: Völkerball zeigt düstere Bühnenshow in Bad Ems, retrieved 14 June 2014.

[5] Aachener Nachrichten: „Rammstein“-Coverband „Völkerball“ rockt auf Randaleball, retrieved 5 July 2010.

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