Franz Gottschalk

Franz "Hell Boss" Gottschalk is a Danish guitarist and bassist. He is a member of the bands Blood Eagle and Dirt Torpedo and was previously in various bands, including Volbeat and Illdisposed active.

Career

Gottschalk joined musically for the first time with the band Hypodermic, with which he recorded the album In Between. He then joined the band Dominus and played on their last album Godfellas. In 2002, Gottschalk member of the band Volbeat, which was founded a year earlier by former Dominus singer Michael Poulsen. Gottschalk replaced the guitarist Teddy Vang and can be heard on the first two albums Volbeat The Strength / The Sound / The Songs and Rock the Rebel / Metal the Devil. The end of 2006 he had to leave Volbeat. In an interview Poulsen explained that Gottschalk acted disrespectful to the crew and the other bands at concerts.

About a year later Gottschalk became a member of the band Illdisposed and debuted on their album The Prestige. Illdisposed parted in July 2011, again by Gottschalk. In 2013, Gottschalk founded with fellow musicians the hard rock band Dirt Torpedo and the Death Metal band Blood Eagle.

Discography

• Hypodermic - In Between
• 2000: Dominus - Godfellas
• 2005: Volbeat - The Strength / The Sound / The Songs
• 2007: Volbeat - Rock the Rebel / Metal the Devil
• 2008: Illdisposed - The Prestige