Andy Classen
Andy Classen ( * 20th century ) is a German record producer and musician.
Career
He began his career in 1981 as the guitarist of the German thrash metal band Holy Moses, whose current front woman is his ex-wife Sabina Classen. Included the albums When War Begins ... from the thrash -core band Warpath and Mc Gillroy the Housefly of the psychedelic death metal band Incubator At Classen's first productions under the label West Virginia Records. Andy Classen also took hold in the German hardcore punk scene by producing bands like Ryker's and Brightside. Classen remained until 1994, guitarist with Holy Moses. After his departure, he became a full time producer and sound engineer at Stage One Studio.
In 1997, Andy Classen together with Dirk Weiss of the thrash metal band Warpath the New German hardness associated tape Richthofen, with whom he recorded the debut album soul waltz and then went on tour. Before the recordings of their second album, Heroes of the time he separated from Richthofen and focused again on his work as a producer.
Holy Moses were up to 2001 inactive until the belt of Sabina Classen with Andy Classen was revived as an occasional songwriter and producer. In 2005, Holy Moses recorded the album Strength Power Will Passion.
Productions
During the nineties Andy Classen established itself. Producer as in the German and international hardcore, thrash metal and death metal scene He produced some of his best known works for bands like
- Dew -Scented
- Tankard
- Disbelief
- The Horsemen of the Apocalypse
- Scornage
- President Evil
- Asphyx
- Belphegor
- Legion of the Damned
- Mor Dagor