Tom Angelripper
Tom Angel Ripper ( born February 19, 1963 in Gelsenkirchen, Thomas actually search ) is a German metal musicians. He is a singer and bassist of thrash metal band Sodom.
Biography
Tom Angel Ripper initially worked as a miner, "To earn good money, there was only one option: go to mine [ ... ] My uncle is gone off with me, and the next Monday I was able to start, certificates or something no one wanted to see. " the ordinary for that time wage of $ 500 in their first year " flowed almost exclusively to the hobby and metal relativized efforts underground., Metal, religion was for us. I had 30 men in the vocational school, no one except me knew Motorhead, and I did not care. ' "Angel Ripper was trained locksmith pit and worked as such ten years underground. The demo recording of the band Venom 1980 inspired him to become a musician. In 1982, he founded the band Sodom. After the success of the third album Sodom Agent Orange, he gave up his job and became a professional musician underground; meantime, however, he referred to the music business as " hard bread ", which is now grossly disappoint him and that he can recommend " any young man. The Elbow Society and the pressure of competition have also transferred here. " In the solo project by his stage name Tom Angel Ripper, later as Uncle Tom, he devoted himself to the beginning of the work-up of pop and drinking songs, but, increasingly, his own compositions in metal style, the usually praise the alcohol.
Tom Angel Ripper was obliged by Alex force for the debut album The Dawn of Dying of gambling in Western and Country - style band Dezperadoz as a singer, which led, according to Alex Kraft to misconception, that we are dealing with an " Uncle Tom Project." Angelripper had to leave the band because he did not have enough time because of Sodom and Uncle Tom. Recently Tom Angel Ripper sang only in the song Ring of Fire, originally performed by Johnny Cash, as a guest.
In an interview with the Pressure Magazine Tom Angel Ripper announced that he in completely new line-up, but Alex Kraft remained, currently working on a new Uncle Tom double album which includes 20 tracks and will bear the title Nunc est bibendum. The album is to appear via Drakkar Entertainment.
2011 Tom Angel Ripper was seen both with his band Sodom as well as his solo project Uncle Tom at the Wacken Open Air.
Angelripper has a daughter and a son.
Discography ( Solo)
Singles
Albums
- 2004: the songs penned life
With Desperados
- 2000: The Dawn of Dying
With The Squires
- 2009: Good luck! ( Single)
- Born on coal: 2010