Flo V. Schwarz | |
Origin: | Hamburg, Germany |
Instrument: | Lead vocals, guitar |
Genre: | Gothic metal, heavy metal, death metal, punk rock |
Years Active: | 1991 - present |
Label: | Warner Music, Nuclear Blast, Hamburg Records, AFM |
Associated Acts: | Pyogenesis |
Flo V. Schwarz is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and head of the German band Pyogenesis that co-invented gothic metal[1] in the early 1990s. He is also owner of the Hamburg, Germany-based record label and management company Hamburg Records.
The greater successes of his band Pyogenesis were sold-out tours and shows in Mexico,[2] Russia,[3] Asia, and Hungary, where they played in front of more than half a million people as well as #1 in the German Alternative Charts, #1 in the Mexican Import Charts or entries in national charts. Flo V. Schwarz is also a producer for punk and metal bands.[4] Another band Liquido with former band members from Pyogenesis had a hit song with Narcotic.
His company Hamburg Records is working with national and international bands Top 10 and #1 bands in the[5] national charts. Besides the record label and management divisions Hamburg Records also is one of the biggest Rock merchandise suppliers in Germany.
Flo V. Schwarz has two daughters (*2009 and *2012) and lives with them in Hamburg, Germany.
with Pyogenesis