Attila Dorn Explained

Attila Dorn
Birth Name:Karsten Brill
Alias:Attila Dorn
Dr. Don Rogers
Birth Date:27 October 1970
Birth Place:Bous, Saarland, West Germany
Occupation:Singer
Years Active:1991–present
Label:Napalm Records

Karsten Brill (pronounced as /de/; born 27 October 1970), best known by his stage name Attila Dorn,[1] is a German singer. He is the lead vocalist of power metal band Powerwolf since 2003.

Career

Dragon's Tongue and Meskalin (1991–1998)

In 1991, Brill along with Derek Butsch (drums), Markus Görg (bass), Thorsten Neu (lead guitar) and Stefan Reile (rhythm guitar) created Dragon's Tongue, the first grunge band in Saarland.[2] They quickly earned a very good reputation. They changed their name to Meskalin in 1996. The band was dissolved after the death of Derek Butsch in 1998.[3]

Red Aim (1999–2006)

Brill joined Red Aim replacing Pascal Flach in 1999 under the stage name Dr. Don Rogers.[4] [5] After he joined the band, their music started to go more into the direction of punk rock and heavy metal. They also re-recorded their first studio album titled Call Me Tiger in 2000 with him.

Powerwolf (2003–present)

He joined Powerwolf along with other Red Aim members in 2003. Similar to other band members, he decided to take on pseudonym Attila Dorn and build up a backstory around it.[6] According to it, Attila is half Romanian[7] and half Hungarian.[8] [9] Charles and Matthew Greywolf met him in a pub in Sighișoara on their holidays in Romania and invited him to join their band. Soon after that, Attila moved to the Powerwolf's hometown Saarbrücken, and became the frontman of the band.[10]

On 22 October 2005 he performed live in Kaufbeuren with Gamma Ray during their song "Blood Religion".[11]

He was a guest during Sabaton's concert in Oberhausen on 17 September 2011.

In an interview with the Rock Hard magazine in 2013, Matthew Greywolf confirmed that Dorn is not from Romania.[12]

The Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung compared Brill's Attila Dorn character with Count Dracula,[13] the Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung described him as a "mix of a monk and a crusader"[14] and Die Welt as a "mix of Hunnic ruler and an Orthodox priest".[15]

Personal life

Karsten Brill was born on 27 October 1970[16] in Bous (then in West Germany) as a son of Albert Brill.[17]

On 16 May 2015,[18] he married Powerwolf's photographer Jenny Brill.[19]

He currently lives in Saarbrücken.[20] [21]

Singing style

Brill can sing from operatic to belting and raspy vocals like screaming. He is a dramatic tenor.[22] [23] [24] [25] He has a vocal range of C2–B5.[26]

He received classical vocal training by a vocal coach Francesco Cottone in Saarbrücken.[27]

Discography

With Powerwolf

See main article: Powerwolf discography.

With Red Aim

With Meskalin

With Dragon's Tongue

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Attila Dorn POWERWOLF. 1 September 2019.
  2. Web site: German Rock e.v.. germanrock.de. 1 September 2019.
  3. Web site: German Rock e.v.. germanrock.de. 1 September 2019.
  4. Web site: Red Aim – Red Aim • metal.de. 26 April 2002. metal.de. 1 September 2019.
  5. Web site: Interviews & Artikel : RED AIM :: ox-fanzine.de. ox-fanzine.de. 1 September 2019.
  6. Web site: International erfolgreiche saarländische Metal-Band Powerwolf setzte neues Album in Saarbrücken in Szene. https://web.archive.org/web/20170418034552/http://www.saarbruecker-zeitung.de/aktuell/lokalnews/International-erfolgreiche-saarlaendische-Metal-Band-Powerwolf-setzte-neues-Album-in-Saarbruecken-in-Szene;art27857,4755229. dead. 18 April 2017. 18 April 2017. 1 September 2019.
  7. Web site: Wywiad: Powerwolf – rockmetal.pl. rockmetal.pl. rockmetal.pl. 1 September 2019.
  8. Web site: Dorn Attila. Starity.hu. hu. 1 September 2019.
  9. Web site: Heavy Latin: Powerwolf – Blessed & Possessed. Markheim. 26 July 2015. Heavy Latin. 1 September 2019.
  10. Web site: Powerwolf (VO) Interview / Spirit of Metal Webzine (en). spirit-of-metal.com. 1 September 2019.
  11. Web site: Ice Vajal – Music Land – Metal World :: Gamma Ray. Rod Capozzi. Gus Rosa. 14 July 2004. ice-vajal.com. en. 11 October 2019.
  12. Frank Albrecht: Heiliger Strohsack!, in: Rock Hard, Nr. 315, July 2013, p. 51.
  13. Web site: Musik als Glaubensfrage: Metal-Band Powerwolf zelebriert schwarze Messe im Hyde Park. Liedtke. Matthias. noz.de. 12 November 2017 . 9 October 2019.
  14. Web site: Mitreißende Metalmesse mit Powerwolf und Epica. HAZ – Hannoversche Allgemeine. de. 9 October 2019. 28 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190928165501/https://www.haz.de/Nachrichten/Kultur/Uebersicht/Mitreissende-Metalmesse-mit-Powerwolf-und-Epica-im-Capitol. dead.
  15. News: Wacken, Tag zwei: Kurzauftritt Motörhead – Sorgen um Lemmy. Mescoli. Felix. 2 August 2013. 9 October 2019.
  16. Web site: Karsten Brill – Metal Storm. metalstorm.net. 1 September 2019.
  17. Web site: Dragons Tongue – Love But Lies. Discogs. en. 22 September 2019.
  18. Web site: Jenny Dorn. facebook.com. en. 28 September 2019.
  19. Web site: February 2017. S.E. Berrow. 1 September 2019.
  20. Web site: Heavy-Metal-Band Powerwolf aus Saarbrücken: "Und dann stand der Elch vorm Fenster". Kessler. Tobias. Saarbrücker Zeitung. 6 July 2018 . de. 11 October 2019.
  21. Web site: Powerwolf-Konzert in der Saarlandhalle: "Bitte mal Applaus für unsere Mönche!". Kessler. Tobias. Saarbrücker Zeitung. 18 November 2018 . de. 11 October 2019.
  22. Web site: Powerwolf – Blessed and Possessed (album review) Sputnikmusic. sputnikmusic.com. 11 October 2019.
  23. Web site: Review: Powerwolf, SWX. 22 January 2019. Bristol 24/7. en. 11 October 2019.
  24. Web site: Epica ~ O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire 3 February 2017: Gig Review. seberrow. 12 February 2017. S.E. Berrow. en. 11 October 2019.
  25. Web site: It has its charm – A review of Powerwolf's "The Metal Mass – Live". Sebastian Kluth. 11 October 2019.
  26. Web site: Attila Dorn The Range Planet. therangeplanet.proboards.com. 10 October 2019.
  27. Web site: Powerwolf – Matthew Greywolf – Interviews – Metalnews.de. de-DE. 20 December 2019.

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