Hans Ziller

Hans Ziller
Birth name Johann Ziller
Born (1959-05-18) May 18, 1959
Genres Rock, Hard rock, Heavy metal
Occupation(s) guitarist, songwriter
Instruments guitar, slide guitar, sitar, keyboard
Years active 1972 – present
Associated acts Cacumen, EZ Livin, Bonfire

Hans Ziller (born May 18, 1959) is the master mind, founder, lead guitarist, backing vocalist and primary composer of the German 1980s melodic hard rock band Bonfire.[1] He founded the band called Cacumen (a predecessor of Bonfire) as a teenager in 1972. In 1989 in the middle of working on Bonfire's third album Point Blank - which, like the earlier albums, was produced by master producer Michael Wagener - Hans Ziller left the band because of insurmountable differences with the management and the rest of the band and began a project of his own called EZ Livin'.1993 he continued with Bonfire. Hans Ziller in 2014 resurrected EZ Livin' for a solo venture that was originally planned to be temporary. On January 11, 2015 Ziller made a new line up for Bonfire. Under Ziller´s flagg Bonfire got back to his good vibes and the Album Glörious hit the German top 50 GFK Album charts! At the end of 2015 Ziller signed a new contract with the Label UDR/Warner-the home of Legends. In 2016 UDR releases the 30th Anniversary Double Album and Vinyl to celebrate 30 years of Bonfire. Then Bonfire started their 30 years Anniversary Tour with 100 gigs in April 2016 which will last the whole year.

References

  1. "Bonfire Guitarist To Guest On Hair Metal Haven". Blabbermouth. 23 June 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
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