Menhir

MENHIR was founded at the beginning of 1995 by Heiko, Manuela and Fix.

The band name is a term from the Celtic and means something like "long stone".

Menhirs are the holy stones set up by different cultures in the Neolithic and the Bronze Ages, which are often used for purely cultic and sacrificial places. Thematically, the extensive area of ​​our Celtic / Germanic ancestors should be the focus right from the start.

In March of the following year, the first and only 4 track demo "Barditus" was recorded and published.

The fluctuation of the secondary band members, to supplement the band, was from the beginning one of our biggest hurdles. But after some time we found an old friend named Heinz for the bass, with whom we did our debut "Die ewigen Steine" at the turn of the year 96/97 under the direction of Andreas Hilbert (GOLEM) in the Buckower "Blue Art" studio Recordings. At that time the CD came out under the still very young label "Ars Metalli".

In the spring of 1998 Heiko and Fix were single - handedly, with the help of guest musicians the mini - CD "Buchonia", which represented a trip into folkloristic realms.

Recorded this time was the "Musikhaus Martin Kram", a local studio in Zella near Dermbach.

Buchonia is the Latin name of the Rhön. A beautiful low mountain landscape in the immediate vicinity of the Bandheimat, which has a lot to offer in terms of cultural history and where there are still some relics from prehistory and early history.

The first and catastrophic attempt to record the second work "Thuringia", it came to break with Fix and Heinz has quit for professional reasons, shortly before.

For a long time now Karsten joined the band on bass and for the second guitar we had Roman some time ago.

Since no new drummer was found, Tormentor of DESASTER was available for the recordings and it could now be started for a second attempt.

We went back to the same studio as the demo in Münnerstädter "R & A Studio".

Thuringia is the Latin name for Thuringia, ergo a homage to the band's homeland.

Some time later Sebastian found a truly suitable drummer. But there, where, with him, the first concerts should be played, it broke with Roman. As the songs did not sound right without a second guitar and two weeks later the gigs were already fixed, Fix made himself available at short notice and changed only the instrument and has since been there again.

Even before the recordings of the "Ziuwari" CD Karsten left the band again and in the studio the then bassist of ODROERIR took over this part.

For the first time, the CD came out under another label called "Skaldic Art", because "Ars Metalli" was about to take his last breath.

All 4 CDs were re-released via "Perverted Tast".

At some point Fritze (Bass) joined the band and gave us a new keyboarder, too, as our longtime comrade Manuela had left us after our last studio stay.

With this constellation, as it prevailed at the time (Heiko vocals, guitar, fix guitar, Fritze bass, Christian keyboard and Sebastian on drums), we played several successful gigs, festivals and tours.

In the winter of 2004/2005 we slowly started to study the new songs, which should be recorded soon and again in the "Powertrack Studio". But as our claims have been raised, this has turned out to be a less easy undertaking. Repeated recording of the same parts and tracks, dissatisfaction with the sound, stagnation of the situation also led to interruptions of the recordings.

But in the end we were able to present a solid work in spring 2007 called "Hildebrandslied" to the public.

The new CD was released by the young label "Trollzorn".

Sebastian had since left the band and the search for an adequate drummer turned out to be even more difficult than the last studio stay.

But in the meantime, after several attempts, tests and inquiries, we have another new and gifted man behind the shooting gallery.

On to new battles!

ZIU VICTORY!

MEMBERS:

HEIKO - Vocals, Guitar

FIX - Guitar

RALPH - Bass

JEN - Keys

Menhir - Discography

Hildebrandslied (2007)

Ziuwari (2001)

Thuringia (1999)

Buchonia (1998)

Die ewigen Steine (1997)

Demo Barditus (1996)