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.
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Hamburg, Germany |
| Genres | Gothic metal, heavy metal, death metal, punk rock |
| Instrument(s) | Lead vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Labels | Warner Music, Nuclear Blast, Hamburg Records, AFM |
| Website | pyogenesis |
Music
editThe 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.
Hamburg Records
editHis 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.
Personal life
editFlo V. Schwarz has two daughters (*2009 and *2012) and lives with them in Hamburg, Germany.
Discography
editwith Pyogenesis
- 2017 A Kingdom To Disappear (AFM Records)
- 2015 A Century In The Curse Of Time (AFM Records)
- 2002 She Makes Me Wish I Had a Gun (Hamburg Records / Sony Music)
- 1998 Mono … Or Will It Ever Be the Way It Used to Be (Nuclear Blast / Warner Music)
- 1997 Unpop (Nuclear Blast / Warner Music)
- 1995 Twinaleblood ( Warner Music / Nuclear Blast)
- 1994 Sweet X-Rated Nothings (Nuclear Blast / Warner Music)
- 1993 Pyogenesis (Osmose Productions / SPV)
- 1992 Ignis Creatio (Osmose Productions / SPV)
References
edit- ^ "Pyogenesis - Pyogenesis - Reviews - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives".
- ^ "PYOGENESIS Return; Band to Headline Romania's November to Dismember Metal Fest; Video Announcement Streaming".
- ^ "Interview с Pyogenesis".
- ^ "Flo Schwarz". Discogs.
- ^ "PYOGENESIS Return; Band to Headline Romania's November to Dismember Metal Fest; Video Announcement Streaming".