Flowing Tears is a German Gothic Metal band. Their original band name was
Flowing Tears And Withered Flowers, which they used on their first two releases,
Swansongs and
Joy Parade. On
Swansongs, Manfred Bersin contributed the male vocals.
With the release of
Serpentine two years later, the band would build on the work they did with
Jade, adding a slightly more up tempo, less depressing sound. After the release of
Serpentine, Stefanie Duchêne had to leave the band. Her pregnancy was incompatible with the high sights of the band. She is currently working on her solo career. Their current vocalist is Helen Vogt (since 2004). With a sound not too distant from that of
Serpentine, and the eerily similar vocal traits of Vogt to that of Stefanie Duchêne's, the band released their latest studio album,
Razorbliss.
On October 20 2004, just seven months after the release of "Razorbliss", two founding members of Flowing tears, Björn Lorson and Cristian Zimmer, died in a car accident.
Current line-up
- Helen Vogt - Vocals (2004-)
- Benjamin Buss - Guitars and programming (1996-)
- Frederic Lesny - Bass (1996-)
- Stefen Gemballa - Drums (2002-)
Former members
- Manfred Bersin - Vocals (1996)
- Cristian Zimmer - Drums (1996-1998) RIP
- Stefanie Duchêne - Vocals (1998-2004)
- Eric Hilt - Drums (1998-2002)
- Mike Voltz - Keyboard (2000)
Discography
Studio Albums
- Joy Parade (1997)
- Jade (2000)
- Serpentine (2002)
- Razorbliss (2004)
Live Albums
- Invanity - Live In Berlin (2007)
External links
Gothic metal musical groupsMusical groups established in 1994
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