ASP (band)


ASP is a German rock band from Frankfurt, formed in 1999. The name is identical to the pseudonym of the band's leader Asp, and is pronounced as one word.
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History

ASP were formed in 1999 by Alexander Frank Spreng and Matthias Ambré, producing their first 3-track demo CD later that year. The following year saw a record deal with Trisol, who released the band's debut album Hast du mich vermisst? , as well as the band's first live performance, at the 'Gothicworld' festival having added Andreas Gross on bass, Oliver Himmighoffen on drums and a choir section to the line-up.
The following three years saw the release of two further albums Duett and Weltunter, which, along with the debut, formed the album series Der Schwarze Schmetterling. ASP also became a popular live act over these years, regularly appearing at high-profile festivals.
The band suffered some difficulty in 2004 with the bankruptcy of distributor EFA, though their albums were reissued later that year, along with the Interim Works Compendium, a 2CD collection of ASP rarities as well as selected tracks from their three albums to date. Another string of live dates took them through to the release of Aus der Tiefe in May 2005, the fourth part of the Der Schwarze Schmetterling series. The fifth part Requiembryo followed in 2007.

Members

Current members
  • Asp – vocals
  • Lias – bass
  • Lutz Demmler – bass, guitar, mandolin, keyboard
  • Sören Jordan – guitar
  • Stefan Günther – drums
Former members
  • Tossi – bass
  • Matze – guitar, bass guitar, programming
  • Max – choir
  • Holger Hartgen – choir
  • Pit Hammann – choir
  • Himmi – drums

Discography

DVD

  • 2009: Von Zaubererbrüdern – Live & Unplugged
  • 2012: Live auf dem Summer Breeze
  • 2019: ''Zaubererbruder – Der Krabat-Liederzyklus – Live & für immer''

Box sets