The jazz-metal quintet around guitarist, composer and arranger Jan Zehrfeld has gained a cult status in the prog/math/djent/tech-metal but also jazz-fusion scene worldwide.
The original compositions and covers ("Verkrassungen") of well-known pieces have become an unmistakable trademark of the band. The music is humorous, mathematically constructed, organically reconstructed; in an alternating bath of virtuoso force and casual airiness, complex riffs and jazzy improvisations are performed with breathtaking precision and joy of playing at the highest musical level, according to Zehrfeld's motto "headbanging with brains".
Virgil Donati's drumming has been a world leader for several decades, and his composing and orchestrating skills are also highly regarded. Always exhausting the possibilities beyond the norm, he has
as an introspective free spirit, he has always broken through traditional genre boundaries.
He has toured and recorded with Planet X, Steve Vai, Allan Holdsworth, Tony MacAlpine, Kiko Loureiro, Bunny Brunel, Scott Henderson and Steve Walsh, among others
Anton Davidyants became internationally known in 2010 with the power fusion trio "Impact Fu-ze". Since then he has toured worldwide with jazz/rock/fusion legends such as Guthrie Govan, Eric Marienthal, Damien Schmitt, and many more.
His highly virtuosic style is unique, combining solid, powerful groove with filigree and high-speed precision.
In addition to the current album "Planet Z", a mixture of still unheard material and Panzerballett "evergreens" will be presented.
The line-up:
Jan Zehrfeld [g, comp/arr]
Virgil Donati [dr]
Anton Davidyants [b]
Josef Doblhofer [g]
Florian Fennes [sax]