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Andre Hilgers (с 2007 г.)

Andre Hilgers was born on 30th of August 1974 in Remscheid/NRW. Aged 7 years, he was sitting behind a drum for the first time, concentrating on learning drums with 10. After that he took lessons at rock – jazz style for 6 years, as well as 3 years guitar and 2 years singing lessons.

 

1986-1989 - Andre Hilgers played in different metal formations, covering all stylistic fields, and was collecting lots of live experiences.

1989 - Andre joined the band "Ninja" from Wuppertal and recorded the CD "Liberty". In the meantime he helped out 3 other bands as well as for live shows and also demo purposes.

Subsequent to "Ninja", so in 1993, Andre Hilgers joined the speedmetal band "Mendacious Messiah" from Bielefeld, playing the drums at 10 concerts and their demotape.

1994-1997 - Andre played with the metal formation "Vanize" from Wuppertal. During this time almost 30-40 concerts took place at, some in former East Germany, in Berlin etc. The CD "Twins?" was recorded and an endorsement contract with Paiste was signed.

1997 - Andre helped out at the speedmetal band "Regicide" from Wuppertal / now "Cyberia". About 10 concerts were played in NRW area.

1997 - Furthermore Andre played 6 concerts with the band "Noisehunter" from Dormagen, had a studio job for "Asmodina" from Leverkusen, style deathmetal, and played the drums for the solo CD of "Sinner" guitarist Alex Beyrodt in Duisburg.

1998 - Joined the coverband "Bourbon-Street". The solo project "Alex B." changed to the band "The Sygnet". A management contract with "Bottom Row" was signed and four shows as support band of "Pink Cream 69" were played.

Subsequent to that, a the deal with ZYX / Germany was confirmed, and a four weeks tour through Germany together with "Doro" followed.

1999 - "The Sygnet" played on "Wacken open air" and their second CD was set up in the "House of Music" near Stuttgart, produced by Achim Köhler (u.a. Sinner, Primel Fear etc.)

1999 - The band "Silent Force" was founded. In June 2000 the first album "The Empire of Future" was released.

2000 - Andre feft "Bourbon-Street" in August. In October, two festival shows with "Silent Force" were played in France, a two weeks European tour as support of "Stratovarius" followed in November.

2001 - Working on second album of "Silent Force", titled "Infatuator" in May. Andre Hilgers joined the cover rock band "Velvet Green", before playing at the "Wacken open air" with "Silent Force" in August.

2001 - Studio recording with "Velvet Green" took part in September. In November same year the "Silent Force" CD "Infatuator" was released.

2002 - In March, Andre took part at a three weeks European tour with "Silent Force" as support of the Brazilian band "Angra".

2002 - A tour through Germany with "Silent Force" as support of "U.D.O." followed.

2003 - The third "Silent Force" album, entitled "Worlds Apart", was recorded at the "House of Audio" in Karlsdorf by producer Dennis Ward.

2003 - Helped out the band "Axxis" for some festival shows.

2004 - Joined "Axxis" on their "Time Machine" tour in March 2004.

2004 - Andre did various studio jobs for diverse bands and is regular member of the biker cover rockband "Bourbon Street" again.

2005 - Beginning of 2005 Japanese tour with "Silent Force". After that the second "Razorback" CD was produced. Subsequent to that, new songs for "Axxis" were composed and recorded by Dennis Ward in the "House of Audio".

2006 - Production of the band Empire "The Raven Ride", u.a. Tony Martin (ex- Black Sabbath), Neil Murray (ex- Whitesnake), which was released by AOR Heaven in spring 2006.

2006 - Chart entry with "Axxis" "Paradise in Flames", promo shows with "Gotthard" in Germany and with "Helloween" abroad. In May double headliner tour with "Krokus".

2006 - The 4th "Silent Force" album, entitled "Walk the earth ", was recorded at the "House of Music " by producer Dennis Ward.

2006 - Joined the metal band RAGE at the end of the year.

2007 - Touring Russia, Ukrain, Czech Republic and finally the "Wacken Open Air" festival in Germany together with "RAGE" and the "Lingua Mortis Orchestra" (Minsk/Belarus).

2007 - The Silent Force album "Walk the Earth" was released on the market, followed by an Japnese tour and an entry at the Japanese charts.

2007 - The new "RAGE" album "Carved In Stone" was recorde at the VPS studio in Hamm in September.

2007 - The new "AXXIS" album "Doom Of Destiny" was released by AFM Records, and "AXXIS" toured together with "HELLOWEEN" and "GAMMA RAY" through Europe.

2007 - End of the year, studiojob for Markus Grosskopfs "Bassinvaders" project.

2008 - Release of "RAGE" album "Carved In Stone", European tour will follow.

2010 - Release of "RAGE" album "Strings to a web "World tour will follow.