Gun Barrel (band)

Gun Barrel
Origin	Germany
Genres	Heavy metal
Years active	1998–present
Members	Manuel Strübing, Rolf Tanzius, Tom "Tomcat" Kintgen, Jan Niederstein, Paul Bendler
Website	gunbarrel.de

Gun Barrel is a German heavy metal band formed in 1998 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia. Gun Barrel was founded by Guido Feldhausen and Rolf Tanzius and released their first EP Back To Suicide (2000) with the line-up consisting of Guido Feldhausen (vocals), Rolf Tanzius (guitar), Holger Schulz (bass) and Florens Neuheuser (drums). They play traditional/old school heavy metal and they personally call their musical style "Power dive rock 'n' metal". So far they have released six studio albums, Power-Dive (2001), Battle-Tested (2003), Bombard Your Soul (2005), Outlaw Invasion (2008), Brace For Impact (2012) and Damage Dancer (2014). Rolf Tanzius is currently the only original band member.

Band members

Current members

• Vinnie — vocals (since 2025)
• Rolf Tanzius — guitar (since 1998)
• Tom "Tomcat" Kintgen — bass (since 2002)
• Jan Niederstein — guitar (since 2018)
• Paul Bendler — drums (since 2024)

Former members

• Silver — vocals (on Live At The Kubana)
• Xaver Drexler — vocals (on Bombard Your Soul, Outlaw Invasion) - died on March 28, 2010.
• Guido Feldhausen — vocals (on Back To Suicide, Power-Dive, Battle-Tested)
• Manuel Strübing — vocals (2024)
• Holger Schulz — bass (on Back To Suicide, Power-Dive, Battle-Tested)
• Willi Tüpprath — bass (not on any album)
• Florens Neuheuser — drums (on Back To Suicide)

Discography

Albums

• Power-Dive (2001)
• Battle-Tested (2003)
• Bombard Your Soul (2005)
• Outlaw Invasion (2008)
• Live at the Kubana -Live (2010)
• Brace for Impact (2012)
• Damage Dancer (2014)

Demos, singles and EPs

• Bomb Attack, demo (1999)
• Back To Suicide, EP (2000)
• Back To Suicide, single (2004)

External links

• Encyclopa Metallum
• Official site