Peavy Wagner
Peter "Peavy" Wagner (born 22 December 1964) is a German musician. He is the lead singer, bassist and main songwriter of the heavy metal band Rage and also a member of the bass guitar-focused side project Bassinvaders.[1] He is a former member of the thrash metal band Mekong Delta.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Peter Wagner |
| Born | 22 December 1964 Herne, West Germany |
| Genres | Heavy metal, speed metal, power metal, progressive metal |
| Occupations | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, bass |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Member of | Rage, Bassinvaders |
| Formerly of | Mekong Delta |
Biography
Wagner was born in Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia, the second of four children. His parents, both passionate amateur musicians, tried to inspire their kids for music since childhood. Eventually, Wagner learned his first instrument, the classical guitar. He started to play on the electrical guitar a few years later and, inspired by Lemmy from Motörhead, finally switched to the electric bass in the early 1980s.
In 1983, Wagner founded together with the two guitar players Jochen Schroeder and Alf Meyerratken the heavy metal band Avenger. In 1986, the band's name was changed to Rage. Wagner is the only member of the band to have stayed in it throughout its history. He currently performs as the band's bassist and singer.
Wagner also participated in Mekong Delta's two first albums, appeared on Axel Rudi Pell's Black Moon Pyramid as a guest bass player, and participated in Markus Grosskopf's project Bassinvaders.
Discography
Rage
X-Mas Project
Studio albums:
- X-Mas Project (1986)
Filmography
Actor
- Rage: Alive But Dead (Short 1995) - Himself (as Peter Peavy Wagner)
- Rage: Deepin The Blackest Hole (Short 1996) - Himself (as Peter Peavy Wagner)
Soundtrack
- Der Schuh des Manitu (2001) (writer: "Straight to Hell')
Self
- Headbangers Ball (TV Series 1995) - Himself - Rage (as Peter Peavy Wagner)
- Wacken Metal Overdrive (Video 2003) - Himself (as Peter Peavy Wagner)
- Rage: From the Cradle to the Stage - 20th Anniversary (Video 2004) - Himself (as Peter 'Peavy' Wagner)
- Rage: Full Moon in St. Petersburg (Video 2007) - Himself
- Destruction: A Savage Symphony - The History of Annihilation (Video 2010) - Himself (as Peter Peavy Wagner)
- Rage: Strings to a Web - Official Festival Bootleg (Video 2010) - Himself
- Saxon: Heavy Metal Thunder (2010) - Himself
References
- Prato, Greg. "Biography: Rage". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
External links
Media related to Peter Wagner at Wikimedia Commons