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Ostrogoth (band)

{{Short description|Belgian heavy metal band}}

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Ostrogoth

| image = Ostrogoth - Headbangers Open Air 2016 03.jpg

| caption = Dario Frodo and Tom Tas

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| origin = Ghent, Belgium

| genre = Heavy metal, power metal

| years_active = 1980–1988, 2002, 2010–present

| label = Mausoleum Records, Ultraprime Records, Empire Records

| associated_acts =

| website = [http://www.ostrogothofficial.com Official website]

| current_members = Mario "Grizzly" Pauwels
Josey Hindrix
Fré Ost
Bram Engelen
Gerry Verstreken

| past_members = See below

}}

Ostrogoth is a Belgian heavy metal band, formed in 1980 in Ghent.{{cite web|url=http://www.ostrogothofficial.com/bio/|title=BIO|publisher=Ostrogoth|accessdate=January 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303132026/http://www.ostrogothofficial.com/bio/|archive-date=March 3, 2017|url-status=dead}}

The group is influenced by other successful European metal bands such as Scorpions and Accept. After an EP and two albums, Full Moon's Eyes, Ecstasy and Danger and Too Hot, the band went through a major line-up change for 1987's Feelings of Fury, following which the band disbanded.{{cite book|title=The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music|editor=Colin Larkin|publisher=Guinness Publishing|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-939-0|pages=1878/9}}

Over these years, they shared the stage with amongst others Def Leppard, Manowar, Vandenberg, Loudness, Uriah Heep and Gary Moore.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/ostrogoth-mn0000313173/biography|title=Ostrogoth - Biography|first=Eduardo|last=Rivadavia|website=AllMusic|access-date=May 26, 2015}} 2002 saw Ostrogoth reuniting for a string of Belgian shows featuring both Marc 'Red Star' De Brauwer and Peter De Wint on vocals, each representing the material of their time with the band. In 2010, Ostrogoth briefly reunited with singer Marc De Brauwer, who was soon to be replaced by Josey Hindrix. Several years later the band started working on new material and recorded the EP, Last Tribe Standing, which was released in 2015. Another major line-up change happened in 2018.

Members

{{cite web|url=http://www.ostrogothofficial.com/band/|title=BAND|publisher=Ostrogoth|accessdate=January 6, 2016}}

;Current members

  • Mario "Grizzly" Pauwels – drums (1980–1988, 2002, 2010–present)
  • Josey Hindrix – vocals (2012–present)
  • Gerry Verstreken - bass (2018-present)
  • Fré Ost - guitars (2018-present)
  • Bram Engelen - guitars (2020-present)

;Former members

  • Marnix "Bronco" van de Kauter – bass (1980–1986, 2002, 2010–2013)
  • Jean-Pierre "Pierke" Dekeghel – guitars (1980–1981, died 2014)
  • Luc Minne – vocals (1980–1982)
  • Hans "Sphinx" van de Kerckhove – guitars (1980–1986, died 1989)
  • Rudy "WhiteShark" Vercruysse – guitars (1980–1988, 2002, 2010–2014, died 2015)
  • Marc "Red Star" de Brauwer – vocals (1982–1986, 2002, 2010–2011)
  • Sylvain Cherotti – bass (1987–1988)
  • Junao Martins – guitars (1987–1988, 2002)
  • Chris Taerwe –keyboards (1987–1988)
  • Peter De Wint – vocals (1987–1988, 2002)
  • Pierre Villafranca – bass (1986–1987)
  • Geert Annys – guitars (2014-2016)
  • Dario Frodo - guitars (2011-2017)
  • Stripe - bass (2014-2017)
  • Tom Tas - guitars (2016-2017)

=Timeline=

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Discography

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Studio albums

  • Ecstasy and Danger (1984)
  • Too Hot (1985)
  • Feelings of Fury (1987)

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EP

  • Full Moon's Eyes (1983)
  • Last Tribe Standing (2015){{cite web|title=OSTROGOTH To Release 'Last Tribe Standing' First Release Since 1987|url=http://www.melodicrock.com/articles/news-feed/2014/12/09/ostrogoth-release-%E2%80%98last-tribe-standing%E2%80%99-first-release-1987|publisher=MelodicRock.com|date=December 9, 2014|accessdate=January 8, 2015}}

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References

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External links

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  • {{Official website|http://www.ostrogothofficial.com}}

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Category:Belgian heavy metal musical groups

Category:Musical groups established in 1980

Category:English-language musical groups from Belgium