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Matthew Greywolf

Benjamin Buss, best known by his stage name Matthew Greywolf, is a German musician, best known as the lead guitarist and a main songwriter in the power metal band Powerwolf.

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Matthew Greywolf
Matthew Greywolf during an interview in 2018
Matthew Greywolf during an interview in 2018
Background information
Also known asMatthew Greywolf
B.B. Foxworth
Born
Benjamin Buss

(1977-10-07) 7 October 1977
Wadgassen, Saarland, West Germany
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • keyboards
Years active1994–present
Member ofPowerwolf
Formerly ofFlowing Tears, Red Aim

Benjamin Buss (pronounced [ˈbɛnjaˌmiːn bʊs]; born 7 October 1977), best known by his stage name Matthew Greywolf, is a German musician, best known as the lead guitarist and a main songwriter in the power metal band Powerwolf.1

He's married to a photographer Janine Buss.2

Biography

Greywolf performing with Powerwolf at Zeltfestival Rhein-Neckar in 2019 source ↗
Greywolf performing with Flowing Tears in 2004 source ↗

Buss comes from Wadgassen. He was raised in a Catholic family.3 He became interested in heavy metal music when he was 11 years old.4

In 1994, along with other people he started a band Flowing Tears & Withered Flowers. He was a guitarist and a keyboardist of the band. They changed their name to Flowing Tears in 1999. In 1995 along with his schoolmate Pascal Flach he founded Red Aim.5

He started Powerwolf along with Charles Greywolf (David Vogt) in 2003.6 He's the main songwriter of the band and a member that appears in most of the interviews with the group.73 He also designed the stage setup, merchandise, artwork and layout for most of their albums.8

When asked if he was a Christian or a Satanist, Matthew Greywolf answered: "I am a metalist, a metal fan. Metal is my religion. Look at all these people, what unites them? I can tell you, it's the fucking metal".3

He claims that his main musical influences are Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Scorpions, Michael Schenker Group, Mercyful Fate, Paradise Lost, Tiamat, New Model Army, Dead Can Dance and countless others.19

Discography

With Powerwolf

With Flowing Tears

With Red Aim

Guest appearances

  • Autumnblaze – Every Sun Is Fragile (2013; guitar on track 10 "Verglimmt")10

Equipment

Instruments used by Matthew Greywolf11
Instrument Years used
ESP LTD DV8-R 2003–2014
ESP LTD V-401 2014–2016
Dean Guitars custom signature V Guitar 2016–
References

References

  1. "Matthew Greywolf | POWERWOLF". Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  2. "Lighthouse in Darkness". facebook.com. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  3. Hammer, Tom Dare2015-08-18T10:00:00Z Metal (18 August 2015). "Powerwolf: "Too many bands take themselves too seriously!"". Metal Hammer Magazine. Retrieved 1 September 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. "Powerwolf : retour sur l'expérience". RADIO METAL (in French). 1 July 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  5. "BODYCHECK Nr.11". heavy-metal.de. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  6. "International erfolgreiche saarländische Metal-Band Powerwolf setzte neues Album in Saarbrücken in Szene". 18 April 2017. Archived from the original on 18 April 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  7. "INTERVIEW: Matthew Greywolf – Powerwolf". Distorted Sound Magazine. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  8. "Interview с Powerwolf". DARKSIDE.ru. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  9. "Flowing Tears". 27 February 2012. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  10. "AUTUMNBLAZE". autumnblaze-kingdom.com. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  11. Inc, Equipboard. "Matthew Greywolf's Equipboard". Equipboard. Retrieved 19 February 2020. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
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