Piet Sielck

Infobox Musical artist
Name = Piet Sielck


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Background = solo_singer
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Born = Birth date and age|1963|11|14
Hamburg, Germany
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Occupation = Musician
Genre = Heavy metal, power metal
Instrument = Vocals, guitar
Years_active = 1982–present
Label = Dockyard One
Associated_acts = Savage Circus
Iron Savior

Piet Sielck (born 14 November, 1963) is a power metal guitarist and vocalist. He is member of the power/speed metal bands Iron Savior and Savage Circus, as well as owner of the studio Powerhouse in Hamburg.

Early years

Born in Hamburg, Germany, Piet started playing piano at the age of 8 and bass at the age of 10, but realized after half a year that bass was not his favourite instrument and took up the guitar.

Career/Development

Sielck's first band was Gentry, which he formed along with Kai Hansen. In 1982, he left the band and worked first as a technician, then traveled for one year to Los Angeles. After his return, he began his career as a producer; his first production was "Heading for Tomorrow", the debut album of Gamma Ray, the new band of his old friend Hansen. Other bands with which he cooperated are Uriah Heep, Saxon, and Blind Guardian. He maintains a good relationship with many bands, having participated in several of their albums as a guest musician.

In 1996, Sielck created his own band, Iron Savior, together with Hansen and Blind Guardian's then-drummer Thomen Stauch. Those two would step out later, but Sielck continued the band with new musicians.

In 2004, he agreed to produce and participate as a guitarist in Stauch's new band Savage Circus.

Discography

Iron Savior

* "Iron Savior" (1997)
* "Coming Home" (Single, 1998)
* "Unification" (1998)
* "Interlude" (EP, 1999)
* "I've Been to Hell" (Single, 2000)
* "Dark Assault" (2001)
* "Condition Red" (2002)
* "Battering Ram" (2004)
* "Megatropolis" (2007)

External links

* [http://www.iron-savior.com/ Official Iron Savior homepage]
* [http://www.savage-circus.com/ Official Savage Circus homepage]