ANDY B. FRANCK · lead & back-up vocals
Name: Andy B. FranckInstrument: vocals
Nickname: d'r "B"
Date of birth: February, 20th
Bands: BRAINSTORM & SYMPHORCE
Profession: screamin' for a lovebite ;-)
Bands before BS: Lightning, Ivanhoe...
Guest appearances for: Sinner, Ideas, Chinchilla amm.
In BS since: 1999
Family: married with "the amazing" Carmen & our "2 sons of fire"
Influences: Bruce Dickinson, Rob Halford amm
Ambition: make this world a better place
Hobbies: workout, PC-Games
Best (and worst?) concert BS: I think especially the entire "Inside The Monster" tour was pretty amazing as we played all our favourite songs and had a great time with all friends and fans. This is what I'm lookin' forward to in 2008... even bigger and better! Worst show? Hugh, probably the "Deichbrand OA" was a bit strange... I just flew in damn late and was f#*&ing tired, ha ha... but also maybe the festival in Spain, when we - due to some flight problems - had to play at 3:30am... so again: too tired...
Best concert you've been to: In Flames/ Pain/ Soilwork (KILLER! 2002), Kiss (wherever / whenever), DEATH ANGEL / FORBIDDEN / VICIOUS RUMORS (1989), MEGADETH / TESTAMENT / FLOTSAM & JETSAM / SANCTUARY (1988), Tom Jones (2003, WHAT? Yes… was pretty cool!)
Favorite stuff:
Bands: Kiss, Iron Maiden, In Flames, Amorphis, Megadeth, Madonna, Kings Of Today
Musicians: Bruce Dickinson, Paul Stanley … me, myself and I (just kidding guys,…just kidding!!! …or? ;-)
CDs/albums:
old stuff: Iron Maiden (everything up to "7th Son…", Judas Priest (everything until "Painkiller"), Megadeth (everything until "Cryptic …"), Forbidden "Forbidden Evil" & "Twisted Into Form", Die Krupps "Paradise Now"
new stuff: Soilwork, In Flames, Korn, Nightrage, Nightwish, Raunchy, Kings Of Today
Books/mags: William Boyd, Dean R. Koontz, Michael Crichton, Andrea M. Schenkel
Movies/TV: JAMES BOND, Escape From New York, Aliens, The 13th Warrior, King of Queens, Saw…
Food: I don't f#*%ing care
Drinks: Red wine: Donnafugata Tancredi Contessa Entellina (Italy), Navarra (Spain)
Motto: If you don't like it, I don't care, if you don't care, I'll like it!
A person you would love to meet (dead or alive): ha, no, you must be kiddin'... but anyway: Sean Connery, Salma Hayek, Jessica Alba and ...
Bio/news:
Something personal: back on track again? Yep ... after tour / album / tour / album / tour... I was f*#%in' empty. Sure, I always had a great time and enjoyed every single minute... but after a year of silence, I'm feelin' really good!
Some words for the fans: damn shit, we played so many shows and festivals for "Liquid Monster"... and still we're not done! Right now we're preparing the triple-DVD box set which will be amazing, I promise you! So our respect and love goes out to all true braniacs worldwide. Be sure, the new album's gonna be amazing and again... we'll kick some ass!
So, no more talking shit... enjoy yourself and "ride free"!
Check out Andy www.andybfranck.de
and SYMPHORCE on www.SYMPHORCE.net!
Andy uses www.SHURE.com
status: 25.01.2007
