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Ralf Scheepers bigraphy, stories - German singer

Ralf Scheepers : biography

5 February 1965 –

Ralf Scheepers (born 5 February 1965 in Esslingen, Germany) is the current vocalist for German power metal outfit Primal Fear. He has a relatively high-pitched tenor-esque singing voice and sometimes uses a shriek reminiscent of Judas Priest’s Rob Halford, although it is his baritone lows which give him a near 4 octave range in the modal register. He has also sung in Gamma Ray and Tyran’ Pace. Ralf Scheepers has also done guest vocals for the bands Scanner, Therion, Ayreon and Shadow Gallery and worked with Tom Galley on Phenomena’s "Blind Faith" album.

Discography

Primal Fear

1997–present

  • Primal Fear (1998)
  • Jaws of Death (1999)
  • Nuclear Fire (2001)
  • EP – Horrorscope (2002)
  • Black Sun (2002)
  • DVD – The History of Fear (2003)
  • Devil’s Ground (2004)
  • Seven Seals (2005)
  • ­Metal Is Forever : The Very Best of Primal Fear (2006)
  • New Religion (2007)
  • 16.6 : Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead (2009)
  • Live in the USA (2010)
  • DVD – 16.6 All over the World (2010)
  • Unbreakable (2012)

Tyran’ Pace

  • Eye to Eye (1983)
  • Long Live Metal (1984)
  • Watching You (1986)

Gamma Ray

  • Heading for Tomorrow (1990)
  • DVD – Heading for the East (1990)
  • Sigh No More (1991)
  • Insanity and Genius (1993)
  • DVD – Lust for Live (1993)
  • Power of Metal (1994) live compilation together with Rage, Conception, and Helicon

F.B.I.

  • Hell on Wheels (1993)

Solo

  • Scheepers (2011)

Guest appearances

Vocal on song

  • ScannerHypertrace (1988)
  • German Rock ProjectLet Love Conquer the World (1991)
  • BrainstormHungry (1997)
  • Roland GrapowThe Four Seasons of Life (1997)
  • ScannerBall of the Damned (1997)
  • Pink Cream 69Electrified (1998)
  • TherionVovin (1998)
  • TherionCrowning of Atlantis (1999)
  • AyreonUniversal Migrator Part 2: Flight of the Migrator (2000)
  • VA – Catch The Rainbow : A Tribute to Rainbow (2000)
  • VA – German Rock StarsWings of Freedom (2001)
  • TribuzyExecution (2005)
  • TribuzyExecution Live Reunion (2007)
  • Shadow GalleryDigital Ghosts (2009)
  • SolnaEurameric (2009)
  • PhenomenaBlind Faith (2010)
  • DragonyLegends (2011)
  • HelkerSomewhere in the Circle (2013)
  • HighlordThe Warning After (2013)
  • NergardMemorial for a Wish (2013)
  • Rage of AngelsDreamworld (2013)
  • Magnus KarlssonFree Fall (2013)