Attila Dorn

Karsten Brill (; born 27 October 1970), best known professionally as Attila Dorn, is a German singer. He has been the lead vocalist of the power metal band Powerwolf since 2003.

Career

Dragon's Tongue and Meskalin (1991–1998) In 1991, Brill along with Derek Butsch (drums), Markus Görg (bass), Thorsten Neu (lead guitar) and Stefan Reile (rhythm guitar) created Dragon's Tongue, the first grunge band in Saarland. They quickly earned a very good reputation.

Red Aim (1999–2006) Brill joined Red Aim replacing Pascal Flach in 1999 under the stage name Dr. Don Rogers. After he joined the band, their music started to go more into the direction of punk rock and heavy metal. According to it, Attila is half Romanian and half Hungarian. Charles and Matthew Greywolf met him in a pub in Sighișoara on their holidays in Romania and invited him to join their band. Soon after that, Attila moved to the Powerwolf's hometown Saarbrücken, and became the frontman of the band.

On 22 October 2005 he performed live in Kaufbeuren with Gamma Ray during their song "Blood Religion".

He was a guest during Sabaton's concert in Oberhausen on 17 September 2011.

In an interview with the Rock Hard magazine in 2013, Matthew Greywolf confirmed that Dorn is not from Romania.

The Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung compared Brill's Attila Dorn character with Count Dracula, the Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung described him as a "mix of a monk and a crusader" and Die Welt as a "mix of Hunnic ruler and an Orthodox priest".

Personal life Karsten Brill was born on 27 October 1970 in Bous (then in West Germany) as a son of Albert Brill.

On 16 May 2015, he married Powerwolf's photographer Jenny Brill.

He currently lives in Saarbrücken.

Singing style Brill can sing from operatic to belting and raspy vocals like screaming. He is a baritone. He has a vocal range of C2–B5.

He received classical vocal training by vocal coach Francesco Cottone in Saarbrücken.

Discography With Powerwolf

Return in Bloodred (2005) Lupus Dei (2007) Bible of the Beast (2009) Blood of the Saints (2011) Preachers of the Night (2013) Blessed & Possessed (2015) The Sacrament of Sin (2018) Call of the Wild (2021) Interludium (2023) Wake Up the Wicked (2024)

With Red Aim

Call Me Tiger (2000) Saartanic Cluttydogs (2001) Flesh for Fantasy (2002) Niagara (2003)

With Meskalin Meskalin (1997)

With Dragon's Tongue Fake (1994) Love but Lies (1996) Bored Beyond Belief (1996)