Frank Gosdzik

Frank Gosdzik (born 24 February 1966), known professionally as Frank Blackfire, is a German guitarist who is a member of the thrash metal band Sodom and a former member of Kreator.

Career Gosdzik was born in Essen. Inspired by attending an AC/DC concert,

Taking his lead from the pseudonyms of his new bandmates at Sodom, Tom Angelripper and Chris Witchhunter, Gosdzik called himself "Frank Blackfire". Due to his exceptional playing skills, he had a significant influence on the musical development and direction of Sodom, contributing to an EP and the album Persecution Mania (1987). In 1989, the album Agent Orange followed.

In July 1989, Blackfire left Sodom due to personal differences

In 1997, Blackfire decided to leave Kreator and pursue various experimental musical styles. He worked with jazz influences, played percussion, and founded a classic rock cover band.

At the end of 2000, Blackfire moved to São Paulo, Brazil, where he earned his living as a guitar teacher and, in the fall of 2001, re-founded his own band, Mystic, in which he also plays as a singer and musically ties on to his thrash roots from the 1980s. After two demos, Blackfire returned to the Ruhrgebiet area in mid-2006 and continued his band under the new name Blackfire. In 2016, Blackfire replaced Michael Hoffmann as a guitarist with Assassin. In January 2018, Tom Angelripper announced the return of Frank Blackfire to Sodom.

Personal life Blackfire is married and has a daughter.