Hannes Grossmann

Hannes Grossmann (born 8 September 1982) is a German drummer who plays for the German progressive band Alkaloid. He was also the drummer during Necrophagist's Epitaph era and played with Obscura.

Biography

Early life Hannes Grossmann was born on 8 September 1982 in Bayreuth. He started playing the piano at the age of 8 and later moved on to what was to be his main instrument, the drum kit, at age 10. He lives in Nuremberg.

Professional career In 2003 Hannes Grossmann began to play drums in the technical death metal band Necrophagist and later recorded drums for the album Epitaph in 2004 which features complex polyrhythmic drumming and blastbeats of up to 240 bpm. Hannes stated in an interview on onlinedrummer.com that the drum lines were the ones previously programmed by Necrophagist frontman Muhammed Suicmez, which he played in (almost) exactly the same way,

Discography Necrophagist - Onset of Putrefaction (additional drum programming on 2004 re-release) Necrophagist - Epitaph (2004) Shapeshift - Freak-EP (2009) Obscura - Cosmogenesis (2009) Obscura - Omnivium (2011) Christian Muenzner - Timewarp (2011) Terrestrial Exiled – Duodecimal Leverotation (2011) Blotted Science - The Animation of Entomology (2011) Obscura - Illegimitation (2012) Hannes Grossmann - The Radial Covenant (2014) Christian Muenzner - Beyond The Wall Of Sleep (2014) Asurim - Deus-Ex Novus (2014) Thy Darkened Shade - Liber Lvcifer I: Khem Sedjet (2014) Alkaloid - The Malkuth Grimoire (2015) Terminus Est - Harbinger-Single (2015) Gladius Sky - Ex Metallo (2015) A Loathing Requiem - Constellation of Flies (2015) Eternity's End - The Fire Within (2016) Hannes Grossmann - The Crypts Of Sleep (2016) The Fractured Dimension - Galaxy Mechanics (2016) Howling Sycamore - Howling Sycamore (2018) Alkaloid - Liquid Anatomy (2018) Yass-Waddah - Lights in the Murk (2018) Hate Eternal - Upon Desolate Sands (2018) Eternity's End - Unyielding (2018) Lelahell - Alif (2018) The Fractured Dimension - On the Precipice of Many Infinities Hannes Grossmann - Apophenia (2019) Gomorrah - Gomorrah (2019) Intruder Inc. - Deviation Formula (2019) Triptykon - Requiem (Live at Roadburn 2019) (2020) Hannes Grossmann - To Where the Light Retreats (2021) Freedom Of Fear - Carpathia (2022) Alkaloid - Numen (2023) Linus Klausenitzer - Tulpa (2023) Hannes Grossmann - Echoes of Eternity (EP) (2024) Fayence Dream - Repose of the Soul (2025) Sombretour - To any World beyond the Tomb (2025)

Videography (2011) Progressive Concepts for the Modern Metal Drummer (2 DVD-Set)