Matthew Greywolf

Matthew Greywolf
Matthew Greywolf
	Matthew Greywolf during an interview in 2018
Background information
Birth name	Benjamin Buss
Also known as	Matthew Greywolf; B.B. Foxworth
Born	7 October 1977 (age 47); Wadgassen, Saarland, West Germany
Genres	Heavy metal; power metal; gothic metal; doom metal; stoner rock; raga rock; punk rock;
Occupations	Musician; songwriter;
Instruments	Guitar; keyboards;
Years active	1994–present
Member of	Powerwolf
Formerly of	Flowing Tears, Red Aim

Benjamin Buss (pronounced [ˈbɛnjaˌmiːn bʊs]; born 7 October 1977),^[1] best known by his stage name Matthew Greywolf, is a German musician, best known as the lead guitarist and a main songwriter in the power metal band Powerwolf.^[2]

He's married to a photographer Janine Buss.^[3]

Biography

Buss comes from Wadgassen. He was raised in a Catholic family.^[4] He became interested in heavy metal music when he was 11 years old.^[5]

In 1994, along with other people he started a band Flowing Tears & Withered Flowers. He was a guitarist and a keyboardist of the band.^[6] They changed their name to Flowing Tears in 1999. In 1995 along with his schoolmate Pascal Flach he founded Red Aim.^[7]

He started Powerwolf along with Charles Greywolf (David Vogt) in 2003.^[8] He's the main songwriter of the band and a member that appears in most of the interviews with the group.^[9]^[4] He also designed the stage setup, merchandise, artwork and layout for most of their albums.^[10]

When asked if he was a Christian or a Satanist, Matthew Greywolf answered: "I am a metalist, a metal fan. Metal is my religion. Look at all these people, what unites them? I can tell you, it's the fucking metal".^[4]

He claims that his main musical influences are Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Scorpions, Michael Schenker Group, Mercyful Fate, Paradise Lost, Tiamat, New Model Army, Dead Can Dance and countless others.^[2]^[11]

Discography

With Powerwolf

With Flowing Tears

Swansongs (1996)
Joy Parade (1998)
Jade (2000)
Serpentine (2002)
Razorbliss (2004)
Thy Kingdom Gone (2008)

With Red Aim

Call Me Tiger (1999)
Saartanic Cluttydogs (2001)
Flesh for Fantasy (2002)
Niagara (2003)

Guest appearances

Autumnblaze – Every Sun Is Fragile (2013; guitar on track 10 "Verglimmt")^[12]^[13]

Equipment

Instruments used by Matthew Greywolf^[14]
Instrument	Years used
ESP LTD DV8-R	2003–2014
ESP LTD V-401	2014–2016
Dean Guitars custom signature V Guitar	2016–

References

^ "Matthew Greywolf – Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". metal-archives.com. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Matthew Greywolf | POWERWOLF". Retrieved 1 September 2019.
^ "Lighthouse in Darkness". facebook.com. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c Hammer, Tom Dare2015-08-18T10:00:00Z Metal (18 August 2015). "Powerwolf: "Too many bands take themselves too seriously!"". Metal Hammer Magazine. Retrieved 1 September 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "Powerwolf : retour sur l'expérience". RADIO METAL (in French). 1 July 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
^ "Flowing Tears & Withered Flowers – Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". metal-archives.com. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
^ "BODYCHECK Nr.11". heavy-metal.de. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
^ "International erfolgreiche saarländische Metal-Band Powerwolf setzte neues Album in Saarbrücken in Szene". 18 April 2017. Archived from the original on 18 April 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
^ "INTERVIEW: Matthew Greywolf – Powerwolf". Distorted Sound Magazine. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
^ "Interview с Powerwolf". DARKSIDE.ru. Retrieved 29 September 2019.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Flowing Tears". 27 February 2012. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
^ "Autumnblaze – Every Sun Is Fragile – Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". metal-archives.com. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
^ "AUTUMNBLAZE". autumnblaze-kingdom.com. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
^ Inc, Equipboard. "Matthew Greywolf's Equipboard". Equipboard. Retrieved 19 February 2020. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

External links

Media related to Matthew Greywolf at Wikimedia Commons

[1] "Matthew Greywolf – Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". metal-archives.com. Retrieved 1 September 2019.

[:1-2] "Matthew Greywolf | POWERWOLF". Retrieved 1 September 2019.

[3] "Lighthouse in Darkness". facebook.com. Retrieved 27 September 2019.

[:0-4] Hammer, Tom Dare2015-08-18T10:00:00Z Metal (18 August 2015). "Powerwolf: "Too many bands take themselves too seriously!"". Metal Hammer Magazine. Retrieved 1 September 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[5] "Powerwolf : retour sur l'expérience". RADIO METAL (in French). 1 July 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.

[6] "Flowing Tears & Withered Flowers – Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". metal-archives.com. Retrieved 1 September 2019.

[7] "BODYCHECK Nr.11". heavy-metal.de. Retrieved 1 September 2019.

[8] "International erfolgreiche saarländische Metal-Band Powerwolf setzte neues Album in Saarbrücken in Szene". 18 April 2017. Archived from the original on 18 April 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2019.

[9] "INTERVIEW: Matthew Greywolf – Powerwolf". Distorted Sound Magazine. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2019.

[10] "Interview с Powerwolf". DARKSIDE.ru. Retrieved 29 September 2019.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[11] "Flowing Tears". 27 February 2012. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2019.

[12] "Autumnblaze – Every Sun Is Fragile – Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". metal-archives.com. Retrieved 28 September 2019.

[13] "AUTUMNBLAZE". autumnblaze-kingdom.com. Retrieved 28 September 2019.

[14] Inc, Equipboard. "Matthew Greywolf's Equipboard". Equipboard. Retrieved 19 February 2020. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

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