dArtagnan

Ben Metzner and his Nuremberg musketeers paint dynamic musical pictures somewhere between medieval Irish pub and stadium rock not only with heart and soul but also with fire and flame.

Folk rockers dArtagnan have struck gold with "Herzblut". The Franconians' sixth studio album is a treasure chest filled to the brim with hits, in which musical precious metal glitters enticingly. Every ballad, anthem, dance tune and headbanger proves to be a diamond.

As easily as the Nurembergers deliver one catchy tune after another on "Herzblut", writing hits seems like the easiest thing in the world. But in truth, it is a fine art, and many dream ships have been wrecked on the rocks.

How do dArtagnan manage to navigate all the musical shoals so successfully? Firstly, through years of experience. Although the group was only founded in 2015, band leader, singer and multi-instrumentalist Ben Metzner had long since earned his spurs with chart-toppers Feuerschwanz. No school teaches better what a good song is all about than live performances at festivals and on tours - which have taken Ben and his comrades-in-arms from clubs, to often sold-out halls, and now occasionally even to arenas.