Paul Landers

Guitarist

Birthday December 9, 1964

Birth Sign Sagittarius

Birthplace East Berlin, East Germany

Age 59 years old

Nationality East Berlin

Height 173 cm

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1964

Paul Landers (born Heiko Paul Hiersche; 9 December 1964) is a German musician, notable as the rhythm guitarist for the Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein, and the punk rock band Feeling B.

Landers was born in East Berlin, East Germany, son of the Slavists Anton and Erika Hiersche.

His mother comes from Lyck in Masuria, today Ełk, Poland.

His father is from Böhmisch Kahn, today Velké Chvojno, Czech Republic.

Both parents had to leave their home after the Second World War and met during their studies in Halle (Saale).

Landers lived in Moscow for a short time as a child.

1980

In the late 1980s, Landers met Till Lindemann during some showings of the GDR documentary "flüstern und SCHREIEN", which showed first of all some varieties of young music culture in the GDR.

He also met Richard Kruspe, a friend of Lindemann, during this period.

Some time after this, Landers played guitar in Lindemanns and Kruspe's band First Arsch.

1983

In 1983, at the age of 18, Landers became part of the East German punk band Feeling B, which was founded by singer Aljoscha Rompe and drummer Alexander Kriening.

Some weeks later they recruited 16 year-old Christian "Flake" Lorenz to play bass, though Flake played just an organ at this point of time.

Lorenz used his organ to create bass sounds for the new band.

The band had various temporary drummers, including Christoph Schneider later in their career.

Landers also played in a number of other bands including Die Firma and Die Magdalene Keibel Combo.

1984

When he married Nikki Landers in 1984 at the age of 20, he took his wife's surname and switched his middle and first name, making his name Paul Landers.

1990

Paul has a son born in 1990, Emil Reinke, and a younger daughter.

Guitars

Amps

Also uses the signature Paul Landers PL1 Tech 21 FLyrig multi-effect pedal.

1992

In 1992, that band released their only album, Saddle Up.

1993

Lindemann, Kruspe, Schneider, and bassist Oliver Riedel formed a new band called Templeprayers in 1993.

1994

They won the Berlin Senate Metro Beat Contest in 1994 that enabled them to have a four-track demo professionally recorded.

Landers and Flake soon joined this band, which became known as Rammstein.

2004

He can speak some Russian, as proven in his interviews with MTV Russia in 2004.