Germany
Power Metal
Last update/review:
December 6, 2019
Mob Rules
Mob Rules was formed in 1994, and since debuting in
1999 have delivered several albums of classy, bombastic
melodic metal, with
shades of the familiar European style yet clearly
more aligned with the melodic hard rock scene than the
plain
Gamma Ray
cloning of some of their contemporaries.
As per usual, the musicianship and production values are
spot-on, almost to the point of being too sterile, with every
riff in place and vocalist Klaus Dirks hitting all the right
notes with his high-pitched, clear voice.
Mob Rules has a keen sense of melody, and even in the
overly crowded field that is German power metal, these guys
are recommended listening.
Current Members
Klaus Dirks
vocals
Sven Lüdke
guitars
Sönke Janssen
guitars
Markus Brinkmann
bass
Jan Christian Halfbrodt
keyboards
Nikolas Fritz
drums
Former Members/Guests
Oliver Fulhage
guitars
Matthias Mineur
guitars
Thorsten Plorin
bass
Sascha Onnen
keyboards
Arved Mannott
drums
Discography
Studio
Live
Video
Savage Land
1999
Limb Music
Prologue
Insurgeria
Rain Song
Hold Back The Light
Secret Signs
Savage Land - Part I (Strangers In Time)
Savage Land - Part II (Pianista)
Savage Land - Part III (No Reason Why)
Coast To Coast
Blaze Of First Warning
Pray For Sunlight
Down In Nowhere Land
End Of All Days
Klaus Dirks
Oliver Fulhage
Matthias Mineur
Thorsten Plorin
Arved Mannott
Temple Of Two Suns
2000
Limb Music
The Temple Fanfare
Pilot Of Earth
Outer Space
Celebration Day (Sun Serenade, Opus I)
Flag Of Life (Sun Serenade, Opus II)
Unknown Man
Hold On
Evolution's Falling
Inside The Fire
Eyes Of All Young
Hold On (Reprise)
Klaus Dirks
Oliver Fulhage
Matthias Mineur
Thorsten Plorin
Sascha Onnen
Arved Mannott
Hollowed Be Thy Name
2002
Hollowed Be Thy Name
The Speed Of Life
(In The Land Of) Wind And Rain
House On Fire
Ghost Town
How The Gypsy Was Born
All Above The Atmosphere
Lord Of Madness
a.d.c.o.e
Way Of The World
Klaus Dirks
Oliver Fulhage
Matthias Mineur
Thorsten Plorin
Sascha Onnen
Arved Mannott
Among The Gods
2004
Black Rain
Hydrophobia
Invitation Time
The Miracle Dancer
Among The Gods
New World Symphony
Ship Of Fools
Seven Seas
Meet You In Heaven
Arabia
Klaus Dirks
Oliver Fulhage
Matthias Mineur
Thorsten Plorin
Sascha Onnen
Arved Mannott
Signs Of The Time - Live
VIDEO
2005
Ethnolution A.D.
2006
Prologue
Unholy War
Ashes To Ashes
Fuel To The Fire
Veil Of Death
The Last Farewell
Day And A Lifetime
River Of Pain
Ain`t The One
New Horizon
With Sparrows
Better Morning
Klaus Dirks
Sven Lüdke
Matthias Mineur
Markus Brinkmann
Sascha Onnen
Arved Mannott
Astral Hand
EP
2009
AFM
Astral Hand
Astral Hand (Radio Edit)
Astral Hand (Instrumental)
Man On The Run
Hold On 2009 (Unplugged Version)
Klaus Dirks
Sven Lüdke
Matthias Mineur
Markus Brinkmann
Sascha Onnen
Nikolas Fritz
Radical Peace
2009
AFM
Children Of The Flames
Trial By Fire
Warchild
Astral Hand
The Oswald File (Ethnolution II - A Matter Of Unnecessary Doubt)
Waiting For The Sun
The Glance Of Fame
Klaus Dirks
Sven Lüdke
Matthias Mineur
Markus Brinkmann
Sascha Onnen
Nikolas Fritz
Cannibal Nation
2012
AFM
Close My Eyes
Lost
Tele Box Fool
Ice And Fire
Soldiers Of Fortune
The Sirens
Scream For The Sun (May 29th 1953)
Cannibal Nation
Sunrise
Children Of The Flames (live in Atlanta) (digipak bonus track)
Klaus Dirks
Sven Lüdke
Matthias Mineur
Markus Brinkmann
Jan Christian Halfbrodt
Nikolas Fritz
Tales From Beyond
2016
Steamhammer/SPV
Dykemaster's Tale
Somerled
Signs
On The Edge
My Kingdom Come
The Healer
Dust Of Vengeance
A Tale From Beyond (Part 1: Through The Eye Of The Storm)
A Tale From Beyond (Part 2: A Mirror Inside)
A Tale From Beyond (Part 3: Science Save Me!)
Outer Space (digipak bonus track)
Klaus Dirks
Sven Lüdke
Matthias Mineur
Markus Brinkmann
Jan Christian Halfbrodt
Nikolas Fritz
Beast Reborn
2018
Steamhammer/SPV
Beast Reborn
Ghost of a Chance
Shores Ahead
Sinister Light
Traveller in Time
Children's Crusade
War of Currents
The Explorer
Revenant of the Sea
Way Back Home
My Sobriety Mind (For Those Who Left)
Klaus Dirks
Sven Lüdke
Sönke Janssen
Markus Brinkmann
Jan Christian Halfbrodt
Nikolas Fritz
Beast Over Europe
LIVE
2019
Steamhammer/SPV
Beast Reborn
Ghost of a Chance
Somerled
Black Rain
Sinister Light
Dykemaster's Tale
My Kingdom Come
The Last Farewell
Children's Crusade
On the Edge
(In the Land of) Wind and Rain
Hollowed Be Thy Name
Way Back Home
Rain Song