Matthew Greywolf
Matthew Greywolf during an interview in 2018
Matthew Greywolf during an interview in 2018
Background information
Birth nameBenjamin Buss
Also known asMatthew Greywolf
B.B. Foxworth
Born (1977-10-07) 7 October 1977
Wadgassen, Saarland, West Germany
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • keyboards
Years active1994–present
Member ofPowerwolf
Formerly ofFlowing 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

Greywolf performing with Powerwolf at Zeltfestival Rhein-Neckar in 2019
Greywolf performing with Flowing Tears in 2004

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

With Red Aim

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

  1. ↑ "Matthew Greywolf – Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". metal-archives.com. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Matthew Greywolf | POWERWOLF". Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "Lighthouse in Darkness". facebook.com. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 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.
  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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