---
title: "Bonfire"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/bonfire"
genre: "Heavy Metal"
country: "Germany"
formed: 1986
---

# Bonfire

**Bonfire** is a heavy metal band, from Germany, active 1986 to present.

Bonfire is a German hard rock/heavy metal band, founded by Hans Ziller in Ingolstadt, Upper Bavaria in 1972. In 1986, the band changed its name to Bonfire. Ziller remains a member and owns the rights of the name "Bonfire".

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonfire_(band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Bonfire |
| Genre | Heavy Metal |
| Parent genre | Heavy Metal |
| Origin | Ingolstadt, Germany |
| Formed | 1986 |
| Releases in catalog | 34 |

## Genres

[Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Alexx Stahl](https://themetalnet.com/musician/alexx-stahl) | Lead vocals | 2016 to present | Current |
| [Frank Pané](https://themetalnet.com/musician/frank-pane) | Electric guitar | 2015 to present | Current |
| [Hans Ziller](https://themetalnet.com/musician/hans-ziller) | Electric guitar | 1986 to present | Current |
| [Michael Bormann](https://themetalnet.com/musician/michael-bormann) | Lead vocals | 1993 to 2016 | Former |
| [David Reece](https://themetalnet.com/musician/david-reece) | Lead vocals | 2013 to 2016 | Former |
| [Edgar Patrik](https://themetalnet.com/musician/edgar-patrik) | Membranophone | 1987 to 1994 | Former |
| [Chris Limburg](https://themetalnet.com/musician/chris-limburg) | Electric guitar | 2006 to 2014 | Former |
| [Gerhard Schleifer](https://themetalnet.com/musician/gerhard-schleifer) | Electric guitar | 1988 to 1994 | Former |
| [Jürgen Wiehler](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jurgen-wiehler) | Membranophone | 1997 to 2009 | Former |
| [Chris Lausmann](https://themetalnet.com/musician/chris-lausmann) | Electric guitar | 1997 to 2002 | Former |
| [Claus Lessmann](https://themetalnet.com/musician/claus-lessmann) | Lead vocals | 1986 to 2015 | Former |
| [Dominic Hülshorst](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dominic-hulshorst) | Drums (drum set) | 1986 to 1987 | Former |
| [Horst Maier‐Thorn](https://themetalnet.com/musician/horst-maier-thorn) | Electric guitar | 1986 to 1988 | Former |
| [Jörg Deisinger](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jorg-deisinger) | Bass guitar | 1986 to 1994 | Former |
| [Uwe Köhler](https://themetalnet.com/musician/uwe-kohler) | Bass guitar | 1996 to 2014 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1983 | [The Cacumen Sessions](https://themetalnet.com/album/d9619967-b5bc-4491-a86b-a772c854b445) | Album |
| 1986 | [Don't Touch the Light](https://themetalnet.com/album/24cdb068-bbf1-3f46-bf06-cf986cd69ae9) | Album |
| 1987 | [Fire Works](https://themetalnet.com/album/272c9641-2a27-35de-90f1-0e6ecb287fc5) | Album |
| 1988 | [Knockout](https://themetalnet.com/album/efcb40d8-f81f-4339-b0a5-5ccad5a0b936) | Album |
| 1988 | [Ready 4 Reaction](https://themetalnet.com/album/3d3bce88-6b6c-4898-afad-17a4ba2ec3c6) | EP |
| 1989 | [Point Blank](https://themetalnet.com/album/e104643d-aad4-359f-98ad-1851c4a29a61) | Album |
| 1991 | [Knock Out](https://themetalnet.com/album/7e4a1cb9-9070-37bc-a1c8-e70bc748e92a) | Album |
| 1993 | [Demo '93 - End of an Era](https://themetalnet.com/album/0b3db648-9629-4f45-9d52-9dd4c560027d) | Album |
| 1996 | [Feels Like Comin' Home](https://themetalnet.com/album/cfd00cc0-e4c5-320b-85af-400fdec4cf19) | Album |
| 1996 | [Freudenfeuer](https://themetalnet.com/album/34e837ea-5cfb-330e-bfb0-e735a0884ba2) | Album |
| 1997 | [Back to You](https://themetalnet.com/album/cf5b382e-0320-4dd6-b0a7-6f843f9656a9) | EP |
| 1997 | [Rebel Soul](https://themetalnet.com/album/aa7cfabd-8507-3754-af06-9e532688b5c1) | Album |
| 1998 | [Hearts Bleed Their Own Blood](https://themetalnet.com/album/07cd3dbe-628d-4a30-868d-51aef1ff895b) | EP |
| 1999 | [Fuel to the Flames](https://themetalnet.com/album/9230058d-4dff-3dad-8afe-b7d55b2f9d1a) | Album |
| 2001 | [Strike Ten](https://themetalnet.com/album/fb9f5239-0945-392b-a44a-6ad0462945af) | Album |
| 2003 | [Free](https://themetalnet.com/album/1341d814-dc5b-31d8-a3a3-8f8375c043c8) | Album |
| 2004 | [Schanzer Herz](https://themetalnet.com/album/4f731e31-35d2-4b4f-b7ce-aba9c1c33d0a) | EP |
| 2006 | [Double X](https://themetalnet.com/album/580afccc-ebb0-3094-9db4-53303600a6d0) | Album |
| 2008 | [Let Me Be Your Water](https://themetalnet.com/album/d5a837ff-d557-4443-9ec1-521adfc296a6) | EP |
| 2008 | [The Räuber](https://themetalnet.com/album/17d4f783-9e40-3151-91a3-81be8871b9c5) | Album |
| 2011 | [Branded](https://themetalnet.com/album/2a1bae31-9869-46fb-b9a3-5d33007da077) | Album |
| 2012 | [Cry for Help!](https://themetalnet.com/album/038c3b0e-1563-4839-86dd-0db3ce0f46a7) | EP |
| 2012 | [Treueband](https://themetalnet.com/album/81ac80af-9caf-44ec-9bf5-5c7972064dde) | EP |
| 2015 | [Glörious](https://themetalnet.com/album/20f07683-801f-4ffb-b70b-7ee3e09bc209) | Album |
| 2017 | [Byte the Bullet](https://themetalnet.com/album/56a91553-68a9-4e07-95e5-44636e9418d2) | Album |
| 2018 | [Temple of Lies](https://themetalnet.com/album/f69ddd55-1262-4eee-a42f-2903573b7f84) | Album |
| 2020 | [Fistful of Fire](https://themetalnet.com/album/00c08559-07b2-4f4d-87de-e0596772f5e9) | Album |
| 2020 | [The New Normal](https://themetalnet.com/album/5351362e-12af-4e15-94e9-9a342c414c73) | Album |
| 2021 | [Roots](https://themetalnet.com/album/d4ef4be8-f118-4b37-9522-56537382264f) | Album |
| 2023 | [Don’t Touch the Light MMXXIII](https://themetalnet.com/album/69dc2cd5-c21a-4249-9324-510440ebddd2) | Album |
| 2023 | [Fireworks MMXXIII](https://themetalnet.com/album/9e5262fb-ac23-43f0-b11c-2e4e9c5f5a11) | Album |
| 2023 | [Point Blank MMXXIII](https://themetalnet.com/album/d18259a6-9297-44dc-b1c7-53b3a662347f) | Album |
| 2023 | [Why is It Never Enough (MMXXIII Version)](https://themetalnet.com/album/62766e36-b3a6-4a99-9af5-c94d81f594f6) | EP |
| 2025 | [Higher Ground](https://themetalnet.com/album/da5f2f9b-13ef-4b1e-b763-2ad5b840673d) | Album |

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## Official and external links

- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BONFIREgermany
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Bonfireofficial
- x: https://twitter.com/BonfireBand
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Bonfire/3540449483
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bonfire_official/
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7gqKcfoY25do9k18uCCgIT
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/134695
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/19306078

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/bonfire](https://themetalnet.com/band/bonfire). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt