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Matthew Greywolf

German guitarist (born 1977)

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Benjamin Buss (pronounced [ˈbɛnjaˌmiːn bʊs]; born 7 October 1977), 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.

He's married to a photographer Janine Buss.

01Biography

Buss comes from Wadgassen. He was raised in a Catholic family. He became interested in heavy metal music when he was 11 years old.

In 1994, along with other people he started a band Flowing Tears & Withered Flowers. He was a guitarist and a keyboardist of the band. They changed their name to Flowing Tears in 1999. In 1995 along with his schoolmate Pascal Flach he founded Red Aim.

He started Powerwolf along with Charles Greywolf (David Vogt) in 2003. He's the main songwriter of the band and a member that appears in most of the interviews with the group. He also designed the stage setup, merchandise, artwork and layout for most of their albums.

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".

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.

Greywolf performing with Powerwolf at Zeltfestival Rhein-Neckar in 2019
Greywolf performing with Powerwolf at Zeltfestival Rhein-Neckar in 2019

02Discography

With Powerwolf

With Flowing Tears

With Red Aim

Guest appearances

  • Autumnblaze, Every Sun Is Fragile (2013; guitar on track 10 "Verglimmt")
Greywolf performing with Flowing Tears in 2004
Greywolf performing with Flowing Tears in 2004

03Equipment

Instruments used by Matthew Greywolf
Instrument Years used
ESP LTD DV8-R 2003-2014
ESP LTD V-401 2014-2016
Dean Guitars custom signature V Guitar 2016,
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