Matthew Greywolf
German guitarist (born 1977)

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.

02Discography
With Powerwolf
- Return in Bloodred (2005)
- Lupus Dei (2007)
- Bible of the Beast (2009)
- Blood of the Saints (2011)
- Preachers of the Night (2013)
- Blessed & Possessed (2015)
- The Sacrament of Sin (2018)
- Call of the Wild (2021)
- Interludium (2023)
- Wake Up the Wicked (2024)
With Flowing Tears
- Swansongs (1996)
- Joy Parade (1998)
- Jade (2000)
- Serpentine (2002)
- Razorbliss (2004)
- Thy Kingdom Gone (2008)
With Red Aim
- Call Me Tiger (1999)
- Saartanic Cluttydogs (2001)
- Flesh for Fantasy (2002)
- Niagara (2003)
Guest appearances
- Autumnblaze, Every Sun Is Fragile (2013; guitar on track 10 "Verglimmt")

03Equipment
| Instrument | Years used |
|---|---|
| ESP LTD DV8-R | 2003-2014 |
| ESP LTD V-401 | 2014-2016 |
| Dean Guitars custom signature V Guitar | 2016, |
Sources and credits
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Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- Matthew Greywolf and Falk Maria Schlegel interview (MG cropped).jpg by J. Vuorela Interviews, CC BY 3.0
- Powerwolf - 2019169202228 2019-06-18 Zeltfestival Rhein-Neckar - 1652 - B70I3892 (cropped).jpg by Sven Mandel, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Flowing Tears live 2004-07-04 (9).jpg by Szegewar, CC BY-SA 4.0
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