Bonfire
- Type: Band/Group
- Country: Germany
- Born: 1972 in Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany
- Active: 1972 - present
Biography
German hard rock band founded in Ingolstadt in 1972 by guitarist Hans Ziller as Cacumen, renamed Bonfire in 1986. With singer Claus Lessmann, 'Don't Touch the Light' (1986), 'Fireworks' (1987) and 'Point Blank' (1989) established Bonfire among Germany's leading melodic metal acts. Ziller revived the band in 1996 after a short split, rebuilt it again after Lessmann left in 2015, and Bonfire remains active, most recently with 'Higher Ground' (2025).
Bonfire Discography
- Don't Touch the Light (1986) - Album - rated 3.23/5
- Fire Works (1987) - Album - rated 3.15/5
- Point Blank (1989) - Album - rated 3.14/5
Members
- Hans Ziller - guitar, backing vocals (1972 - 1989, 1996 - present)
- Claus Lessmann - lead vocals (1978 - 1992, 1996 - 2015)
- Horst Maier-Thorn - guitar (1978 - 1988)
- J枚rg Deisinger - bass, backing vocals (1985 - 1994)
- Edgar Patrik - drums (1987 - 1994)
- Angel Schleifer - guitar, backing vocals (1988 - 1994)
- Chris Lausmann - guitar, keyboards, backing vocals (1997 - 2002)
- Uwe K枚hler - bass, backing vocals (1997 - 2015)
- J眉rgen Wiehler - drums (1997 - 2009)
- Chris Limburg - guitar (2006 - 2015)
- Dominik H眉lshorst - drums (1985 - 1987, 2009 - 2012)
- Frank Pan茅 - guitar, backing vocals (2015 - present)
- Ronnie Parkes - bass, backing vocals (2015 - present)
- Alexx Stahl - lead vocals (2016 - 2022)
- Tim Breideband - drums (2015 - 2019)
- Andr茅 Hilgers - drums (2019 - 2022)
- Dyan - lead vocals (2022 - present)
- Fabio Alessandrini - drums (2022 - present)