Karsten Brill (pronounced[ˈkarstənˈbʁɪl]; born 27 October 1970), best known by his stage name Attila Dorn,[1] is a German singer. He is the lead vocalist of
power metal band
Powerwolf since 2003.
Career
Dorn next to
Joakim Brodén in Oberhausen, 2011Dorn performing with Powerwolf at Knock Out 2012Dorn performing with Powerwolf at
Wacken Open Air 2015Dorn performing with Powerwolf at Elbriot 2016Dorn performing with Powerwolf at Wacken Open Air 2017
Dragon's Tongue and Meskalin (1991–1998)
In 1991, Brill along with Derek Butsch (drums), Markus Görg (bass), Thorsten Neu (lead guitar) and Stefan Reile (rhythm guitar) created Dragon's Tongue, the first
grunge band in
Saarland.[2] They quickly earned a very good reputation.[2] They changed their name to Meskalin in 1996. The band was dissolved after the death of Derek Butsch in 1998.[3]
Red Aim (1999–2006)
Brill joined
Red Aim replacing Pascal Flach in 1999 under the stage name Dr. Don Rogers.[4][5] After he joined the band, their music started to go more into the direction of
punk rock and
heavy metal.[4] They also re-recorded their first studio album titled Call Me Tiger in 2000 with him.[5]
Powerwolf (2003–present)
He joined Powerwolf along with other Red Aim members in 2003. Similar to other band members, he decided to take on pseudonym Attila Dorn and build up a backstory around it.[6] According to it, Attila is half Romanian[7] and half Hungarian.[8][9]Charles and
Matthew Greywolf met him in a pub in
Sighișoara on their holidays in Romania and invited him to join their band. Soon after that, Attila moved to the Powerwolf's hometown Saarbrücken, and became the frontman of the band.[10]
On 22 October 2005 he performed live in
Kaufbeuren with
Gamma Ray during their song "Blood Religion".[11]
He was a guest during
Sabaton's concert in
Oberhausen on 17 September 2011.
In an interview with the
Rock Hard magazine in 2013, Matthew Greywolf confirmed that Dorn is not from Romania.[12]