The Hirsch Effekt was founded in Hanover in 2008. The members are Nils Wittrock
(vocals, guitar), Ilja John Lappin (bass, vocals) and Moritz Schmidt (drums).
The German progressive metal/artcore band mixes post-punk, math rock and metal
into complex, often emotional arrangements and expands the sound language of
modern hard rock. Their debut album was released in 2010, followed by the parts
of the "Holon" trilogy and further studio albums such as Holon: Hiberno (2010),
Holon: Anamnesis (2012), Holon: Agnosie (2015), Eskapist (2017), Kollaps (2020),
Urian (2023) and Der Brauch rel...