Dan Zimmermann

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Dan Zimmermann
Dan Zimmermann during a concert
Background information
Birth name	Daniel Hans Erwin Zimmermann
Born	(1966-10-30) 30 October 1966 Nürnberg
Genres	Power metal, heavy metal
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter
Instruments	Drums
Years active	1993-2012
Associated acts	Gamma Ray, Freedom Call, Iron Savior, Lanzer
Website	www.dan-zimmermann.de

Daniel Hans Erwin Zimmermann (born 30 October 1966 in Nürnberg, Germany) is a heavy metal drummer. Dan is best known as being the drummer of German power metal bands Gamma Ray and Freedom Call from 1997 to 2012. He was a founding member of Freedom Call, from which he departed in 2010. Two years later he also left Gamma Ray, announcing a rest from the music business in 2012.

Discography

With Gamma Ray

• Valley of the Kings (1997)
• Somewhere Out In Space (1997)
• The Karaoke Album (1997) - Karaoke Compilation album
• Power Plant (1999)
• Blast from the Past (2000) - "Best of" Compilation album
• No World Order (2001)
• Skeletons in the Closet (2003)
• Majestic (2005)
• Land of the Free II (2007)
• Hell Yeah! The Awesome Foursome (2008)
• To The Metal (2010)
• Skeletons & Majesties (EP) (2011)
• Skeletons & Majesties Live (2012)
• The Best (Of) (2015)

With Freedom Call

• Stairway To Fairyland (1999)
• Taragon EP (1999)
• Crystal Empire (2001)
• Eternity (2002)
• Live Invasion (2004)
• The Circle of Life (2005)
• Dimensions (2007)
• Legend of the Shadowking (2010)
• Ages of Light 1998-2013 (2013)

With Lanzer

• Under A Different Sun (1995)

With Hirsch und Palatzky

• Saitenfeuer (1997)

With Lenny Wolf

• Lenny Wolf (1999)

With Iron Savior

• Coming Home (Single) (1998)
• Unification (1999)

External links

• Official website
• Profile on official Gamma Ray website