Tilo Wolff (born 10 July 1972) is a German musician and artist. He was born in Frankfurt am Main and currently lives in Switzerland.

Tilo Wolff
Tilo Wolff performing with Lacrimosa in Puebla, Mexico in 2013
Tilo Wolff performing with Lacrimosa in Puebla, Mexico in 2013
Background information
Born (1972-07-10) 10 July 1972 (age 52)
Frankfurt am Main, West Germany (now Germany)
GenresGothic rock, Alternative rock, darkwave, orchestral rock
Occupation(s)Musician, producer, composer, arranger
Instrument(s)Vocals, piano, guitar, bass guitar
Years active1990–present
LabelsHall of Sermon

His longest-running project is the band Lacrimosa, which debuted in 1990. The band embraces a diverse range of gothic, darkwave and orchestral musical styles. Wolff composes, arranges, and writes the lyrics for almost all of Lacrimosa's songs. He also sings and plays piano for the songs and has contributed to the design of the album sleeves' designs.

The same year Lacrimosa was founded, Wolff founded the independent record label, "Hall of Sermon" to finance Lacrimosa without being dependent on outside record companies. Hall of Sermon now has eight darkwave bands other than Lacrimosa on its books, including Dreams of Sanity and Girls Under Glass.

In 2004, Wolff founded Snakeskin, another band, which diverts significantly from Lacrimosa's music.[1][2]

Wolff was also the manager of the German band Cinema Bizarre.[3][4][5] He also DJs, playing festivals and clubs across Europe.[6]

Discography

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Lacrimosa albums

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Studio albums

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Year Title Peak positions
GER
[7]
SWI
[8]
AUT
[9]
MEX POL
1991 Angst
1992 Einsamkeit
1993 Satura
1995 Inferno 81
1997 Stille 64
1999 Elodia 12
2001 Fassade 20 31[10]
2003 Echos 13
2005 Lichtgestalt 30 21[11]
2009 Sehnsucht 35 82 68 49[12]
2012 Revolution 35
2015 Hoffnung 28
2017 Testimonium[13] 32
2021 Leidenschaft

Live albums

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Year Title Peak positions
GER[7] MEX
1998 Live (2 CD)
2007 Lichtjahre (2 CD) 70 64[14]
2014 Live in Mexico City (2 CD)

Compilations

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Year Title Peak positions
GER[7] MEX
2002 Vintage Classix (7 LPs)
2010 Schattenspiel 51 51[15]

References

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  1. ^ "Snakeskin: "o mesmo coração do Lacrimosa"". 2 October 2007. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  2. ^ Alexander Müller (10 August 2006). "Snakeskin: Neues Album und dazugehörige Erklärung von Tilo Wolff". the-pit.de.
  3. ^ "Am Anfang war das Outfit - Die Teenierocker Cinema Bizarre". Schwaebische. 20 September 2007. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  4. ^ "Группа Cinema Bizarre". Interfax. 27 October 2010. Archived from the original on 17 June 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  5. ^ "Cinema Bizarre". Viva.tv. Archived from the original on 15 June 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  6. ^ "Хэллоуин с Tilo Wolff — готика в Tele-Club". Just Media. October 10, 2010. Archived from the original on 22 April 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  7. ^ a b c "Lacrimosa Longplay-Chartverfolgung". musicline.de (in German). PHONONET GmbH. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  8. ^ "Lacrimosa in Swiss Charts". hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  9. ^ "Lacrimosa in der österreichischen Hitparade". austriancharts.at (in German). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 19 June 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  10. ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS (in Polish). 22 October 2001. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
  11. ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS (in Polish). 23 May 2005. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  12. ^ "Lacrimosa - Sehnsucht". aCharts.us. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  13. ^ The new Album: TESTIMONIUM
  14. ^ "Lacrimosa - Lichtjahre". aCharts.us. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  15. ^ "Lacrimosa - Schattenspiel". aCharts.us. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
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