Schandmaul
Knüppel aus dem Sack
SCHANDMAUL, the undisputed leaders of German medieval folk rock, unveil their newest
masterful hit with their eleventh studio album, Knüppel aus dem Sack, out June 10, 2022 via
Napalm Records. Since their debut, Wahre Helden, released in 1999, the Munich-based
outfit has been a reliable force of top-notch, high-level folk rock full of exciting, captivating
storytelling, performed by genre-trademarked instruments such as bagpipes, hurdy-gurdy
and folk flutes, all topped with the unmistakable skills of vocalist Thomas Lindner.
With six Top 10 albums on the German charts (with their 2016 highlight Leuchtfeuer
reaching #1 and most recently 2019's Artus at #2), two Echo Award nominations, Gold status
for Traumtänzer (2011) and Unendlich (2014), successful tours and numerous festival
appearances at the likes of Wave Gotik Treffen, M'era Luna and the legendary Wacken Open
Air, as well as millions of streams