History Music / ASP

* RapunzelHair: The trademark of long-time guest violinist Ally Storch.

* ItIsPronouncedTroPAY: Despite the capital letters, the band name is pronounced as one word. It's a common beginner's mistake.

* ''[=zu Tiefst=]'' (2017)

ASP is a Gothic Rock band from [[UsefulNotes/{{Germany}} Frankfurt am Main]].

* Sören Jordan - Lead Guitar

* Stefan Günther - Drums

* [[TheLancer Matthias "Matze" Ambre]] - Guitar

* AlbumIntroTrack: Literally every album has one. ''Requiembryo'' and ''Zaubererbruder'' even have an Album Outro Track.
* AlbumTitleDrop: It doesn't even have to be the same album.
* AloneInACrowd: The narrator of "Biotopia" feels alone among other people, unable to truly connect with others.
* AudienceParticipationSong: Many, especially "Ich will brennen" and "Schwarzes Blut".
* BookEnds: ''Requiembryo'' begins and ends with "Offährte".
* BreakupSong: "Und wir tanzten," among others.

* ConceptAlbum: All of them.

* DoNotCallMePaul: Do Not Call Asp Alexander.

* HarshVocals: Occasionally.

* ItIsPronouncedTroPAY: Despite the capital letters, the band name is pronounced as one word.

** In ''Weltunter'':
*** "Stille der Nacht", "Demon Love" and "Hässlich"
** In ''Requiembryo'':
*** "Requiem"
** In ''fremd'':
*** "Rücken an Rücken"

* RapunzelHair: The trademark of long-time guest violinist [[http://ally-storch.com/ Almut "Ally" Storch]]. It can be admired in full glory on the ''Zaubererbruder'' live DVD.
* RecycledLyrics: Happens occasionally. "Wechselbalg" for example uses lines from "So viel mehr".

* ScaryMusicianHarmlessMusic: ASP is far from vanilla, but not as dark as ASP's appearance either.
* SelfBackingVocalist

* UnpluggedVersion: Their popular acoustic versions recently got outsourced into their own project, Music/{{ASP}}s ''Von Zaubererbrudern.''

* UnpluggedVersion: Their popular acoustic versions recently got outsourced into their own project, Music/{{ASP}}s Von Zaubererbrudern.

* ScaryMusicianHarmlessMusic: ASP is far from vanilla, but not as dark as ASPs appearance either.

* UnpluggedVersion: Their popular acoustic versions recently got outsourced into their own project, ASPs Von Zaubererbrüdern.

* ItsPronouncedTroPAY: Despite the capital letters, the band name is pronounced as one word.

ASP is an Gothic Rock band from [[UsefulNotes/{{Germany}} Frankfurt am Main]].

ASP is an IndustrialMetal band from [[UsefulNotes/{{Germany}} Frankfurt am Main]].

* Sören Jordan - Guitar

* AudienceParticipationSong: Many, especially "Ich will brennen" and "Schwarzes Blut."
* BawdySong: "Der geheimnisvolle Fremde."
* BookEnds: ''Requiembryo'' begins and ends with "Offährte."

* [[DoNotCallMePaul Do Not Call Asp Alexander]].

*** "Stille der Nacht," "Demon Love," "Hässlich," "Requiem," and "Rücken an Rücken."

* RecycledLyrics

* ScaryMusicianHarmlessMusic

* SelfEmpowermentAnthem: '''"Ich will brennen"'''
* ShoutOut: The ''Zaubererbruder'' album contains several shout-outs to the novel ''Literature/{{Krabat}}''.
* [[SpecialEdition Limited Special Vinyl Digipack Edition]]: Typical for Trisol, their record label.
* UnpluggedVersion

* MythArc:
** ''Der schwarze Schmetterling''
** ''Fremder-Zyklus''

ASP is an IndustrialMetal band from [[UsefulNotes/{{Germany}} Frankfurt am Main]].

'''Current Members'''

* Soeren Jordan - Guitar

* Stefan Guenther - Drums


'''Former Members'''

'''Studio Albums'''
* ''Hast du mich vermisst? (Der Schwarze Schmetterling I)'' (2000)
* '':Duett (Der Schwarze Schmetterling II)'' (2001)
* ''Weltunter (Der Schwarze Schmetterling III)'' (2003)
* ''Aus der Tiefe (Der Schwarze Schmetterling IV)'' (2005)
* ''Requiembryo (Der Schwarze Schmetterling V)'' (2007)
* ''Zaubererbruder – Der Literature/{{Krabat}} Liederzyklus'' (2008)
* ''fremd (Fremder-Zyklus 1)'' (2011)

* AudienceParticipationSong: Many, especially "Ich will brennen" and "Schwarzes Blut".
* BawdySong: "Der geheimnisvolle Fremde"
* BookEnds: ''Requiembryo'' begins and ends with "Offaehrte".
* BreakupSong: "Und wir tanzten", among others.

* DarkIsNotEvil: A reccuring theme.
* DestructiveRomance: "Demon Love".

* [[DoNotCallMePaul Do Not Call Asp Alexander]]

* HarshVocals: Occasionally

** ''Der Schwarze Schmetterling''

* LyricalColdOpen: Occurs a lot:
** "So viel mehr"

*** "Stille der Nacht"
*** "Demon Love"
*** "Haesslich"
** "Requiem"
** "Ruecken an Ruecken"
* ObligatoryBondageSong: "Teach Me War"

* ReligionRantSong: "Ich bin ein wahrer Satan"

'''Provides Examples of:'''

* SelfEmpowermentAnthem: '''“Ich will brennen“'''

* Alexander „Asp“ Frank Spreng – Vocals, Programming

* Andreas „Tossi“ Gross - E-Bass

* [[TheLancer Matthias „Matze“ Ambre]] - Guitar
* Oliver „Himmi“ Himmighoffen - Drums

* BawdySong: „Der geheimnisvolle Fremde“

* BreakupSong: „Und wir tanzten“, among others.

* DigitalPiracyIsEvil: They often encourage their fans to actually buy the music and not share it online. Justified, since despite growing success it's still an indie band that has to pay its bills.

** „So viel mehr“

** „Requiem“
** „Ruecken an Ruecken“

* ReligionRantSong: „Ich bin ein wahrer Satan“

* DownerEnding: The music video for "Me" ends with the character finding his girlfriend's dead body. The butterfly he gave her early in the video eventually turns him into the very monster who killed his girlfriend.

* ''Zaubererbruder – Der Literature/{{Krabat}} Liederzyklus'' (2008)

* [[DoNotCallMePaul Do not call Asp Alexander]]
* DownerEnding: The music video for „Me“ has one.

* NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly: [[IndustrialMetal Industrial]] [[GothRock Gothic Rock]]