Drums
Daniel Zimmermann was born in 1967 in Nurnburg, Germany. He started to play the drums when he was twelve years old. From 1988 to 1990 he studied Jazz at the Frankfurt Music College. From 1991 to 1992 he studied at the American Institute of Music in Vienna. He played with the Comedy Rock band Heinz and then in a band called Lanzer. He made contact with Gamma Ray when he was recording the Lanzer's CD at Kai Hansen's Studio. Dan also started playing drums at Iron Savior after Thomen Stauch left them. He is now the leader of Freedom Call, a new power metal band whose music is as great as their potential.