caption current_members years_active label article_title past_members background genre origin name
'' '' ' gerd lücking , simone wenzel , michael seifert ` , uwe lulis , tomi göttlich the band from left to right : michael karle seifert tomi göttlich oliver geibig stephan karut matthias 2001 -- present massacre records rebellion -lrb- band -rrb-
 uwe wenzel david faifer lulis randy black björn eilen gerd lücking simone group_or_band heavy metal power metal germany rebellion
rebellion -lrb- band -rrb-

rebellion is a german power-metal band .
it was formed in 2001 when guitarist uwe lulis left grave digger in 2000 , taking ex-grave digger bassist tomi göttlich with him .
their first album was a concept album about william shakespeare 's work `` macbeth '' , and included spoken passages with members of the band and other people as the story 's characters .
the second album involved more standard heavy-metal lyrics -- about motorcycles , metal , war , etc. -- and the music was somewhat rougher .
in 2005 they released the first part of what is intended to be a trilogy about the vikings and norse mythology .
in the beginning of 2007 they released their second part in the trilogy about the vikings .
it was titled `` miklagard '' and was the band 's most successful album so far .
in 2009 the band released the album `` arise : from ginnungagap to ragnarök '' , the third and last part of the trilogy .
ex-drummer randy black is now playing in primal fear .
ex-guitarist björn eilen is now playing in silver maiden and the talkies .
in late 2010 , three members of the band , uwe lulis , gerd lücking , and simone wenzel , departed , leaving the remaining two members with the band in their hands .
