Matthew Greywolf

"B.B. Foxworth" redirects here. For the American actor, see Robert Foxworth.

Benjamin Buss (pronounced [ˈbɛnjaˌmiːn bʊs]; born 7 October 1977),^[1] best known by his stage name Matthew Greywolf, is a German musician, best known as the lead guitarist and a main songwriter in the power metal band Powerwolf.^[2]

Matthew Greywolf
Matthew Greywolf during an interview in 2018
Background information
Birth name	Benjamin Buss
Also known as	Matthew Greywolf B.B. Foxworth
Born	(1977-10-07) 7 October 1977 (age 47) Wadgassen, Saarland, West Germany
Genres	Heavy metal power metal gothic metal doom metal stoner rock raga rock punk rock
Occupations	Musician songwriter
Instruments	Guitar keyboards
Years active	1994–present
Member of	Powerwolf
Formerly of	Flowing Tears, Red Aim

He's married to a photographer Janine Buss.^[3]

Biography

Greywolf performing with Powerwolf at Zeltfestival Rhein-Neckar in 2019

Greywolf performing with Flowing Tears in 2004

Buss comes from Wadgassen. He was raised in a Catholic family.^[4] He became interested in heavy metal music when he was 11 years old.^[5]

In 1994, along with other people he started a band Flowing Tears & Withered Flowers. He was a guitarist and a keyboardist of the band.^[6] They changed their name to Flowing Tears in 1999. In 1995 along with his schoolmate Pascal Flach he founded Red Aim.^[7]

He started Powerwolf along with Charles Greywolf (David Vogt) in 2003.^[8] He's the main songwriter of the band and a member that appears in most of the interviews with the group.^[9][4] He also designed the stage setup, merchandise, artwork and layout for most of their albums.^[10]

When asked if he was a Christian or a Satanist, Matthew Greywolf answered: "I am a metalist, a metal fan. Metal is my religion. Look at all these people, what unites them? I can tell you, it's the fucking metal".^[4]

He claims that his main musical influences are Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Scorpions, Michael Schenker Group, Mercyful Fate, Paradise Lost, Tiamat, New Model Army, Dead Can Dance and countless others.^[2][11]

Discography

With Powerwolf

Main article: Powerwolf discography

• Return in Bloodred (2005)
• Lupus Dei (2007)
• Bible of the Beast (2009)
• Blood of the Saints (2011)
• Preachers of the Night (2013)
• Blessed & Possessed (2015)
• The Sacrament of Sin (2018)
• Call of the Wild (2021)
• Interludium (2023)
• Wake Up the Wicked (2024)

With Flowing Tears

Main article: Flowing Tears § Discography

• Swansongs (1996)
• Joy Parade (1998)
• Jade (2000)
• Serpentine (2002)
• Razorbliss (2004)
• Thy Kingdom Gone (2008)

With Red Aim

Main article: Red Aim § Discography

• Call Me Tiger (1999)
• Saartanic Cluttydogs (2001)
• Flesh for Fantasy (2002)
• Niagara (2003)

Guest appearances

• Autumnblaze – Every Sun Is Fragile (2013; guitar on track 10 "Verglimmt")^[12][13]

Equipment

Instruments used by Matthew Greywolf^[14]

Instrument	Years used
ESP LTD DV8-R	2003–2014
ESP LTD V-401	2014–2016
Dean Guitars custom signature V Guitar	2016–