The jazz-metal quintet led by guitarist, composer, and arranger Jan Zehrfeld has achieved cult status in the international prog, math, djent, and tech metal scene as well as in the jazz fusion cosmos.

Original compositions and radical reinterpretations of well-known pieces—tongue-in-cheekily referred to by the band as “Verkrassungen” (crushings)—have long since become their unmistakable trademark. Panzerballett's music combines humor with mathematical construction, structural sophistication with organic joy of playing: In an alternating bath of virtuoso power and casual lightness, complex riffs meet jazzy improvisations, performed with breathtaking precision, technical brilliance, and an audible desire to take musical risks. True to Zehrfeld's motto: “Headbanging with brains.” (Press release)