Martin Soer met Alexander Scharfe in 2008 and formed the band Stahlmann later that year, writing their own songs. Soon after Tobi B joined and in 2009, the debut EP Herzschlag was released which entered the top 20 of the Deutsche Alternative Charts for four weeks. Following Herzschlag Stahlmann performed with well-known artists such as Doro, In Extremo and Saltatio Mortis. Dirk "Fire-Abend" Feierabend and Oliver "O-Lee" Schmidt joined in 2009. Stahlmann went on a tour in 2010 presented by the music magazine Zillo. The single "Hass Mich...Lieb Mich" and debut album Stahlmann were released in September 2010 on AFM Records. At the same time the band began a tour supporting for Eisbrecher in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Lineup changes ''Quecksilber'' and ''Adamant'' (2011-2013)
For personal reasons Alex left the band, but he still occasionally performs with the group in concert. In late 2011, the group added a new bassist, Ablation. Also performing in live performances were guitarists Sid Armageddon, Mueller Mathis, Nicklas Kaalam, and Dimitrios Gatsios. Despite their busy concert schedule, Stahlmann in 2011 released the two singles, "Tanzmaschine" and "Stalwittchen". The second albumQuecksilber was released on January 20, 2012. "We had eight weeks to master the sound we wanted in one of the best studios of the country. We could try to accurately convey our vision of the album," recalls Martin after recording in March. In early 2012, they released a single, "Spring Nicht". In mid-2012, it was announced that the band was in the studio, recording for a new album. The album titled "Adamant" was released April 19, 2013. The single "Süchtig" and was released March 1, 2013 and on April 5, 2013 they released the second single "Schwarz". In fall 2013, Stahlmann toured with Vlad In Tears performing 5 shows throughout Germany.
Discography
;Studio albums
2010: Stahlmann
2012: Quecksilber
2013: Adamant
2015: CO2
2017: Bastard
2019: Kinder Der Sehnsucht
;EP
Herzschlag
;Singles
"Hass Mich...Lieb Mich..."
"Stahlwittchen"
"Tanzmaschine"
"Spring Nicht"
"Süchtig"
"Schwarz"
"Plasma"
"Nichts spricht wahre Liebe frei"
"Bastard
"Kinder der Sehnsucht"
"Die Besten"
"Wahrheit oder Pflicht"
Music videos
2010: Hass mich...lieb mich
2011: Stahlwittchen
2011: Tanzmaschine
2012: Spring nicht
2013: Schwarz
2015: Plasma
2017: Nichts spricht wahre Liebe frei
2017: Bastard
2019: Kinder der Sehnsucht
2019: Die Besten
Reviews
metal.de said that the album was, "Too smoothed out, too radio clean, and without any sharp edges."
The songs from their EP, "Herzschlag" received more than convincing reviews on the website, nachaktiv-web.de
The SPINE praises the singing on the debut album, Stahlmann, whereas other magazines stated that it was, "Lacking originality.".