Alwin Schnoing drums in Dutch atmospherich gothic metallers The Wounded. Previously he played in Sekhmet (metal) and Tales of Terror (dark ambient). Another band Schnoing drums in is Reptile.
Schnoing is inspired by drummers like Neil Peart, Ian Mosley, Nicko McBrain and Dave Lombardo, and by bands like Marillion, The Velvet Underground, Kraftwerk, Letzte Instanz, Iron Maiden, Wolfsheim and The Beatles.