Gustav Schäfer was born on 8 September 1988 in his hometown of Magdeburg, and has an older sister. Gustav has been playing the drums since he was five. His zodiacal sign is Virgo, just as Bill's and Tom's. Gustav is 1,70cm (5′7″) and besides music he loves riding his bike. He's a fan of Metallica and the first album he ever bought was Metallica's “Black Album”.His idol is Lars Ulrich of Metallica.