He played in the death metal band Illdisposed and is a former member of Volbeat, Dominus and Hypodermic.
After Hypodermic split up, he founded the death metal band "Deadly Sins" with friends Lars B.
Gottschalk joined Volbeat in 2002 replacing their original guitarist Teddy Vang.
Gottschalk appeared on the first two Volbeat albums The Strength / The Sound / The Songs and Rock the Rebel / Metal the Devil.
However, after the recordings of the second album were done, Gottschalk was fired "due to different personalities and working methods off stage," according to a statement on Volbeat's official website.