Atrocity (band)

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Atrocity
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Atrocity performs at the Kavarna Rock Fest in 2010
Background information
Origin Ludwigsburg, Germany
Genres
Years active1985–present
Labels
Spinoffs Leaves' Eyes
Members Alexander Krull
Luc Gebhardt
Marc 'Micki' Richter
Joris Nijenhuis
Past membersThorsten Bauer
Sander van der Meer
Richard Scharf
Oliver Klasen
Michael Schwarz
Markus Knapp
Martin Schmidt
Christian Lukhaup
Moritz Neuner
Nick Barker
Alla Fedynich
Mathias Röderer
Seven Antonopoulos
Roland Navratil
Pete Streit
Website atrocity.de

Atrocity is a German metal band from Ludwigsburg that formed in 1985.

Contents

History

First started in 1985 as Instigators and playing grindcore, Atrocity arose as a death metal band with their debut EP, Blue Blood, in 1989, followed soon by Hallucinations , a concept album about drug use. Their second album, Todessehnsucht ("longing for death"), ventured into death metal classics with a cover of "Archangel" by the band Death. Their musical scope broadened over the years, incorporating medieval and horror influences on their 1994 Dracula-based concept album Atrocity's Blut, (styled after the successful film Bram Stoker's Dracula ). Atrocity's Blut was followed by Calling the Rain, an MCD with female vocals by guest singer Yasmin Krull and acoustic music. [1]

The 1996 release Willenskraft introduced industrial elements, with the special bonus CD of the album's special edition (Kraft und Wille) including electronic remixes of the songs. The later releases were less and less metallic; Werk 80 featured versions of 1980s disco hits and the band had no apparent direction for the following few years. Unusual MCD releases and experimental songs like "Lili Marlene" covers (featured on Gemini) estranged many of their original metal fans. [2]

After 2000, nothing had been heard from Atrocity and seemed to have disbanded. However, they returned after four years with a new concept album, Atlantis, centered on the myths of the sunken continent of Atlantis. The album also features the vocals of Alexander's wife, Liv-Kristine Espanaes Krull (formerly in Theatre of Tragedy). The band members also formed the atmospheric metal band Leaves' Eyes, which features Liv Kristine as lead singer. [3]

The release of the eleventh album After the Storm in 2010 started a new era for the band in the ethno metal genre. [4] Yasmin Krull returned a second time as guest singer and instrumentalist for the project. [5]

On 11 November 2007, Atrocity announced that bassist Chris Lukhaup was leaving the band for personal reasons and that drummer Moritz Neuner was taking another turn in his working career. Seven Antonopolous was named as the new drummer in late October 2008.

Members

Current members

Discography

Studio albums

Collaborations

Compilations

DVD

Demos

EPs

Music videos

YearTitleDirectedAlbum
1994"B.L.U.T. (Blood-Lust, Under Trance)"
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Blut
1994"Miss Directed"
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1995"Calling the Rain"
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Calling the Rain
1995"Die Liebe"
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Die Liebe
1996Love Is Dead
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Willenskraft
1997"Shout"
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Werk 80
1997"The Great Commandment"
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2000"Taste of Sin"
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Gemini
2006"Cold Black Days"Thomas ManglitzAtlantis
2008"The Sun Always Shines on TV" [7] Silvan BügeWerk 80 II
2009"Fade to Grey" [8]
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2013"Pandæmonium"Rainer ZIPP Fränzen (Und Action!) [9] Okkult
"Murder Blood Assassination" [10]
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