Scanner (band)

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Scanner
Scanner - Borsencrash Festival 2015-1780.jpg
Scanner – Börsencrash Festival 2015
Background information
Origin Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Genres Power metal, speed metal, heavy metal
Years active1986–present
Labels Noise, Massacre, Rock of Angels
MembersEfthimios Ioannidis
Axel A.J. Julius
Dominik Rothe
Jörn Bettentrup
Sascha Kurpanek
Past members See below
Website scanner4u.de

Scanner is a German power metal band that was formed in 1986. Three of the band members had previously taken part in an album release by the band Lions Breed, Damn the Night (Earthshaker 1985). [1] The band changed its name to Scanner, adopting a science fiction image for their lyrics, album covers and live performances. [2] They released their first album, Hypertrace , in 1988 through Noise Records. [2] They have reformed twice, releasing their latest album on 12 January 2024, The Cosmic Race, via Rock of Angels Records. [3]

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Members

Current line-up

Past members

Timeline

Scanner (band)

Discography

Albums

Demos

References

  1. "SCANNER Power Metal Band – Biography". 23 January 2015. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015.
  2. 1 2 Colin Larkin, ed. (1995). The Guinness Who's Who of Heavy Metal (Second ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 313/4. ISBN   0-85112-656-1.
  3. "Scanner - Disclose New Album's Additional Info". Metal Storm. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.