Atrocity (band)

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Atrocity is a German band formed in Ludwigsburg (not to be confused with the American peace punk band of the same name from Berkeley California, circa 1983).

Brief history

"Atrocity" started as a death metal band, and their debut was the Blue Blood EP in 1989 followed by a concept album about drug use named Hallucinations. Their second album Todessehnsucht ventured into death metal, featuring a cover of "Arch Angel" by the band Death. Their musical scope broadened during the years, and the band even discovered medieval and horror influences on their Dracula based concept album Atrocity's Blut, named after the successful motion picture Bram Stoker's Dracula. It was released in 1994, and was followed by Calling The Rain mcd with included guest female vocals and acoustic themes.

The 1996 release Willenskraft introduced industrial elements, and the special bonus CD of the album's special edition (Kraft Und Wille) included even electronic remixes of the songs. The later releases saw original metal in decline: the following release Werk 80 featured versions of 1980s disco hits, and the band had no apparent direction for the following few years: the odd mcd-releases and experimental songs like Lili Marlene-covers (featured on Gemini) banished most of the fans.

Hiatus

After year 2000 nothing was heard from Atrocity, and it was commonly thought they had disbanded. However, that was not the case, as the band had a perennial hiatus. They returned after four years with a brand new (and finally, full-length) album, Atlantis in 2004. The album is again a concept album based on the myths of sunken continent of Atlantis, and musically it features more rock-like approach. The album also features the guest 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 vocalist.

Members

  • Alexander Krull - vocals
  • Thorsten Bauer - guitars
  • Mathias Röderer - guitars
  • Chris Lukhaup - bass
  • Mortiz Neuner - drums

Discography

  • 1988: Instigators (demo)
  • 1989: Blue Blood
  • 1990: Hallucinations
  • 1992: Todessehnsucht (known as Longing for Death in some countries)
  • 1994: Blut
  • 1995: Die Liebe -mcd (in collaboration with Das Ich)
  • 1995: Calling the Rain mcd
  • 1996: Willenskraft
  • 1996: The Hunt -mcd
  • 1997: Werk 80
  • 1997: Das Letzte Mal -mcd
  • 1997: Shout -mcd
  • 1997: Tainted Love -mcd
  • 1999:
  • 2000: Gemini (blue and red versions)
  • 2000: The Sounds of Silence -mcd
  • 2000: Taste of Sin -mcd
  • 2004: Atlantis

Videos

  • "Love is Dead"
  • "Cold Black Days" (2004)

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Anthem
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Death metal is an extreme heavy metal subgenre. It is typically characterized by the use of heavily-distorted guitars, harsh low-pitched growled vocals, morbid lyrics, fast-paced rhythms and melodies, and unconventional song structures.
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Death was an influential American death metal band founded in 1983 by guitarist and vocalist Chuck Schuldiner, and dissolved in 1999. They are widely credited as the creators of the death metal genre.
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Dracula

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Author Bram Stoker
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Genre(s) Horror novel, Gothic novel
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Alexander Krull(July 31, 1970) is the lead vocalist for the German metal band Atrocity, as well as a backing-vocals in the band Leaves' Eyes. He is married to Liv Kristine Espenæs Krull of the Norwegian/German metal band Leaves' Eyes with whom he has one child, Leon Alexander.
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Hallucinations is the debut album by the German death metal band Atrocity. It was released in 1990 by Roadrunner Records. The CD includes the Blue Blood EP.
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Todessehnsucht
(1992) Blut

Todessehnsucht is the second album by Atrocity. At the time the band still played death metal with a technical edge.
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Das Ich is a German electronic music group formed in 1989. The group, fronted by Stefan Ackermann and Bruno Kramm were one of the founders of a movement in the early 1990s, which was called "Neue Deutsche Todeskunst" (New German Death Art).
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"Tainted Love" is a song composed by Ed Cobb, formerly of The Four Preps. It was originally recorded in 1964 by Gloria Jones, re-recorded by Ruth Swan in 1975 (in a version which influenced, more closely than the original, the 'feel' of the subsequent electro-pop chart-topping
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Released September 1965
Format 7" single
Recorded March 10, 1964 (main track); June 15, 1965 (overdub)
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Length 3:05
Label Columbia Records
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Leaves' Eyes is a symphonic metal band with folk metal elements from Norway and Germany assembled in 2003, shortly before singer Liv Kristine was fired from Theatre of Tragedy. Leaves' Eyes was formed by her husband Alexander Krull and members of his band Atrocity.
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