Instigators>>ATROCITY - GERMANY

Hallucinations - 1990 - Nuclear Blast
Longing For Death [Todessehnsucht] - 1992 - Massacre
Blut - 1994 - Massacre
Das Liebe - 1995 -Massacre
Willenskraft - 1996 - Massacre
Werk 80 - 1997 - Massacre
Gemini - 2000 - Massacre
Atlantis - 2004 - Napalm
After The Storm - 2010 - Napalm
Die Gottlosen Jahre - 2012 - Napalm
Okkult – 2013 - Napalm
Okkult II – 2018 - Massacre
Okkult III – 2022 - Massacre

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Members
Vocals
Ripper, Corpus Christi, Leaves' Eyes>>ALEX KRULL>>Corpus Christi, Leaves' Eyes

Guitar
Thorsten Bauer - Leaves' Eyes, Theatre Of Tragedy>>Mathias Roderer>>Leaves' Eyes, Theatre Of Tragedy - Richard Scharf - Markus Knapp - Leaves’ Eyes>>Thorsten Bauer>>Leaves’ Eyes>> - Sebastian Schult - Compos Mentis, Strych.Nine, Cypher, Leaves’ Eyes>>Sander Van Der Meer>>Cypher, Leaves’ Eyes, Strych.Nine – Demonium, Zero Hunt, Elis, Leaves' Eyes>>Pete Streit>>Leaves' Eyes – Liv Kristine, Leaves' Eyes>>Micki Richter>>Leaves' Eyes, Eisbrecher – Spiral Tower, Leaves' Eyes>>LUC GEBHARDT>>Spiral Tower, Leaves' Eyes

Bass
Coprophagist>>Oliver Klasen>>Coprophagist - Chris Lukhamp - Aborted, Leaves’ Eyes>>Jb Van Der Wal>>Aborted, Leaves’ Eyes – Sadist, Leaves' Eyes>>ANDRE NASSO>>Leaves' Eyes

Drum
Belching Beet, Umbra Et Imago>>Michael Schwarz>>Belching Beet, Umbra Et Imago – Ginroth, Bloodred, Existence Denied, Leaves' Eyes, Verwoed>>JORIS NIJENHUIS>>Leaves' Eyes, Verwoed




History & Biography
The German mainstays began life as a death metal unit in Southern Germany. By the time of the arrival of the third album they had completed changed styles. Blut ('Blood'), which contained a vampire theme, mixed metal into its goth and folk fusion. Switching from Nuclear Blast, which reportedly was not paying the band royalties, the band lands with the fledgeling Massacre where vocalist Alex Krull finds a job as a publicist. The band has in the meanwhile turned into a seminal German rock band.

Former Atrocity drummer Gernot Winkler committed suicide in early 2002. The band signed with Napalm Records in 2003. Atlantis, a concept album, was issued in the summer of 2004. At the same time, Alex Krull was hired by Roadrunner to become a talent scout in Europe. Atrocity added drummer Moritz Neuner (formerly of Graveworm, Darkwell and Abigor) to the line-up in late 2004. Werk 80 II, the band’s second covers album of '80s pop songs appeared in 2008.

Drum nomad Nick Barker joined Atrocity and Leaves' Eyes in early 2008. Opiate For The Masses’ Chris "Seven" Antonopoulos joined both Atrocity and Leaves' Eyes on drums in October of 2008. Atrocity would release a new DVD, Die Gottlosen Jahre ('The Godless Years'), on March 30, 2012. The band had, in the meanwhile, lost drummer Roland Navratil and recruited a Joris Nijenhuis. The DVD featured a band documentary, a live 2010 show and the studio CD of the same. In 2012, Atrocity was working on a trilogy called Okkult. The Germans had hired Canadian sound designer Katie Halliday, who had worked for movies like Saw V, Saw VI, Saw VII, The Devil's Carnival and more to assist. Atrocity released a new EP, called Masters Of Darkness, on December 8th 2017 through Massacre Records. The EP came in advance of the Okkult II album, which was to be released in 2018 through Massacre. The band had recently re-signed with the record company. The group announced the release of Okkult III through Massacre for January 20, 2023. Micki Richter, Luc Gebhardt and Andre Nasso were all from Leaves’ Eyes and new to Atrocity. Guitarist Florian Ewert joined Atrocity and Leaves’ Eyes in 2024. The musician had already shared the stage with Atrocity at NADA Fest in Portugal. He replaced Micki Richter who had joined Eisbrecher. Atrocity performed at Mexico Metalfest 2024 in Mexico City on November 16th.


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