Crematory (band)
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Westhofen, Germany |
| Genres | Death metal (early) Melodic death metal[1] Gothic metal[1][2][3][4] |
| Years active | 1991–2001, 2003–present |
| Labels | Massacre (1993–1996, 2006–present) Nuclear Blast (1996–2006) |
| Associated acts | Mystic Circle |
| Website | www.crematory.de |
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Gerhard "Felix" Stass - growling |
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| Past members | |
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Marc Zimmer - bass, clean vocals/screaming |
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Crematory is a gothic[5]/melodic death metal[1] band formed in Mannheim, Germany in 1991.
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[edit] History
Crematory started with a vivid focus on the theme of afterlife, and became well known for this. The band received its earliest recognition in the mid-1990s by touring with My Dying Bride, Tiamat and Atrocity.[3] Much like the latter two groups, the band had begun as traditional death metal with a unique and dense blend of upbeat keyboards, expanding yet again the extent of the gothic metal sound in Europe. Later, the band incorporated other sounds and evolved with an industrial musical direction on later albums. The band would receive heavy rotation on MTV Germany,[6] and would also make appearances at various extreme metal festivals, including Germany's Wacken Open Air in the years 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001 and 2008, in addition to inclusion on Nuclear Blast compilation samplers.
The band re-signed to Massacre Records in 2006 after a 10 year stint with Nuclear Blast; Massacre had been the band's first label.
Active for almost 20 years (with a brief split between 2001 and 2003) they are among one of Europe's longest running bands affiliated with the gothic metal genre.[3]
[edit] Line-up
[edit] Current members
- Gerhard Stass - vocals (1991–present)
- Matthias Hechler - guitar and vocals (1998–present)
- Katrin Goger - keyboards (1992–present)
- Harald Heine - bass guitar (1993–present)
- Markus Jüllich - drums (1991–present)
[edit] Former members
- Marc Zimmer - bass, vocals (1991–1993)
- Lothar "Lotte" Forst - guitar, vocals (1991–1998)
[edit] Sessional live members
- Heinz Steinhauser - bass, vocals (1993)
[edit] Discography
[edit] Demos
- Crematory (1992)
[edit] Studio Albums
- Transmigration (1993)
- …Just Dreaming (1994)
- Illusions (1995)
- Crematory (Das Deutsche Album) (1996)
- Awake (1997)
- Act Seven (1999)
- Believe (2000)
- Revolution (2004)
- Klagebilder (2006)
- Pray (2008)
- Infinity (2010)[7]
[edit] Live
- Live... At The Out Of The Dark Festivals (1997)
- Remind (2001)
- LiveRevolution (2005)
[edit] Singles, EP's
- Ist Es Wahr (1996)
- Fly (1999)
- Greed (2004)
[edit] Collection
- Early Years (1999)
- Remind (2001)
- Black Pearls (2010)
[edit] Trivia
- One of the founding members was Bassist Marc Zimmer, who would leave the band in 1992 to focus on Mystic Circle.
- Jüllich and Goger are married.
- The band collaborated on the Metallica tribute album, A Tribute to the Four Horsemen, with the song "One".
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Bowar, Chad. "Pray review". About.com. http://heavymetal.about.com/od/cdreviews/fr/crematorypray.htm. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
- ^ Nuclear Blast America
- ^ a b c CREMATORY | Unique, Detailed Biography | MusicMight
- ^ Crematory in Allmusic.com
- ^ Nuclear Blast America
- ^ [1]
- ^ http://www.crematory.de/main/news/e_news.php
