Exumer

Exumer
Exumer
	Exumer in 2019
Background information
Origin	Wiesbaden, Germany
Genres	Thrash metal
Years active	1985–1991, 2001, 2008–present
Labels	Disaster, Metal Blade

Exumer is a German thrash metal band formed in Wiesbaden in 1985 by singer/bassist Mem V. Stein and guitarist Ray Mensh. The band broke up in 1991 after two demos and two albums. Exumer appeared for a one-off show at Wacken Open Air in 2001 and were reactivated by V. Stein and Mensh in 2008.

History

Their first album, Possessed by Fire, is musically in the same vein as Into the Dark Past by the then-labelmates of Angel Dust. The second album Rising from the Sea is more influenced by Slayer due to the voice of Paul Arakaki, which is similar to that of Tom Araya. Soon after this album, the band broke up only to reform in the 2001 during the exhibition at Wacken Open Air. In 2009, Exumer released a one-track demo called "Waking the Fire". The band released their third album, Fire & Damnation, in April 2012, followed four years later by their fourth album, The Raging Tides.^[1] Their fifth album, Hostile Defiance, was released on 5 April 2019.^[2]

Band members

Current members

Mem V. Stein – vocals (1985–1986, 2001, 2008–present), bass (1985–1986, 2001)
Ray Mensh – guitar (1985–1989, 2008–present)
T. Schiavo – bass (2009–present)
Matthias Kassner – drums (2010–present)
Marc B – guitar (2013–present)

Former members

Bernie Siedler – guitar (1985–1989, 2001)
Syke Bornetto – drums (1985–1989)
Paul Arakaki – vocals, bass (1986–1988), guitar (1985, 2009–2010)
John Cadden – vocals (1989)
Franz Pries – bass (1989)
Bernd Cramer – drums (1989)
J.P. Rapp – drums (2009–2010)
H.K. – guitar (2010–2013; died 2014)
L.O.P. – drums (2001)

Discography

Studio albums

Demos

A Mortal in Black (1985)
Whips & Chains (1989)
Waking the Fire (2009)

References

^ "Exumer To Enter Studio This Month". Blabbermouth.net. 16 October 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
^ "EXUMER's Hostile Defiance Album Due In April; Title Track Music Video Streaming; European Tour Dates Confirmed". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. 12 February 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
^ Exumer Posts Video Trailer For Comeback Album "Fire & Damnation"

Sources

"Current Line-up". Archived from the original on 10 June 2010. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
"Metal Forces Magazine".

External links

[1] "Exumer To Enter Studio This Month". Blabbermouth.net. 16 October 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2015.

[2] "EXUMER's Hostile Defiance Album Due In April; Title Track Music Video Streaming; European Tour Dates Confirmed". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. 12 February 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.

[3] Exumer Posts Video Trailer For Comeback Album "Fire & Damnation"

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National	Germany United States France BnF data
Artists	MusicBrainz