| Crematory | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Mannheim, Germany |
| Genre(s) | Gothic metal Death metal |
| Years active | 1991–2001 2004–present |
| Label(s) | Massacre (1993–1996, 2006–present) Nuclear Blast (1996–2006) |
| Associated acts |
Mystic Circle |
| Website | www.crematory.de |
Crematory is a gothic metal[1]/death metal band formed in Mannheim, Germany in 1991. The band received its earliest recognition in the mid-1990s as tourmates of My Dying Bride, Tiamat and Atrocity [2]. Much like the latter two groups, the band had begun as traditional death metal, then evolved with an industrial music and gothic metal musical direction on later albums. The band would receive heavy rotation on MTV Germany [3], and would also make appearances at various extreme metal festivals, including Germany's Wacken Open Air in the years 1996, 1998, 1999, and 2001, 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 over 15 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.[4]
Contents |
Line-Up
Current members
- Gerhard "Felix" Stass - growling (1991–present)
- Matthias Hechler - guitar and clean vocals (1998–present)
- Katrin Goger - keyboards (1992–present)
- Harald Heine - bass (1993–present)
- Markus Jüllich - drums (1991–present)
Former members
- Marc Zimmer - bass, clean vocals/screaming (1991–1993)
- Heinz Steinhauser - bass, clean vocals/screaming (1993)
- Lothar "Lotte" Forst - guitars, clean vocals (1991–1998)
Discography
Demos
- Crematory (1992)
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)
Live
- Live... (1997)
- Remind (2001)
- Liverevolution (2005)
Singles, EP's
- Ist Es Wahr (1996)
- Fly (1999)
- Greed (2004)
Collection
- Early Years (1999)
- Remind (2001)
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 husband and wife.
- The band collaborate in the tribute album to Metallica, called A Tribute To The Four Horsemen, with the song "One".
