Crematory (band)

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Crematory
Massacre Records Promotional, 2006
Background information
Origin	Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Genre(s)	Gothic metal Death metal
Years active	(1991-2001) (2004-Present)
Label(s)	Massacre Records (1993-1996, 2006-Present) Nuclear Blast Records (1996−2006)
Associated acts	Mystic Circle
Website	http://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-1990's 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 1 Line-Up 1.1 Current Members 1.2 Former members 2 Discography 2.1 Studio Albums 2.2 Demo, EP, Singles, Live 3 Trivia 4 References 5 External Links

[edit] Line-Up

[edit] Current Members

• Gerhard "Felix" Stass - Vocals
• Matthias Hechler - Guitar and vocals
• Katrin Goger - Keyboards
• Harald Heine - Bass
• Markus Jüllich - Drums

[edit] Former members

• Marc - Bass
• Heinz - Bass
• Lotte - Guitars

[edit] Discography

[edit] Studio Albums

• Transmigration (1993)
• …Just Dreaming (1994)
• Illusions (1995)
• Crematory (1996)
• Awake (1997)
• Act Seven (1999)
• Believe (2000)
• Revolution (2004)
• Klagebilder (2006)

[edit] Demo, EP, Singles, Live

• Denial (Demo) (1992)
• Ist Es Wahr (1996)
• Live… (1997)
• Early Years (1999)
• Fly (1999)
• Remind (2001)
• Greed (2004)
• Liverevolution (2005)

[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 husband and wife.

[edit] References

1. ^ [1]
2. ^ [2]
3. ^ [3]
4. ^ [4]

[edit] External Links

• Official Site
• Official Site - Massacre Records
• Official Site - Nuclear Blast Germany
• Official Site - Nuclear Blast USA