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Atrocity are a German heavy metal band from Ludwigsburg. Formed in 1985, the group originally consisted of vocalist and keyboardist Alexander Krull, guitarists Mathias Röderer and Frank Knodel, bassist René Tometschek, and drummer Gernot Winkler. The band's current lineup includes Krull, the sole constant member, alongside drummer Joris Nijenhuis (since 2012), guitarist Micki Richter (since 2019), bassist Andre Nasso (since 2021) and guitarist Luc Gebhardt (since 2022).




History


Atrocity formed in 1985, with the original lineup consisting of Alexander Krull on vocals, Mathias Röderer and Frank Knodel on guitars, René Tometschek on bass, and Gernot Winkler on drums. After releasing their first demo Instigators in 1988, the group replaced Winkler with Michael Schwarz, signed with Nuclear Blast, and released "Blue Blood" in 1989. Shortly thereafter, the group recruited guitarist Richard Scharf and bassist Oliver Klasen to replace Knodel and Tometschek, respectively, and the new lineup released the band's full-length debut Hallucinations in 1990. Todessehnsucht followed in 1992, before Klasen was replaced by Markus Knapp for the recording of 1994's Blut. Before a European tour at the end of the year, Thorsten Bauer joined Atrocity as a third guitarist.
During 1995, both Scharf and Knapp left the band, with the latter replaced by new bassist Chris Lukhaup. The lineup of Krull, Röderer, Bauer, Lukhaup and Schwarz released Willenskraft in 1996 and Werk 80 in 1997, before Martin Schmidt took over on drums from May 1999. Gemini and Atlantis followed in 2000 and 2004, respectively, before Schmidt was replaced by Moritz Neuner in January 2005. Neuner played on just one album, Werk 80 II, before leaving Atrocity and spin-off Leaves' Eyes alongside Lukhaup in November 2007 – Lukhaup for "personal reasons" and Neuner for "another turn in his working career". In January 2008, Alla Fedynitch and Nick Barker were announced as both bands' new bassist and drummer, respectively. By October, Barker had been replaced by Seven Antonopoulos.
In January 2010, Krull became the sole original member of Atrocity when guitarist Mathias Röderer left the group for "family reasons". He was replaced by Sander van der Meer. Two more lineup changes occurred later in the year – in the summer, Antonopoulos was replaced by Roland Navratil, and in October, Fedynitch made way for JB van der Wal (who became an official member in May 2011). Navratil remained until February 2012, when he left for "private reasons" and was replaced by Joris Nijenhuis. By the end of the year, the group had become a four-piece after the departure of van der Wal. Guitarist Bauer performed all bass on the 2013 release Okkult. Bauer continued to cover bass duties during Atrocity and Leaves' Eyes live shows following the release of Okkult.
Pete Streit replaced van der Meer in September 2015, after several months filling in for the former guitarist. He performed on 2018's Okkult II, before leaving for "private reasons" in November 2019 to be replaced by Micki Richter. In June 2021, the band returned to a five-member setup for the first time since 2013 with the addition of Andre Nasso on bass. At the end of the year, Atrocity announced that Bauer would be leaving the band after more than 25 years in the lineup, with the guitarist and bassist writing in a statement that "I feel that now is the right time for me to ... look forward to and embrace new things and challenges in my life." Bauer was not replaced until September 2022, when Luc Gebhardt took his place.




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References






External links


Atrocity official website

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