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Infobox musical artist | name = Atrocity| image = Atrocity-Kavarna2010-1.jpg| caption = Atrocity at “Kavarna Rock Fest” - July 2010.| image_size = 250| landscape = yes| background = group_or_band| origin = Ludwigsburg Baden-Württemberg , Germany | genre = Death metal , gothic metal , industrial metal | years_active = 1985–present| label = Nuclear Blast Napalm Records | associated_acts = Leaves' Eyes | website = http://www.atrocity.de/ www.atrocity.de| current_members = Alexander Krull Thorsten Bauer Sander Van der Meer JB Van der Wal Joris Nijenhuis| past_members = Oliver Klasen Markus Knapp Chris Lukhaup René Tometschek Frank Knodel Richard Scharf Nicholas Barker Mortiz Neuner Martin Schmidt Michael Schwarz Yasmin Krull Seven Antonopolous Roland Navratil Alla Fedynitch Atrocity is a Germany|German death metal music|death Metal band (music)|band formed in Ludwigsburg .
History
First started in 1985as Instigators and playing grindcore , Atrocity arose as a death metal band with their debut EP, BlueBlood , in 1989 in music|1989 , followed soon by Hallucinations , a concept album about drug use. Their second album, Todessehnsucht ("longing for death"), ventured into death metal, with a cover of "Arch Angel" by the band Death (metal band)|Death . Their musical scope broadened over the years, incorporating medieval and horror influences on their 1994 Dracula -based concept album ''Atrocity's Blut'', (styled after the successful film Dracula (1992 film)|Bram Stoker's Dracula ). ''Atrocity's Blut was followed by Calling The Rain , an MCD with female vocals by guest singer Yasmin Krull and acoustic themes. http://www.mtv.de/music/146711/bio Atrocity at mtv.de
The 1996 release Willenskraft introduced industrial elements, with the special bonus CD of the album's special edition ( Kraft und Wille ) including electronic remixes of the songs. The later releases were less and less metallic; Werk 80 featured versions of 1980s disco hits and the band had no apparent direction for the following few years. Unusual MCD-releases and experimental songs like Lili Marlene -covers (featured on Gemini ) estranged many of their original metal fans. http://www.laut.de/wortlaut/artists/a/atrocity/biographie/index.htm Bio at laut.de
The entire Atrocity line-up (plus Alex Krull's wife Liv Kristine Espenćs Krull) also functions as Leaves' Eyes . Liv did live vocals for Atrocity as well. With the release of the eleventh album After the Storm (Atrocity album)|After the Storm (Release: September 1, 2010) started the band a new era in the Ethno Metal genre. http://www.stormbringer.at/news.php? id=18283 STORMBRINGER-News: ATROCITY - 'After The Storm' Artwork und Track List enthüllt! Yasmin Krull returned a second time as guest singer and instrumentalist for the project.Cite web|url= http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=142241|title=ATROCITY Featuring YASMIN: 'After The Storm' Details Revealed|publisher=BlabberMouth
After 2000, nothing had been heard from Atrocity and seemed to have disbanded. However, they returned after four years with a new concept album, Atlantis , centered around the mythology|myths of the sunken continent of Atlantis . The album also features the vocals of Alexander's wife, Liv Kristine|Liv-Kristine Espanaes Krull (formerly in Theatre of Tragedy ). The band members also formed the atmospheric metal band Leaves' Eyes , which features Liv Kristineas lead singer. http://www.laut.de/wortlaut/artists/e/espanaes_liv_kristine/biographie/index.htm Liv Kristine Espenaes at laut.de
On 11 November 2007, Atrocity announced that bassist Chris Lukhaup was leaving the band for personal reasons and that drummer Moritz Neuner was taking another turn in his working career. Seven Antonopolous was named as the new drummer in late October 2008. http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm? fuseaction=blog.view& friendId=101571849& blogId=477153054 ATROCITY drummer Seven Antonopoulos participates in Thomas Lang drummer round tab
http://www.napalmrecords.com/promo/atrocityp.html Atrocity at Napalm Records
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