Atrocity

小簡介
Atrocity 是來自挪威的交響黑金屬團(tuán)體，目前成員為主唱Alexander Krull，吉他手Mathias Roderer、Thorsten Bauer，貝司手Christian Lukhaup 和鼓手Martin Schmidt 共五人。其樂風(fēng)融合了歌德和交響元素于死金的樂基之中， 就音樂的多樣化、自主性還有不斷的音樂元素再發(fā)明，很少有其它樂團(tuán)能跟Atrocity 匹敵，這個(gè)與眾不同的金屬團(tuán)成軍于1985年，初期是Progressive Death（前衛(wèi)死亡金屬），但是隨著主唱Alexander Krull 個(gè)人風(fēng)格在樂團(tuán)歷史中明顯的演變，讓人很難把這個(gè)團(tuán)歸類成金屬、搖滾、哥德甚至是民族音樂，不管如何Atrocity 選擇忠于他們的藝術(shù)取向，從未懷疑他們的音樂宗旨，自始至終是持續(xù)的扣人心弦和不變的無法預(yù)測。
值的一提的是Atrocity 團(tuán)長Alexander Krull，其妻Liv Kristine Espen鎠 Krull 是挪威另一個(gè)歌德天團(tuán)Leaves's Eyes 的主唱 ，而這兩個(gè)樂團(tuán)的隊(duì)員是完全相同的。
One of the more unique artists in the death metal field, Atrocity began as vocalist Alex Krull's brainchild in the late '80s. Teamed with guitarist Mathias Roderer, bassist Oliver Klassen, drummer Michael Schwarz, and guitarist Richard Scharff, they released a single in 1990, "Blue Blood," followed by their debut release (Hallucinations). The follow-up, Longing for Death, was released in 1992 to minor controversy when the band's original title, "Todessehnsucht," was not accepted by the record company. Klassen left in time for Markus Knapp to take over bass duties on 1994's Blut, which was the release that began to establish them outside of the genre. Its gothic touches and vampiric theme alienated many older fans but gained them a new following among the new goth metal crowd. The band split from Roadrunner Records, then turned its attention toward making more gothic-sounding metal on Massacre Records. In 1995 they released two albums, a collaboration with German new wave band Das Ich on the quirky Die Liebe, and an album (Calling the Train) featuring Krull's sister Yasmin acting as a guest vocalist. Torsten Bauer replaced Scharff and Chris Lukhaup replaced Knapp around the time of the two releases. Both albums were experimental and unique, leading to many festival appearances and tours where they continued to spread their gothic metal. After 1996's Willenskraft album, the band put together a cover album of '80s pop songs called Werk 80. They brought a fetish-themed stage show on their first American tour and replaced Schwarz with Martin Schmidt in 1998. Their sound continued to change, incorporating techno beats and deeper vocals. In 2000, they released Gemini, another genre-crossing album that unveiled a dark wave of fascination, along with an even more synth-based sound than before. Continuing to tour, the band began to write new material in 2001 for the follow-up to Gemini.