Living Death (band)

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Living Death
Origin	Velbert, Germany
Genres	Speed metal, thrash metal
Years active	1980–1991
Labels	Earthshaker
Past members	Reiner Kelch Dieter Kelch Frank Fricke Frank Schubring Thorsten "Toto" Bergmann Harald Lutze Andreas Overhoff Atomic Steif Gerald Thelen Frank Ullrich

Living Death was a German heavy metal band from Velbert, whose career spanned from the early 1980s until the early 1990s who have since acquired a cult status.^[1]

History[]

Living Death was formed in 1980^{[citation needed]} in Velbert, Germany by Reiner and Dieter Kelch, and Frank Fricke, starting out as a simple heavy metal band. In 1981 drummer Frank Schubring and vocalist Thorsten "Toto" Bergmann joined. A year later they recorded their self-titled demo, resulting in 1983 in a deal with Earthshaker. Later that year Frank Schubring left the band and was replaced by Harald Lutze.

In 1984 Living Death released their rough-sounding debut album Vengeance of Hell which, despite poor production quality, sold well in all independent charts. Living Death then went on tour in support of Warlock; after which they fired drummer Harald Lutze and replaced him with Andreas Overhoff. In January 1985 they released the EP Watch-Out! with three remixed songs from the first LP and the self-titled track. In August Metal Revolution was released. Due to its cult status the album was re-issued in 2002 by Shark Records.^[2] A year later they signed a deal with Aaarrg Records and the EP Back to the Weapons was recorded; shortly before its release they found a new drummer, Atomic Steif.

In 1987, the album Protected from Reality was released, followed by 1988's Live EP, featuring four songs off their second album.

After the release of their fourth studio album Worlds Neuroses in 1989, band members Toto, Fred, and Atomic Steif left the band (and recorded one EP as Sacred Chao, taking the name from a song on Worlds Neuroses). The remaining Living Death members then recruited vocalist Gerald Thelen and drummer Frank Ullrich as replacements. With this line-up Living Death split up in 1991 after the release of Killing In Action.

Previous members[]

Last-known lineup[]

• Thorsten "Toto" Bergmann (singer)
• Andreas Oberhoff (drummer)
• Reiner Kelch (guitar)
• Dieter Kelch (bass)

Vocals:

• Thorsten "Toto" Bergmann (1981–1989) (Sacred Chao, X-Mas Project)
• Gerald Thelen (1989–1991)

Guitars:

• Frank 'Fred' Fricke (1980–1989) (Mekong Delta, X-Mas Project, Sacred Chao, ex-U.D.O.)

Drums:

• Frank Schubring (1981–1983)
• Eric (session drums on Vengeance of Hell)
• Harald Lutze (1984)
• Andreas Oberhoff (1984–1986)
• Atomic Steif (1986–1989) (Stahlträger, Assassin, Sodom, Holy Moses, Violent Force, Sacred Chao)

Discography[]

Studio albums[]

• Vengeance of Hell (1984)
• Metal Revolution (1985)
• Protected from Reality (1987)
• Worlds Neuroses (1989)
• Killing in Action (1991)

EPs[]

• Watch Out! (1985)
• Back to the Weapons (1986)
• Live (1988)

Compilation albums[]

• Living Death (1994)

Singles[]

• Eisbein (mit Sauerkraut) (1987)

Demos[]

• Demo 83 (1983)
• Pre-Production Demo (1984)

References[]

External links[]

• Fan page on MySpace