- Vocals
- Felix Stass
- Guitars & Vocals
- Matthias Hechler
- Bass
- Harald Heine
- Keyboards & Samples
- Katrin Jüllich
- Drums & Programmings
- Markus Jüllich
What do you have to say about CREMATORY, Germany’s most succesful Gothic Metal-band ever? After more than 15 years of band-history and a creative break of 3 years they’ve returned with their comeback-album „Revolution“ in 2004 - marching back to the Olymp of Gothic Metal music cementing their leading-role in the genre.
The first Single release „Greed“ from the just mentioned album, popped straight into the German Media Control Charts and thereby marked the first Single chartentry in the bands’ history. With the „Revolution“-album, which charted Top 50 in Germany straight after it..s release as well, the band proved with outstanding salesfigures that CREMATORY were not only able to mobilise their fanbase but winning numerous new supporters with their unmistakeable sound.
The remarkable issue is that CREMATORY gained worldwide success not limited to the germanspeaking territories - followed by innumerable interviews and concerts where CREMATORY were hailed by their fans. This has been captured in the comeback-documentary-part of the DVD/CD-package „Liverevolution“, which was released in autumn 2005.
Back in 1996 CREMATORY established themselves as genrepioneers, as the release of “Crematory – Das deutsche Album“ was not only praised but criticized. Nevertheless the band consequently proceeded it..s way onwards and a german song has been presented on nearly every album since. It was clear that after 15 years of CREMATORY there has to be a special present for the fans and so the band decided to give the fans what they’ve been yelling for the last 10 years: A new german album with the exceptional title „Klagebilder“!
„Klagebilder“ has been the right album that featured the expected amount of smashers with eardrilling refrains and clubhits to dance to, demonstrating that the hitfactory CREMATORY was without doubt powered by high voltage. „Klagebilder“ entered the German charts on rank 66 – an excellent position for today standards indeed.
What should follow this musical „fortress“? CREMATORY in their creative and musical zenith? No way! „Gothic Metal“ and „back to the roots“ were the catchwords targeting the new album-production with the title „PRAY“ – and once more they were fulfilled to the max. On the musical scale CREMATORY are burning down indescribable fireworks of „earwig-hits“, with fat guitarriffings being even more aggressive and intense compared to the past. Lyrically – on the vocal side – darkness dominates „PRAY“ again. Going back to english lyrics, the vocalsplitting between Felix and Matthias, the clash of extremes in deepness and cleanliness, has been maintained.
The Keyboardsounds got a massive facelifting as well. CREMATORY didn’t only dig out the earthy sounds of the good old days, but even upgrated them with orchestral arrangements. A way far beyond Technosamples and digital sounds – back to the darkness of the past, with huge stringarrangements and choirs that guarantee neverending gooseflesh attacks.
The production again was taken care of CREMATORY themselves in the
Kohlekeller Studios with the assistance of producer Christian „Kohle“ Kohlmannslehner being the bands’ long time companion since „Revolution“ and „Klagebilder“. A dynamic and massive sound of international standard is guaranteed!
For a more complete biography, please visit:
Official Crematory Website | Crematory Fan Forum.
