Line-up



1983–1989 Schmier - vocals, bass
1999– -//-
2018– Randy Black - drums
2019– Damir Eskić - guitars
2021– Martin Furia - guitars
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1986 Chris Dudek - drums
2004 Hoest - vocals
2009 Ol Drake - guitars
2015 Randy Black - drums
2018 -//-
2021 Martin Furia - guitars
1987 Ventor - backing vocals
1987 Mille Petrozza - backing vocals
1987 André Charles Grieder - backing vocals
2003–2007 -//-
1987 V.O. Pulver - backing vocals
2003–2019 -//- backing vocals, guitars
2003 Franky Winkelmann - backing vocals
2005–2007 -//-
2005 Ferdy Doernberg - guitars
2005 Biff Byford - vocals
2005 Björn "Speed" Strid - vocals
2005 Peter "Peavy" Wagner - vocals
2005 Messiah Marcolin - vocals
2005 Shagrath - vocals
2005 Doro Pesch - vocals
2005 Paul Di'Anno - vocals
2005 Mark Osegueda - additional vocals
2005 Peter Tägtgren - vocals
2007–2008 Jacob Hansen - guitars
2011 -//-
2008 Flemming Clausen Lund - guitars
2008 Vinnie Moore - guitars
2008 Kasper Kirkegaard - backing vocals
2008 Jeff Waters - guitars
2008 Gary Holt - guitars
2011 Olof Mörck - guitars
2011 Ol Drake - guitars, backing vocals
2012 -//- guitars
2017 -//-
2012 Gerre - vocals
2012 Tom Angelripper - vocals
2016 Damir Eskić - guitar solo
2016 Alex Camargo - vocals
2017 Michael Amott - guitars
1983–1987 Thomas "Tommy" Sandmann - drums
1983–2021 Mike Sifringer - guitars
1987–1990 Harry Wilkens - guitars
1987–1999 Oliver "Olli" Kaiser - drums
1990 André Charles Grieder - vocals
1993–1999 Michael Piranio - guitars
1993–1999 Thomas Rosenmerkel - vocals
1994–1998 Christian Engler - bass
1999–2001 Sven Vormann - drums
2001–2010 Markus "Marc" Reincke - drums
2010–2018 Vaaver - drums
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1983–1989 Schmier - vocals, bass
1999– -//-
2018– Randy Black - drums
2019– Damir Eskić - guitars
2021– Martin Furia - guitars
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1986 Chris Dudek - drums
2004 Hoest - vocals
2009 Ol Drake - guitars
2015 Randy Black - drums
2018 -//-
2021 Martin Furia - guitars
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1987 Ventor - backing vocals
1987 Mille Petrozza - backing vocals
1987 André Charles Grieder - backing vocals
2003–2007 -//-
1987 V.O. Pulver - backing vocals
2003–2019 -//- backing vocals, guitars
2003 Franky Winkelmann - backing vocals
2005–2007 -//-
2005 Ferdy Doernberg - guitars
2005 Biff Byford - vocals
2005 Björn "Speed" Strid - vocals
2005 Peter "Peavy" Wagner - vocals
2005 Messiah Marcolin - vocals
2005 Shagrath - vocals
2005 Doro Pesch - vocals
2005 Paul Di'Anno - vocals
2005 Mark Osegueda - additional vocals
2005 Peter Tägtgren - vocals
2007–2008 Jacob Hansen - guitars
2011 -//-
2008 Flemming Clausen Lund - guitars
2008 Vinnie Moore - guitars
2008 Kasper Kirkegaard - backing vocals
2008 Jeff Waters - guitars
2008 Gary Holt - guitars
2011 Olof Mörck - guitars
2011 Ol Drake - guitars, backing vocals
2012 -//- guitars
2017 -//-
2012 Gerre - vocals
2012 Tom Angelripper - vocals
2016 Damir Eskić - guitar solo
2016 Alex Camargo - vocals
2017 Michael Amott - guitars
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1983–1987 Thomas "Tommy" Sandmann - drums
1983–2021 Mike Sifringer - guitars
1987–1990 Harry Wilkens - guitars
1987–1999 Oliver "Olli" Kaiser - drums
1990 André Charles Grieder - vocals
1993–1999 Michael Piranio - guitars
1993–1999 Thomas Rosenmerkel - vocals
1994–1998 Christian Engler - bass
1999–2001 Sven Vormann - drums
2001–2010 Markus "Marc" Reincke - drums
2010–2018 Vaaver - drums
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Discography


1984 Bestial Invasion Of Hell
[Demo] 1984
8.3 8.3
1985 Speed Kills Vol. I: The Very Best In Speed Metal
[VA] 1985
9.0 9.0
1987 Mad Butcher / Eternal Devastation
[Compilation] 1987
8.9 8.9
1988 Mad Butcher / Sentence Of Death
[Compilation] 1988
8.8 8.8
1988 Sentence Of Death / Infernal Overkill
[Compilation] 1988
8.8 8.8
1989 Live Without Sense
[Live] 1989
8.7 8.7
1989 Release From Agony / Eternal Devastation
[Compilation] 1989
8.8 8.8
1990 Super Best Destruction Collection
[Compilation] 1990
8.0 8.0
1990 Cracked Brain
[Single] 1990
7.3 7.3
1992 Best Of
[Compilation] 1992
7.3 7.3
1993 Live Without Sense / Mad Butcher
[Compilation] 1993
10.0 10.0
1999 The Butcher Strikes Back
[Demo] 1999
8.3 8.3
2000 2 Originals Of Destruction (Mad Butcher / Eternal Devastation / Sentence Of Death / Infernal Overkill)
[Boxset] 2000
8.0 8.0
2001 Nuclear Blast Festivals 2000
[VA] 2001
8.8 8.8
2001 Death Comes...9
[Split] 2001
2001 The Antichrist / All Hell Breaks Loose
[Boxset] 2001
7.0 7.0
2001 Whiplash
[Single] 2001
8.0 8.0
2002 Alive Devastation
[Live] 2002
8.2 8.2
2002 A Tribute To The Four Horsemen
[VA] 2002
7.0 7.0
2002 Armageddon: The Tribute To Destruction
[VA] 2002
2003 A Tribute To The Beast Vol. 2
[VA] 2003
7.0 7.0
2004 Armageddon Over Wacken - Live 2004
[VA] 2004
8.3 8.3
2004 Live Discharge (20 Years Of Total Destruction)
[DVD] 2004
8.4 8.4
2004 Fenriz Presents: The Best Of Old School Black Metal
[VA] 2004
8.3 8.3
2007 A Spanking Good Song Collection
[VA] 2007
6.0 6.0
2007 All Hell Breaks Loose + The Antichrist
[Compilation] 2007
8.0 8.0
2008 Metal Mania 2007
[DVD] 2008
2009 The Curse Of The Antichrist - Live In Agony
[Live] 2009
8.8 8.8
2010 A Savage Symphony - The History Of Annihilation
[DVD] 2010
8.8 8.8
2010 The Price
[Single] 2010
6.0 6.0
2011 15 Years - Metal Addiction
[VA] 2011
7.0 7.0
2012 The Big Teutonic 4
[Split] 2012
8.9 8.9
2014 Destruction / Tankard
[Split] 2014
6.5 6.5
2015 Big Teutonic 4 - Part 2
[Split] 2015
6.7 6.7
2016 The Devil Strikes Again / Second To None
[Split] 2016
7.5 7.5
2017 A Tribute To Iron Maiden
[VA] 2017
6.7 6.7
2018 The Nuclear Blast Recordings
[Compilation] 2018
8.3 8.3
2020 Born To Thrash - Live In Germany
[Live] 2020
7.7 7.7
2021 Live Attack
[Live] 2021
8.0 8.0
2022 Trapped In Lunatic Possession
[Boxset] 2022
2022 The Butcher Strikes Back
[Compilation] 2022
8.0 8.0
2024 No Kings - No Masters
[Single] 2024
8.3 8.3
2024 Fast As A Shark
[Single] 2024
7.8 7.8

1984 Bestial Invasion Of Hell
[Demo] 1984
8.3 8.3
1985 Speed Kills Vol. I: The Very Best In Speed Metal
[VA] 1985
9.0 9.0
1987 Mad Butcher / Eternal Devastation
[Compilation] 1987
8.9 8.9
1988 Mad Butcher / Sentence Of Death
[Compilation] 1988
8.8 8.8
1988 Sentence Of Death / Infernal Overkill
[Compilation] 1988
8.8 8.8
1989 Live Without Sense
[Live] 1989
8.7 8.7
1989 Release From Agony / Eternal Devastation
[Compilation] 1989
8.8 8.8
1990 Super Best Destruction Collection
[Compilation] 1990
8.0 8.0
1990 Cracked Brain
[Single] 1990
7.3 7.3
1992 Best Of
[Compilation] 1992
7.3 7.3
1993 Live Without Sense / Mad Butcher
[Compilation] 1993
10.0 10.0
1999 The Butcher Strikes Back
[Demo] 1999
8.3 8.3
2000 2 Originals Of Destruction (Mad Butcher / Eternal Devastation / Sentence Of Death / Infernal Overkill)
[Boxset] 2000
8.0 8.0
2001 Nuclear Blast Festivals 2000
[VA] 2001
8.8 8.8
2001 Death Comes...9
[Split] 2001
2001 The Antichrist / All Hell Breaks Loose
[Boxset] 2001
7.0 7.0
2001 Whiplash
[Single] 2001
8.0 8.0
2002 Alive Devastation
[Live] 2002
8.2 8.2
2002 A Tribute To The Four Horsemen
[VA] 2002
7.0 7.0
2002 Armageddon: The Tribute To Destruction
[VA] 2002
2003 A Tribute To The Beast Vol. 2
[VA] 2003
7.0 7.0
2004 Armageddon Over Wacken - Live 2004
[VA] 2004
8.3 8.3
2004 Live Discharge (20 Years Of Total Destruction)
[DVD] 2004
8.4 8.4
2004 Fenriz Presents: The Best Of Old School Black Metal
[VA] 2004
8.3 8.3
2007 A Spanking Good Song Collection
[VA] 2007
6.0 6.0
2007 All Hell Breaks Loose + The Antichrist
[Compilation] 2007
8.0 8.0
2008 Metal Mania 2007
[DVD] 2008
2009 The Curse Of The Antichrist - Live In Agony
[Live] 2009
8.8 8.8
2010 A Savage Symphony - The History Of Annihilation
[DVD] 2010
8.8 8.8
2010 The Price
[Single] 2010
6.0 6.0
2011 15 Years - Metal Addiction
[VA] 2011
7.0 7.0
2012 The Big Teutonic 4
[Split] 2012
8.9 8.9
2014 Destruction / Tankard
[Split] 2014
6.5 6.5
2015 Big Teutonic 4 - Part 2
[Split] 2015
6.7 6.7
2016 The Devil Strikes Again / Second To None
[Split] 2016
7.5 7.5
2017 A Tribute To Iron Maiden
[VA] 2017
6.7 6.7
2018 The Nuclear Blast Recordings
[Compilation] 2018
8.3 8.3
2020 Born To Thrash - Live In Germany
[Live] 2020
7.7 7.7
2021 Live Attack
[Live] 2021
8.0 8.0
2022 Trapped In Lunatic Possession
[Boxset] 2022
2022 The Butcher Strikes Back
[Compilation] 2022
8.0 8.0
2024 No Kings - No Masters
[Single] 2024
8.3 8.3
2024 Fast As A Shark
[Single] 2024
7.8 7.8

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