TODTGELICHTER

Todtgelichter biography
TODTGELICHTER, a band with music nearly as interesting as their name, is a German experimental post metal band formed in Hamburg in 2002 by guitarist Frederic and drummer Tentakel P. The band started out as an intense black metal band. The band eventually was joined by vocalist Mort and they released a demo in 2003. With the addition of bassist Nils and second guitarist Felix, the band signed with Folter Records and released their debut full-length album "Was Bleibt..." in 2005. After the release of the album, Felix announced he was leaving the band, and he was eventually replaced with Claudio. 2007 saw the release of their second album "Schemen," which gained them an international audience after selling thousands of copies.

2009 saw the departure of long-time vocalist Mort, and Nils decided to take over vocal duty. This seemed to trigger a significant change in style, as the band's third album, "Angst", released in 2010, had a much more experimental and progressive sound. Although the traditional black metal groundwork was present, the band showed a significant willingness to experiment, fusing the black metal with post metal, shoegaze, doom metal, and many other genres into an experimental and progressive version of their old self.

The band's experimental and post metal influenced style of black metal will appeal to fans of acts such as FEN and ALCEST as well as fans of less "raw" black metal.

::::Andy Webb, Andyman1125::::