Country of origin - Netherlands (Beilen, Drenthe) Year of creation - 1991 Lyrical themes - Death, War, Satanism, Ancient Ones Current lineup: Henk Zinger - Bass (2004-present) (ex-Grind Minded0 Michiel "Mike" van der Plicht - Drums (2009-present) (Prostitute Disfigurement, ex-Detonation, ex-Katafalk, ex-Toxocara, ex-Travelers in Time) Danny Tunker - Guitars (2010-present) (Prostitute Disfigurement, The Saturnine, ex-Detonation, ex-Form) Henri Sattler - Vocals, Guitars (ex-Lords of the Stone, ex-Ministry of Terror) Additional notes: Split up in 1993, but Sattler reformed the band in 1996. Henri announced that 2011 will be the last year of the band and their final show will be in December. God Dethroned appeared on "Seven Gates Of Horror" tribute album to Possessed with covering track "Satan's Curse". They also participated on the compilation "Explicttly Intense - Insanity Sampler 13" with the song "Hating Life". Roel Sanders (ex drummer) also has his own Mot?rhead cover band, formed in 2005. Birth dates: Henri Sattler (1971) Ari?n Van Weesenbeek (1980) Isaac Delahaye (9th January 1982, Ypres, Belgium). Discography: Christhunt Demo, Self-released, February 1991 First studio recording of the band, which shows darker and rawer versions of songs later featured on their debut LP "The Christhunt". Re-released in 2000 by Cold Blood Industries as part of compilation "The Ancient Ones". The Christhunt Full-length, Shark, 1992 Cat#: SHARK 034 Lineup: Henri Sattler - Vocals/Guitar Oscar Carre - Guitar Marco Arends - Bass Aer de Weerd - Drums Produced, Engineered & Mixed at Franky's Recording Kitchen, HOLLAND 1992. Producer, Engineering, Mixing - Berthus Westerhuis. Executive producer - Axel Thubeauville. Logo - Edwin Kelder. Photography - Britstra. Coverpainting - Werner Thiel. Coverphoto by the no#1 Ratbutcher: Baron Heinrich von Sattlerhofen. Originally featured black and white artwork. A music video for "Necromagnon" was made. The lyrics of The Christhunt contains quotes of the movie Warlock (Julian Sands, 1989): "I am the one begotten son My heart is forged by blackest coal I am he who maketh whole The glorious goal of satan's unborn soul". Re-released in 1998 by Cold Blood Industries (CBI 9201) with different cover. The Grand Grimoire Full-length, Metal Blade Records, January 20th,1997 Cat#: 3984-14148-2 Lineup: Henri Sattler - Vocals, Guitar Jens van der Valk - Guitar Beef - Bass Roel Sanders - Drums Guest musicians: Danny GoatLord - Keyboards Jena - Harp All music by God Dethroned, All lyrics by Henri except 'Fire' by Arthur Brown. Recorded at Franky's Recording Kitchen during late '96 and early '97. Producer, Engineering, Mixing - Berthus Westerhuys. Artwork - Rene Bosma. Photography - Harm-Jan Stiepel. The Grand Grimoire is dedicated to the memory of Willem Barentz + 1896 Nova Zembla. Bloody Blasphemy Full-length, Metal Blade Records, 1999 Cat#: 3984-14247-2 Lineup: Henri Sattler - Vocals, Guitar Jens van der Valk - Guitar Beef - Bass, Backing Vocals Roel Sanders - Drums Guest musicians: Danny A Servaes (GoatLord) - Keyboards Roeland Wubbs - Piano on "The Execution Protocol" Nienke de Jong - Female vocals Recorded on Unholy Ground during the Fall & Winter of 1998. Producer, Engineered, Mixing - Berthus Westerhuys. Logo - Rene Sys. Artwork - Jeanne Potter. Additional artwork - S.W.A.T. terror division. Photography - Suzette Luiken. The limited edition digipack and the LP have the bonus track "The Christhunt" (6:06), which is a re-recording of the old track. The sample at the beginning of "Serpent King" comes from the film "Death Wish 2". A music video for "Under the Golden Wings of Death" was made. The Ancient Ones Compilation, Cold Blood Industries, 2000 Cat#: CXR 11072 Tracks 1, 2 and 3 are taken from the "Christhunt" demo. Track 4 is a previously unreleased song. Track 5 is taken from the DSFA 4 sampler. Track 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 are live songs. Track 11 is a CD Rom track of the first boycotted video. Executive producers: 'The Satanic Twins'. Ravenous Full-length, Metal Blade Records, April 24th,2001 Cat#: 3984-14362-2 Lineup: Henri Sattler "The Serpent King" - Vocals/Guitar Jens van der Valk - Guitar Beef - Bass, Backing Vocals Guest musicians: Tony Laureano - Drums Danny A. Servaes (GoatLord) - Keyboards Recorded on Unholy Ground in the summer and fall of the year 2000. Producer - God Dethroned. Engineering - Berthus Westerhuys. Engineering (assistant) - Peter de Koster. Mixing - Berthus Westerhuys, Henri Sattler, Jens van der Valk . Artwork - Jeanne Potter. Photography - Suzette Luiken. All music by God Dethroned, except 'Consumed by Darkness' by Macabre End and 'Evil Dead' by Death. All lyrics by The Serpent King, except 'The Crown for the Morbid' and 'The Mysteries that make you Bleed' by Jens van der Valk and 'The Iconoclast Deathride' by Beef. A music video for "Villa Vampiria" was made. This album is dedicated to the memory of Aleister Crowley (1875 - 1947). Into the Lungs of Hell Full-length, Metal Blade Records, February 15th,2003 Cat#: 3984-14409-0 Lineup: Henri Sattler - Vocals, Guitar Jens van der Valk - Guitar Beef - Bass, Backing Vocals Arien Van Weesenbeek - Drums Danny Servaes - Keyboard Recorded at Berno Studios, Malmo Sweden, in October 2002. Producer, Engineering, Mixing - Henrik Larsson. Cover concept, Artwork - Joachim Luetke. Layout ? Karl-Heinz Schuster. Also released as limited edition 2CD digipack (3984-14409-2). The bonus disc contains 8 tracks (3-8: live tracks recorded at the Whiskey A GoGo in Los Angeles, CA USA in February 2000 (on the Death Metal Massacre Tour with Cannibal Corpse, Hate Eternal & Diabolic)) and the video clips for "Villa Vampiria" and "Under The Golden Wings of Death". The double LP version (3984-14409-1) limited to 500 copies (released by Metal Blade as well) contains the same eight bonus tracks on the second LP. Originally to be titled "Gods of Terror", the title was changed not long before the albums release, for reasons unknown. The Lair of the White Worm Full-length, Metal Blade Records, November 15th,2004 Cat#: 3984-14514-2 Lineup: Henri Sattler - Vocals, Guitar Isaac Delahaye - Guitar Henk Zinger - Bass Ari?n Van Weesenbeek - Drums Recorded at Berno Studio in Malmo, Sweden. Mastered at Franky's Recording Kitchen, late Summer 2004. Producer, Engineering - Henrik Larsson. Mastering - Bethus Westerhuys. Cover art - Jacek Wi?niewski. Layout - Karl-Heinz Schuster. Photography - Stefan Schipper The Limited edition digipack (3984-14514-0) includes a bonus DVD: The Making Of "The Lair Of The White Worm". A video was made for the song "The Lair of the White Worm". The title track refers to Bram Stoker`s novel of the same name (1911). The Toxic Touch Full-length, Metal Blade Records, October 20th,2006 Cat#: 3984-14587-2 Lineup: Henri Sattler - Vocals, Guitar Isaac Delahaye - Guitar Henk Zinger - Bass Ari?n Van Weesenbeek - Drums Guest musicians: Brian Parsons - Voice (track 1) Ari?n van Weesenbeek - Keyboards (track 8) Mathias Riediger - Keyboards (track 7) J?rg Uken - Keyboards (track 1, 5, 6, 9) Recorded and Mixed at The Soundlodge Studio in Leer, Germany during May-June 2006. Mastered at Wisseloord Mastering Studios. Producer - God Dethroned, J?rg Uken. Engineering, Mixing, Mastering (dvd) - J?rg Uken. Engineering (dvd) - Oscar Carr?. Mastering - Darius van Helfteren. Artwork - Wendell Penedo. Layout - Karl-Heinz Schuster. Photography - Stefan Schipper. Photography (live pictures) - Caroline Traitler. Limited edition (3984-14587-0) contains bonus DVD the band's entire Summer Breeze 2005 festival performance filmed with seven cameras. Bonus track for Japan: 11. Bleeding Mirrors. Passiondale Full-length, Metal Blade Records, April 24th,2009 Cat#: 3984-14724-2 Line-up: Henri Sattler - Vocals, Guitars Henk Zinger - Bass Roel Sanders - Drums Susan Gerl - Lead & Rhythm Guitars Guest musicians: Danny Servaes - Keyboards Joerg Uken - Keyboards (track 1) Midori Hass-Kayanuma - Spoken Vocals (track 1) Marco v.d. Velde - Clean Vocals (track 4, 7) Recorded & mixed at Soundlodge studios, Germany during mid fall 2008 and early winter 2009. Producer - J?rg Uken, Henri Sattler. Engineering, Mixing - J?rg Uken. Cover design, Layout - Karl-Heinz Schuster. Photography - Rachel Dauc?. Additional research - Isaac Delahaye. Available as Limited edition digipak (3984-14724-0) with 9-track bonus CD (live in 2005), Jewelcase CD and on vinyl (039841472417) (ltd. 666 handnumbered copies). "Passiondale" is a concept album about the Battle of Passchendaele (1917) around the city of the same name in World War I. Under the Sign of the Iron Cross Full-length, Metal Blade Records, November 22nd,2010 Cat#: 3984-14940-2 Lineup: Henri Sattler - Vocals, Lead Guitar Danny Tunker - Lead Guitar Henk Zinger - Bass Michiel van der Plicht - Drums Guest musicians: J?rg Uken - Keyboards Marco van der Velde - Vocals (clean) (track 5) Recorded at the Soundlodge Studios in Leer, Germany during Summer 2010. Producer - J?rg Uken, Henri Sattler. Engineering, Mixing - J?rg Uken. Artwork - Karl-Heinz Schuster. Photography - Stefan Schipper. The songs are based on events and personal written experiences of soldiers related to World War I. Available formats: - Jewel case - Digipak - LP, limted to 500 handnumbered copies worldwide. Comes with large poster.
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