Thanateros

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Gothic / folk metal band from Germany.
The roots of Thanateros go back to 1999 when Ben Richter recorded a demo under this moniker by himself. Given the positive reactions the demo received, Ben decided to leave Evereve and focus only on his project by gathering further members. At the beginning of 2001 Thanateros had a full line-up.
The band split up at the beginning of 2010 and was reformed in 2019.
In September 2019 the album Insomnia was released, which impressively proves that THANATEROS have lost none of their earlier energy and joy in playing after their resurrection – and the press also celebrated the album and the turn to darker sounds that emphasize the atmosphere.Due to insurmountable differences, the band split from drummer Marcus H. at the end of 2019 and Markus Felber took over the position behind the drums.
In mid-2020 the band signed a record deal with ECHOZONE and in November of that year together they released Insomnia as a special edition. In addition to the full album, Insomnia S.E. selected songs as a pure instrumental version.
At the end of 2020 THANATEROS was supposed to go into the studio to record the new album On Fragile Wings together with producer Simon Rippin. But due to the Corona epidemic and the resulting restrictions, entry bans and lock-downs, the production had to be postponed again and again, which tugged at everyone’s nerves…
In September 2021, however, the time had come and the 12 new tracks could finally be produced. On February 11, 2022 the first single Coven of the Drowned was released and on March 11 the second single Fading, the album then on March 24, which again received top marks from the press. In summer THANATEROS finally went on stage again and played on a lot of smaller and bigger festivals with bands like LORD OF THE LOST, CREMATORY or FIDDLER’S GREEN.
At the beginning of 2023 Ben began working on new material – and in October the time had come: a new album was written. In December the production started and they were very happy to have Simon Rippin back as producer. As they had to part ways with drummer Markus Felber at short notice, Simon stepped in as drummer and recorded the songs.
Guitars, violins, vocals and much more were then recorded in January.
Unfortunately, bassist Chrys Ryll had to leave the band for personal reasons, but a first-class bassist was quickly found in MarT Møller.
Production has now been completed and three pre-release singles have already been released: I Am All, The Horned One and I Hold You, the videos of which have already met with a very positive response. The album Tranceforming will be released on 11 October, after which THANATEROS hope to be able to present the new work live on many stages – especially in 2025…

Last line-up:
Ben Richter - Vocals
Christian Lang - Guitar
Christof Uhlmann - Violin
MarT Møller - Bass

Other members:
Simon Rippin - Drums
Daniel Lechner - Bass
Tobias Herzfeld - Fiddle
Pit "The Cyberpiper" Vinandy - Digi-Pipes, whistles, flutes
Maximilian Raith - Guitar
Jens Busch - Guitar
Karsten Kennert - Guitar
Olli Bienert - Guitar
Christoph Maaß - Fiddle
Mario Ulrich - Drums
Jens Riediger - Bass
Cornel Otto - Bass

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Dirty Old Town

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Celtic Rising

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Calling Llyr

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Follow

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Falling Away

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13 live performances · data from Setlist.fm

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July 12, 2025

Zamek Bolków

Bolków, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland


July 19, 2024

Burg Greifenstein

Greifenstein, Hesse, Germany


August 27, 2022

Waldbühne auf der Hardt

Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany


August 5, 2022

Burgruine Laaber

Laaber, Bavaria, Germany


July 1, 2020

Schloss Broich

Mülheim, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

  • 1. Kybalion (Time to Fly)

  • 2. Burn

  • 3. Calling Llyr

  • 4. Black Forest Calling

  • 5. We Are the Ravens

  • 6. Shine

  • 7. Fading

  • 8. On the Barricades

  • 9. The Lost King

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