Artist: Bethlehem
Genre(s):
Rock
Metal: Death,Black
Discography:
Schatten Aus Der Alexander Welt
Year: 2001
Tracks: 7
Profane Fetmilch Lenzt Elf Krank
Year: 2000
Tracks: 2
Sardonischer Untergang Im Zeichen Irreligioser Darbietung
Year: 1998
Tracks: 9
S.U.I.Z.I.D
Year: 1998
Tracks: 8
Reflektionen Auf's Sterben
Year: 1998
Tracks: 6
Dictius Te Necare (CD 2)
Year: 1996
Tracks: 11
Dictius Te Necare (CD 1)
Year: 1996
Tracks: 7
Dictius Te Necare
Year: 1996
Tracks: 7
Dark Metal
Year: 1994
Tracks: 10
Having adult commonplace of their sooner join project, Dark Tempest's thrash-based aggressions, and joined by a morbid, near morbid enthrallment with suicide and death, bassist Jürgen Bartsch and guitarist Klaus Matton (wHO as a boy confused his founder to self-destruction and mother to genus Cancer) founded Bethlehem in 1991. Along with vocaliser Andreas Classen and drummer Chris Steinhoff, the duet proceeded to channel their rearing negativity into the moody, atmospheric brand of dark/black alloy (punctuated by tortured shrieking) presented on 1994's Thy Pale Dominion 7" E.P., and 1995's capably named uncut debut Dark Metal. Their booze did non better on subsequent, despair-drenched outings like 1996's Dictus Te Necare (version: "Kill Yourself"), 1997's S.U.I.Z.I.D. (full title: Sardonischer Untergang Im Zeichen Irreliogiosen Darbietung) and 1998's Reflektionen Auf's Sterben E.P., and various vocalists, drummers, and keyboard players sifted through their ranks as well. Bethlehem likewise ran into quite a bit of trouble with German authorities over their perceived glorification of death, and, among many, tasteless self-promotion stunts, claiming that early isaac Merrit Singer Classen had 'offed' himself! The band managed to abide a few stairs ahead of the law, however, and tied endured the deviation of leader-in-misery Matton to finish 2001's determinedly vanguard, industrial-tinged double-disc sic Schatten Aus der Alexander Welt. Heading into 2002, the Bethlehem card consisted of founder Bartsch, Guido Meyer de Voltaire (vocals), Olaf Eckharst (guitar), Reiner Tiedemann (keyboards), and Steve Wolz (drums), and was concentrated at do work on an interactive CD-ROM under the perturbing rubric Suicide Radio.
