# List of Atrocity band members

Atrocity are a German heavy metal band from Ludwigsburg. Formed in 1985, the group originally consisted of vocalist and keyboardist Alexander Krull, guitarists Mathias Röderer and Frank Knodel, bassist René Tometschek, and drummer Gernot Winkler. The band's current lineup includes Krull, the sole constant member, alongside drummer Joris Nijenhuis (since 2012), guitarist Micki Richter (since 2019), bassist Andre Nasso (since 2021) and guitarist Luc Gebhardt (since 2022).

## History

Atrocity formed in 1985, with the original lineup consisting of Alexander Krull on vocals, Mathias Röderer and Frank Knodel on guitars, René Tometschek on bass, and Gernot Winkler on drums. After releasing their first demo Instigators in 1988, the group replaced Winkler with Michael Schwarz, signed with Nuclear Blast, and released "Blue Blood" in 1989. Shortly thereafter, the group recruited guitarist Richard Scharf and bassist Oliver Klasen to replace Knodel and Tometschek, respectively, and the new lineup released the band's full-length debut Hallucinations in 1990. Todessehnsucht followed in 1992, before Klasen was replaced by Markus Knapp for the recording of 1994's Blut. Before a European tour at the end of the year, Thorsten Bauer joined Atrocity as a third guitarist.
During 1995, both Scharf and Knapp left the band, with the latter replaced by new bassist Chris Lukhaup. The lineup of Krull, Röderer, Bauer, Lukhaup and Schwarz released Willenskraft in 1996 and Werk 80 in 1997, before Martin Schmidt took over on drums from May 1999. Gemini and Atlantis followed in 2000 and 2004, respectively, before Schmidt was replaced by Moritz Neuner in January 2005. Neuner played on just one album, Werk 80 II, before leaving Atrocity and spin-off Leaves' Eyes alongside Lukhaup in November 2007 – Lukhaup for "personal reasons" and Neuner for "another turn in his working career". In January 2008, Alla Fedynitch and Nick Barker were announced as both bands' new bassist and drummer, respectively. By October, Barker had been replaced by Seven Antonopoulos.
In January 2010, Krull became the sole original member of Atrocity when guitarist Mathias Röderer left the group for "family reasons". He was replaced by Sander van der Meer. Two more lineup changes occurred later in the year – in the summer, Antonopoulos was replaced by Roland Navratil, and in October, Fedynitch made way for JB van der Wal (who became an official member in May 2011). Navratil remained until February 2012, when he left for "private reasons" and was replaced by Joris Nijenhuis. By the end of the year, the group had become a four-piece after the departure of van der Wal. Guitarist Bauer performed all bass on the 2013 release Okkult. Bauer continued to cover bass duties during Atrocity and Leaves' Eyes live shows following the release of Okkult.
Pete Streit replaced van der Meer in September 2015, after several months filling in for the former guitarist. He performed on 2018's Okkult II, before leaving for "private reasons" in November 2019 to be replaced by Micki Richter. In June 2021, the band returned to a five-member setup for the first time since 2013 with the addition of Andre Nasso on bass. At the end of the year, Atrocity announced that Bauer would be leaving the band after more than 25 years in the lineup, with the guitarist and bassist writing in a statement that "I feel that now is the right time for me to ... look forward to and embrace new things and challenges in my life." Bauer was not replaced until September 2022, when Luc Gebhardt took his place.

## Members
### Current

| Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
| Alexander Krull | 1985–present | lead vocalskeyboardssamplesprogramming | all Atrocity releases |
| Joris Nijenhuis | 2012–present | drumsbacking vocals | all Atrocity releases from Die Gottlosen Jahre: Live in Wacken (2012) onwards, except Unspoken Names (Demo 1991) (2022) |
| Micki Richter | 2019–present | guitar | Okkult III (2023) |
| Andre Nasso | 2021–present | bass | Okkult III (2023) |
| Luc Gebhardt | 2022–present | guitar | Okkult III (2023) |

### Former

| Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
| Mathias Röderer | 1985–2010 | guitar | all Atrocity releases from Instigators (1988) to Werk 80 II (2008) |
| Frank Knodel | 1985–1989 | guitar | Instigators (1988)"Blue Blood" (1989) |
| René Tometschek | 1985–1989 | bass | Instigators (1988)"Blue Blood" (1989) |
| Gernot Winkler | 1985–1988 | drums | Instigators (1988) |
| Michael Schwarz | 1988–1999 | drumspercussion | all Atrocity releases from "Blue Blood" (1989) to Werk 80 (1997)Unspoken Names (Demo 1991) (2022) |
| Richard Scharf | 1989–1995 | guitar | all Atrocity releases from Hallucinations (1990) to Die Liebe (1995)Unspoken Names (Demo 1991) (2022) |
| Oliver Klasen | 1989–1994 | bass | Hallucinations (1990)Todessehnsucht (1992)Unspoken Names (Demo 1991) (2022) |
| Markus Knapp | 1994–1995 | bass | Blut (1994)Calling the Rain (1995) |
| Thorsten Bauer | 1994–2021 | guitarbass (from 2012)occasional keyboards | all Atrocity releases from Calling the Rain (1995) to Okkult II (2018) |
| Chris Lukhaup | 1995–2007 | bass | all Atrocity releases from Die Liebe (1995) to Werk 80 II (2008) |
| Martin Schmidt | 1999–2005 | drums | Gemini (2000)Atlantis (2004) |
| Moritz Neuner | 2005–2007 | drums | Werk 80 II (2008) |
| Alla Fedynitch | 2008–2010 | bass | none |
| Nick Barker | 2008 | drums | none |
| Seven Antonopoulos | 2008–2010 | drumspercussion | After the Storm (2010) |
| Sander van der Meer | 2010–2015 | guitar | Die Gottlosen Jahre (2012)Okkult (2013) |
| Roland Navratil | 2010–2012 | drumspercussion | Die Gottlosen Jahre (2012) |
| JB van der Wal | 2010–2012 | bass | Die Gottlosen Jahre (2012) |
| Pete Streit | 2015–2019 | guitar | Okkult II (2018) |

## Lineups

| Period | Members | Releases |
| 1985–1988 | Alexander Krull – vocals, keyboards Mathias Röderer – guitar Frank Knodel – guitar René Tometschek – bass Gernot Winkler – drums | Instigators demo (1988) |
| 1988–1989 | Alexander Krull – vocals, keyboards Mathias Röderer – guitar Frank Knodel – guitar René Tometschek – bass Michael Schwarz – drums, percussion | "Blue Blood" (1989) |
| Late 1989 – early 1994 | Alexander Krull – vocals, keyboards Mathias Röderer – guitar Richard Scharf – guitar Oliver Klasen – bass Michael Schwarz – drums, percussion | Hallucinations (1990) Todessehnsucht (1992) Unspoken Names (Demo 1991) (2022) |
| Early – late 1994 | Alexander Krull – vocals, keyboards Mathias Röderer – guitar Richard Scharf – guitar Markus Knapp – bass Michael Schwarz – drums, percussion | Blut (1994) |
| Late 1994 – early 1995 | Alexander Krull – vocals, keyboards Mathias Röderer – guitar Richard Scharf – guitar Thorsten Bauer – guitar Markus Knapp – bass Michael Schwarz – drums, percussion | Calling the Rain (1995) |
| Early – late 1995 | Alexander Krull – vocals, keyboards Mathias Röderer – guitar Richard Scharf – guitar Thorsten Bauer – guitar Chris Lukhaup – bass Michael Schwarz – drums, percussion | Die Liebe (1995) |
| Late 1995 – May 1999 | Alexander Krull – vocals, keyboards Mathias Röderer – guitar Thorsten Bauer – guitar Chris Lukhaup – bass Michael Schwarz – drums, percussion | Willenskraft (1996) Werk 80 (1997) |
| May 1999 – January 2005 | Alexander Krull – vocals, keyboards Mathias Röderer – guitar Thorsten Bauer – guitar Chris Lukhaup – bass Martin Schmidt – drums | Gemini (2000) Atlantis (2004) |
| January 2005 – November 2007 | Alexander Krull – vocals, keyboards Mathias Röderer – guitar Thorsten Bauer – guitar Chris Lukhaup – bass Moritz Neuner – drums | Werk 80 II (2008) |
| January – October 2008 | Alexander Krull – vocals, keyboards Mathias Röderer – guitar Thorsten Bauer – guitar Alla Fedynitch – bass Nick Barker – drums | none |
| October 2008 – January 2010 | Alexander Krull – vocals, keyboards Mathias Röderer – guitar Thorsten Bauer – guitar Alla Fedynitch – bass Seven Antonopoulos – drums, percussion | none |
| January – summer 2010 | Alexander Krull – vocals, keyboards Thorsten Bauer – guitar Sander van der Meer – guitar Alla Fedynitch – bass Seven Antonopoulos – drums, percussion | After the Storm (2010) |
| Summer – October 2010 | Alexander Krull – vocals, keyboards Thorsten Bauer – guitar Sander van der Meer – guitar Alla Fedynitch – bass Roland Navratil – drums, percussion | none |
| October 2010 – February 2012 | Alexander Krull – vocals, keyboards Thorsten Bauer – guitar Sander van der Meer – guitar JB van der Wal – bass Roland Navratil – drums, percussion | Die Gottlosen Jahre (2012) |
| February – late 2012 | Alexander Krull – lead vocals, keyboards Thorsten Bauer – guitar Sander van der Meer – guitar JB van der Wal – bass Joris Nijenhuis – drums, backing vocals | none |
| Late 2012 – early 2015 | Alexander Krull – lead vocals, keyboards Sander van der Meer – guitar Thorsten Bauer – bass, guitar Joris Nijenhuis – drums, backing vocals | Okkult (2013) |
| September 2015 – November 2019 | Alexander Krull – lead vocals, keyboards Pete Streit – guitar Thorsten Bauer – bass, guitar Joris Nijenhuis – drums, backing vocals | Okkult II (2018) |
| November 2019 – June 2021 | Alexander Krull – lead vocals, keyboards Micki Richter – guitar Thorsten Bauer – bass, guitar Joris Nijenhuis – drums, backing vocals | none |
| June – December 2021 | Alexander Krull – lead vocals, keyboards Thorsten Bauer – guitar Micki Richter – guitar Andre Nasso – bass Joris Nijenhuis – drums, backing vocals | none |
| January – September 2022 | Alexander Krull – lead vocals, keyboards Micki Richter – guitar Andre Nasso – bass Joris Nijenhuis – drums, backing vocals | none |
| September 2022 – present | Alexander Krull – lead vocals, keyboards Micki Richter – guitar Luc Gebhardt – guitar Andre Nasso – bass Joris Nijenhuis – drums, backing vocals | Okkult III (2023) |