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Living Death was a German heavy metal band from Velbert, whose career spanned from the early 1980s until the early 1990s.

Biography

Living Death was formed in 1981^{[citation needed]} in Velbert, Germany, starting out as a simple power metal band. Starting with their debut album Vengeance of Hell, released in 1984, each studio album grew in speed and intensity until their third album Protected from Reality, released in 1987. After the release of their fourth studio album Worlds Neuroses in 1989, band members Toto, Fred, and Atomic Steif left the band. While the departed members formed a new band under the name L.D., the remaining Living Death members and brothers Reiner and Dieter Kelch recruited three new members as replacements for the departed members. This situation lead to some confusion, as both bands were referred to as "Living Death" by the media. L.D. eventually had to rename the band "Sacred Chao" (named after a Living Death song), and released an EP before disappearing, while the "original" Living Death band ultimately split-up after only one further album, Killing In Action, released in 1991.

Members

Last known line up

• Thorsten "Toto" Bergmann (singer)
• Andreas Oberhoff (drummer)
• Reiner Kelch (guitar)
• Dieter Kelch (bass)

Previous former members

Vocals:

• Thorsten "Toto" Bergmann (1981-1989) (Sacred Chao, X-Mas Project)

Guitars:

• Frank Fricke (1980-1988) (Mekong Delta, X-Mas Project, ex-U.D.O.)
• Fred (1988-1989) (Sacred Chao)

Drums:

• Frank Schubring (1981-1983)
• Eric (session drums on "Vengeance of Hell")
• Harald Lutze (1984)
• Andreas Oberhoff (1984-1986)
• Atomic Steif (1986-1989) (Stahlträger, Assassin, Sodom, Holy Moses, Violent Force, Sacred Chao)

Discography

Studio albums

• Vengeance of Hell (1984)
• Metal Revolution (1985)
• Protected From Reality (1987)
• Worlds Neuroses (1989)
• Killing In Action (1991)

EPs

• Watch Out (1985)
• Back To The Weapons (1986)
• Live (1988)

Compilation albums

• Living Death Best of (1994)

Singles

• Eisbein (mit Sauerkraut) (1987)

Demos

• Demo 83 (1983)
• Pre-Production Demo (1984)

References

External links

• Fan website
• fan page on MySpace

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