Katagory V
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Katagory V is an American heavy metal
band from Salt Lake City, Utah
that formed in 1999. Signed to Nightmare Records, Katagory V has released four studio albums. Their first album Present Day was released in 2001, and the band's most recent work Hymns of Dissension
was released in October 2007.
.
Near the end of 1999 they would be joined by guitarist Ryan Taylor and vocalist Lynn Allers, and begin writing songs for their debut album Present Day, which would be self-released by the band in 2001. Present Day would create a buzz in the underground metal scene and gain the attention of Nightmare Records owner Lance King
, who would then pick it up for distribution through his Record label in 2002.
Katagory V performed several live shows in Northern Utah
throughout 2001 and 2002, and also appeared at the Classic Metal Festival II in Cleveland, Ohio
, sharing the stage with Seven Witches
and long-running heavy metal acts Anvil
and Omen
. A few months before their performance at the Classic Metal Festival II, guitarist Ryan Taylor would leave the band, forcing them to perform at this event as a quartet. Katagory V would start writing their 2nd album A New Breed of Rebellion
in early 2002, and acquire guitarist Trevor Asire in late 2002 to fill the vacant slot left by Taylor. Katagory V would return to perform at the Classic Metal Festival III, now relocated to Chicago Heights, Illinois
, alongside Twelfth Gate, Nasty Savage
and Meliah Rage
.
IV festival as a showcase band in 2003, sharing the stage with Prymary and Stride
. Their second album, A New Breed of Rebellion
was due for release at this time, but would be held back several months and not see an official release until January 2004 through Metal Ages Records. Cover art for the album would be supplied by German artist Rainer Kalwitz. Trevor Asire would make the decision to part ways with the band for unrelated personal matters in January 2004, and would be replaced by Marc Hanson.
A New Breed of Rebellion
would be known among the bands fans as a misunderstood classic, as it was often criticized in the media as being thin in production, far too technical and less song oriented compared their debut album, Present Day. In an attempt to redeem themselves amongst the media and some of their fans, Katagory V would make the decision to not promote the album with any live performances in 2004 and spend a majority of that year writing and rehearsing material for the follow-up to A New Breed of Rebellion
. They entered the studio in October 2004 with producer Mike Fowkes and would spend the next six months recording the bands third album, The Rising Anger
.
in the spring of 2005, and bounced back with several live performances throughout the year, including and opening slot for Metal Church
, an appearance at J. J. Kelly’s for the Chicago
Powerfest with Imagika, Tad Morose
and Morgana Lefay
. and the Monsters of Metal show in Salt Lake City, Utah
with Helstar
, Agent Steel
and Avengers of Blood. This particular show would also have a special appearance by Leatherwolf
guitarist Geoff Gayer, who joined Katagory V on stage to perform the Leatherwolf
song ‘The Calling’ and featured Ronny Munroe
of Metal Church
as the announcer for the event.
At the beginning of 2006, Bassist Dustin Mitchell would be called upon to fill in on bass for legendary New York metal band Riot
at a show in Salt Lake City, due to original bassist Pete Perez having suffered from an accident that left him unable to perform at this show. A few months later, the band would officially sign with Nightmare Records and release their 3rd album The Rising Anger
. Cover artwork for the album would once again be handled by Rainer Kalwitz. This album would see Katagory V return to a more straight-ahead metal approach in their song writing, gaining several high ranking reviews and bring their name into the forefront of many new fans, while regaining the respect amongst many older fans that felt alienated by the previous album. The band would immediately began working on songs for a fourth album, and only stop long enough to perform a one-off show in Las Vegas
, Nevada
with Leatherwolf
before returning to the studio to record the album Hymns of Dissension
in the beginning of 2007.
in the spring of 2007 and would set out to perform several select shows, including a co-headlining show with Vicious Rumors
and another with Agent Steel
. They would also land a deal with Burning Star Records to release the album in Europe
, an important move since a large proportion of the band's fans were located in the European territories. Swedish artist Mattias Norén would also be hired to handle the cover art for Hymns of Dissension
. The band would set a date for a CD release party in their hometown of Salt Lake City, Utah
to coincide with the up coming release date of their fourth album, and stated they would be performing live at this event, however without long-time lead vocalist Lynn Allers. Katagory V would then announce Imagika frontman Norman Skinner as a temporary fill-in for this show. This announcement would leave many fans and media to speculate Allers’ status with the band, and would grow even more suspicious when Katagory V announced that they would also be performing on New Years Eve in Las Vegas, Nevada with Metal Church
singer Ronny Munroe
as his backing band.
Katagory V released their fourth album in October 2007 to a huge applause from fans and media, but would still keep their silence concerning the bands affairs until January 2008 when they would officially announce that vocalist Lynn Allers and guitarist Marc Hanson were no longer in the band. Bassist and founding member Dustin Mitchell assured fans in an interview that the band would continue on. On June 8 of 2008, Katagory V announced that Al Rybka (former frontman for Chicago
-based metal band Bavmorda) would be taking over on vocals, and that Mike Theriot would be the band's new guitarist. This new line-up made its live debut in Salt Lake City exactly two months later, on August 8 of 2008.
After performing as the bands drummer for almost a decade, and also being a co-founder of Katagory V, Matt Suiter announced on November 30, 2008 that he was to retire from the band and the music business all together.
In December, the band would announce another change in personnel, stating that recently recruited Darrin Goodman was out of the band, and that former guitarist and songwriter Marc Hanson had rejoined. Katagory V performed their first live show in over a year to a sold-out venue in their hometown of Salt Lake City, Utah on January 9, 2010. The following month, the band mentioned in a press release that they would start recording their fifth album in April that same year, tentatively titled Resurrect the Insurgence. This would be the first album with bassist/founder/songwriter Dustin Mitchell handling the production duties. The band completed the recording of the album in January 2011, and in April, announced that producer Dennis Ward (Pink Cream 69
, Primal Fear
, Angra
, Krokus
) would be mixing and mastering the album.
Former members
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band from Salt Lake City, Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
that formed in 1999. Signed to Nightmare Records, Katagory V has released four studio albums. Their first album Present Day was released in 2001, and the band's most recent work Hymns of Dissension
Hymns of Dissension
-Track listing:All songs written by Dustin Mitchell and Curtis Morrell.# Listen to You, Listen to Me# Workforce# Do Feelings Remain# Lies and Illusions# Apologetic Heart# Kings of the Valley# Forlorn Child# Can You Hear Them...
was released in October 2007.
Beginnings and debut album (1999−2002)
Formed in early 1999, Katagory V was founded by bassist Dustin Mitchell, guitarist Curtis Morell and drummer Matt Suiter after meeting at a local rock club in Salt Lake City, UtahUtah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
.
Near the end of 1999 they would be joined by guitarist Ryan Taylor and vocalist Lynn Allers, and begin writing songs for their debut album Present Day, which would be self-released by the band in 2001. Present Day would create a buzz in the underground metal scene and gain the attention of Nightmare Records owner Lance King
Lance King
Lance King is an American heavy metal vocalist. Lance has sung for many metal bands in his career, including Defyance, The Kings Machine, Empire, Gemini, Decibel, Balance of Power, Pyramaze, Shining Star and Avian. He is known for singing in a traditional metal style with falsetto vocals in the...
, who would then pick it up for distribution through his Record label in 2002.
Katagory V performed several live shows in Northern Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
throughout 2001 and 2002, and also appeared at the Classic Metal Festival II in Cleveland, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, sharing the stage with Seven Witches
Seven Witches
Seven Witches is an American heavy metal band from New Jersey. The band was founded in 1998 by Jack Frost and Bobby Lucas- History :Seven Witches released a Demo-CD in 1998, which gave them a record deal with Massacre Records....
and long-running heavy metal acts Anvil
Anvil (band)
Anvil is a Canadian heavy metal band comprising Steve "Lips" Kudlow , Robb Reiner , and Glenn Five...
and Omen
Omen (band)
Omen is an American heavy metal band. The band was formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1983, by lead guitarist Kenny Powell, previously with the band Savage Grace and signed on with Metal Blade in 1984, with whom they released their debut Battle Cry .In 1985...
. A few months before their performance at the Classic Metal Festival II, guitarist Ryan Taylor would leave the band, forcing them to perform at this event as a quartet. Katagory V would start writing their 2nd album A New Breed of Rebellion
A New Breed of Rebellion
-Track listing:All songs written by Dustin Mitchell and Curtis Morrell.# Sands of Time – 5:12# Turn to Grey – 3:41# No Response – 5:27# A New Breed of Rebellion – 7:21# A Peaceful Act of Terrorism – 5:57# Your Dreams – 7:13...
in early 2002, and acquire guitarist Trevor Asire in late 2002 to fill the vacant slot left by Taylor. Katagory V would return to perform at the Classic Metal Festival III, now relocated to Chicago Heights, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, alongside Twelfth Gate, Nasty Savage
Nasty Savage
Nasty Savage was a thrash metal band originating from Brandon Florida, USA. The band rose to popularity primarily due to lead vocalist "Nasty" Ronnie Galetti's over-the-top stage show performances The first album featuring the hit single "XXX" was recorded at Progressive Music in Tampa...
and Meliah Rage
Meliah Rage
Meliah Rage is an American power/thrash metal band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 1987 by guitarist/songwriter Anthony Nichols. Meliah Rage , was signed to Epic records in 1988...
.
A New Breed of Rebellion (2003−2004)
Katagory V would be invited to perform at the world ProgPower USAProgPower USA
ProgPower USA is a progressive and power metal festival held annually in the United States since 2001. Its twelfth edition will be held at Center Stage in Atlanta, Georgia on September 14 – September 17, 2011, with Sanctuary and Therion as headliners....
IV festival as a showcase band in 2003, sharing the stage with Prymary and Stride
Stride (band)
Stride é uma banda Americana de Metal Progressivo formada no Texas, Houston em 1996. Atualmente eles tem três lançamentos incluindo o album de 2003 Bah Humbug que é um album de musicas Natalinas. Stride também tocou no ProgPower USA VI festival musical....
. Their second album, A New Breed of Rebellion
A New Breed of Rebellion
-Track listing:All songs written by Dustin Mitchell and Curtis Morrell.# Sands of Time – 5:12# Turn to Grey – 3:41# No Response – 5:27# A New Breed of Rebellion – 7:21# A Peaceful Act of Terrorism – 5:57# Your Dreams – 7:13...
was due for release at this time, but would be held back several months and not see an official release until January 2004 through Metal Ages Records. Cover art for the album would be supplied by German artist Rainer Kalwitz. Trevor Asire would make the decision to part ways with the band for unrelated personal matters in January 2004, and would be replaced by Marc Hanson.
A New Breed of Rebellion
A New Breed of Rebellion
-Track listing:All songs written by Dustin Mitchell and Curtis Morrell.# Sands of Time – 5:12# Turn to Grey – 3:41# No Response – 5:27# A New Breed of Rebellion – 7:21# A Peaceful Act of Terrorism – 5:57# Your Dreams – 7:13...
would be known among the bands fans as a misunderstood classic, as it was often criticized in the media as being thin in production, far too technical and less song oriented compared their debut album, Present Day. In an attempt to redeem themselves amongst the media and some of their fans, Katagory V would make the decision to not promote the album with any live performances in 2004 and spend a majority of that year writing and rehearsing material for the follow-up to A New Breed of Rebellion
A New Breed of Rebellion
-Track listing:All songs written by Dustin Mitchell and Curtis Morrell.# Sands of Time – 5:12# Turn to Grey – 3:41# No Response – 5:27# A New Breed of Rebellion – 7:21# A Peaceful Act of Terrorism – 5:57# Your Dreams – 7:13...
. They entered the studio in October 2004 with producer Mike Fowkes and would spend the next six months recording the bands third album, The Rising Anger
The Rising Anger
-Track listing:All songs written by Dustin Mitchell and Curtis Morrell, except where noted.# A Change in Time - 1:04 # Liberated Minds - 4:46...
.
The Rising Anger (2004-2006)
Katagory V finished up the recording process of The Rising AngerThe Rising Anger
-Track listing:All songs written by Dustin Mitchell and Curtis Morrell, except where noted.# A Change in Time - 1:04 # Liberated Minds - 4:46...
in the spring of 2005, and bounced back with several live performances throughout the year, including and opening slot for Metal Church
Metal Church
Metal Church was an American heavy metal band. They originally formed in Seattle, Washington as Shrapnel in 1980. Their first album was released in 1984, and the band's most recent work, This Present Wasteland, was released in 2008....
, an appearance at J. J. Kelly’s for the Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
Powerfest with Imagika, Tad Morose
Tad Morose
Tad Morose is a Swedish progressive / power metal band formed in 1991 and led by guitarist Christer 'Krunt' Andersson.-Biography:Their full-length debut was Leaving the Past Behind, a minor hit that established the band within the continental European heavy metal community. Sender of Thoughts was...
and Morgana Lefay
Morgana Lefay
Morgana Lefay is a power/thrash metal band from the town Bollnäs in Sweden. It is named after Morgan Le Fay of the Arthurian cycle....
. and the Monsters of Metal show in Salt Lake City, Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
with Helstar
Helstar
Helstar is a heavy metal band from Houston, Texas, formed in 1982.-History:Helstar began with a basic metal style in 1983 with 2 demos, followed by their first studio album in 1984 titled Burning Star for Combat Records, making them label mates with Megadeth and Exodus. Struggles within the band...
, Agent Steel
Agent Steel
Agent Steel is an American speed metal band from Los Angeles, California that was formed in 1984 by singer John Cyriis ,and drummer Chuck Profus. The band released two full length albums, and one EP before disbanding in 1988...
and Avengers of Blood. This particular show would also have a special appearance by Leatherwolf
Leatherwolf
Leatherwolf is an American heavy metal band that formed in Huntington Beach, California in 1981. The group is also nicknamed the 'Triple Axe Attack' for pioneering the use of a 3-guitar line-up in heavy metal...
guitarist Geoff Gayer, who joined Katagory V on stage to perform the Leatherwolf
Leatherwolf
Leatherwolf is an American heavy metal band that formed in Huntington Beach, California in 1981. The group is also nicknamed the 'Triple Axe Attack' for pioneering the use of a 3-guitar line-up in heavy metal...
song ‘The Calling’ and featured Ronny Munroe
Ronny Munroe
Ronny Munroe is an American heavy metal singer, most noted as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Metal Church until the band broke up on July 7, 2009. He joined in 2004, replacing David Wayne and Mike Howe. He also had brief stints as the vocalist for Brutal Godz and Lillian Axe. He was...
of Metal Church
Metal Church
Metal Church was an American heavy metal band. They originally formed in Seattle, Washington as Shrapnel in 1980. Their first album was released in 1984, and the band's most recent work, This Present Wasteland, was released in 2008....
as the announcer for the event.
At the beginning of 2006, Bassist Dustin Mitchell would be called upon to fill in on bass for legendary New York metal band Riot
Riot (band)
Riot is an American heavy metal band founded in New York City in 1975 by guitarist Mark Reale. Reaching a peak in popularity in the early 80s, the band has continued a long-running successful career....
at a show in Salt Lake City, due to original bassist Pete Perez having suffered from an accident that left him unable to perform at this show. A few months later, the band would officially sign with Nightmare Records and release their 3rd album The Rising Anger
The Rising Anger
-Track listing:All songs written by Dustin Mitchell and Curtis Morrell, except where noted.# A Change in Time - 1:04 # Liberated Minds - 4:46...
. Cover artwork for the album would once again be handled by Rainer Kalwitz. This album would see Katagory V return to a more straight-ahead metal approach in their song writing, gaining several high ranking reviews and bring their name into the forefront of many new fans, while regaining the respect amongst many older fans that felt alienated by the previous album. The band would immediately began working on songs for a fourth album, and only stop long enough to perform a one-off show in Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
, Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
with Leatherwolf
Leatherwolf
Leatherwolf is an American heavy metal band that formed in Huntington Beach, California in 1981. The group is also nicknamed the 'Triple Axe Attack' for pioneering the use of a 3-guitar line-up in heavy metal...
before returning to the studio to record the album Hymns of Dissension
Hymns of Dissension
-Track listing:All songs written by Dustin Mitchell and Curtis Morrell.# Listen to You, Listen to Me# Workforce# Do Feelings Remain# Lies and Illusions# Apologetic Heart# Kings of the Valley# Forlorn Child# Can You Hear Them...
in the beginning of 2007.
Hymns of Dissension (2007-2008)
Katagory V finalized the recording of their 4th album Hymns of DissensionHymns of Dissension
-Track listing:All songs written by Dustin Mitchell and Curtis Morrell.# Listen to You, Listen to Me# Workforce# Do Feelings Remain# Lies and Illusions# Apologetic Heart# Kings of the Valley# Forlorn Child# Can You Hear Them...
in the spring of 2007 and would set out to perform several select shows, including a co-headlining show with Vicious Rumors
Vicious Rumors
Vicious Rumors is an American power metal band founded in 1979 in the San Francisco Bay Area, California.The brainchild of Geoff Thorpe, the band has been active on the metal scene since its inception in 1979...
and another with Agent Steel
Agent Steel
Agent Steel is an American speed metal band from Los Angeles, California that was formed in 1984 by singer John Cyriis ,and drummer Chuck Profus. The band released two full length albums, and one EP before disbanding in 1988...
. They would also land a deal with Burning Star Records to release the album in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, an important move since a large proportion of the band's fans were located in the European territories. Swedish artist Mattias Norén would also be hired to handle the cover art for Hymns of Dissension
Hymns of Dissension
-Track listing:All songs written by Dustin Mitchell and Curtis Morrell.# Listen to You, Listen to Me# Workforce# Do Feelings Remain# Lies and Illusions# Apologetic Heart# Kings of the Valley# Forlorn Child# Can You Hear Them...
. The band would set a date for a CD release party in their hometown of Salt Lake City, Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
to coincide with the up coming release date of their fourth album, and stated they would be performing live at this event, however without long-time lead vocalist Lynn Allers. Katagory V would then announce Imagika frontman Norman Skinner as a temporary fill-in for this show. This announcement would leave many fans and media to speculate Allers’ status with the band, and would grow even more suspicious when Katagory V announced that they would also be performing on New Years Eve in Las Vegas, Nevada with Metal Church
Metal Church
Metal Church was an American heavy metal band. They originally formed in Seattle, Washington as Shrapnel in 1980. Their first album was released in 1984, and the band's most recent work, This Present Wasteland, was released in 2008....
singer Ronny Munroe
Ronny Munroe
Ronny Munroe is an American heavy metal singer, most noted as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Metal Church until the band broke up on July 7, 2009. He joined in 2004, replacing David Wayne and Mike Howe. He also had brief stints as the vocalist for Brutal Godz and Lillian Axe. He was...
as his backing band.
Katagory V released their fourth album in October 2007 to a huge applause from fans and media, but would still keep their silence concerning the bands affairs until January 2008 when they would officially announce that vocalist Lynn Allers and guitarist Marc Hanson were no longer in the band. Bassist and founding member Dustin Mitchell assured fans in an interview that the band would continue on. On June 8 of 2008, Katagory V announced that Al Rybka (former frontman for Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
-based metal band Bavmorda) would be taking over on vocals, and that Mike Theriot would be the band's new guitarist. This new line-up made its live debut in Salt Lake City exactly two months later, on August 8 of 2008.
After performing as the bands drummer for almost a decade, and also being a co-founder of Katagory V, Matt Suiter announced on November 30, 2008 that he was to retire from the band and the music business all together.
Reformation, Resurrect the Insurgence (2009-present)
There were several months with no other activity in the band until February 23, 2009 when bassist Dustin Mitchell announced that he was the only remaining original member of the band, and that longtime guitarist and co-founder Curtis Morrell, and recently recruited guitarist Mike Theriot, had also left the band. Katagory V had temporarily broke up for a brief period, but as a founding member and key songwriter, Dustin Mitchell had decided to continue on under the Katagory V name, along with current vocalist Albert Rybka and newly recruited drummer Matthew “Bizzaro” Lefevre. On May 25, 2009 Dustin Mitchell stated the band had completed the writing process for an untitled fifth album, along with confirming the recent additions of guitarists Darrin Goodman and Kris Krompel.In December, the band would announce another change in personnel, stating that recently recruited Darrin Goodman was out of the band, and that former guitarist and songwriter Marc Hanson had rejoined. Katagory V performed their first live show in over a year to a sold-out venue in their hometown of Salt Lake City, Utah on January 9, 2010. The following month, the band mentioned in a press release that they would start recording their fifth album in April that same year, tentatively titled Resurrect the Insurgence. This would be the first album with bassist/founder/songwriter Dustin Mitchell handling the production duties. The band completed the recording of the album in January 2011, and in April, announced that producer Dennis Ward (Pink Cream 69
Pink Cream 69
Pink Cream 69 is a German hard rock band founded in 1987 in Karlsruhe, Germany by Andi Deris, Dennis Ward, Kosta Zafiriou and Alfred Koffler. The band gained their first contract by winning music magazine Metal Hammer 's newcomer competition in Ludwigsburg one year after forming. In 1994, Andi...
, Primal Fear
Primal Fear (band)
Primal Fear is a German power metal and speed metal band formed in 1997 by Ralf Scheepers and Mat Sinner . Sinner & Scheepers formed the band after Ralf was not hired as Rob Halford's replacement in Judas Priest...
, Angra
Angra (band)
Angra is a Brazilian metal band from São Paulo, Brazil known for its symphonic interludes, highly technical instrumental playing and Brazilian regional elements.- Biography :...
, Krokus
Krokus (band)
Krokus is a hard rock/heavy metal band from Switzerland. They enjoyed moderate success in North America during the 1980s.Krokus was founded in Solothurn in 1974 by bassist Chris von Rohr and guitarist Tommy Kiefer...
) would be mixing and mastering the album.
Members
Current members- Dustin Mitchell - bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(1999–present) - Al Rybka - vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
(2008–present) - Mathew "Bizzaro" LeFevre - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
(2008–present) - Marc Hanson - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s (2004–2007, 2009–present) - Kris Krompel - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s (2009–present)
Former members
- Ryan Taylor - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s (1999–2002) - Curtis Morrell - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s (1999–2008) - Trevor Asire - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s (2003–2004) - Mike Theriot - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s (2008) - Darrin Goodman- guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s (2009) - Matt Suiter - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
(1999–2008) - Lynn Allers - vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
(1999–2007)
Discography
- Present Day (2001)
- A New Breed of RebellionA New Breed of Rebellion-Track listing:All songs written by Dustin Mitchell and Curtis Morrell.# Sands of Time – 5:12# Turn to Grey – 3:41# No Response – 5:27# A New Breed of Rebellion – 7:21# A Peaceful Act of Terrorism – 5:57# Your Dreams – 7:13...
(2004) - The Rising AngerThe Rising Anger-Track listing:All songs written by Dustin Mitchell and Curtis Morrell, except where noted.# A Change in Time - 1:04 # Liberated Minds - 4:46...
(2006) - Hymns of DissensionHymns of Dissension-Track listing:All songs written by Dustin Mitchell and Curtis Morrell.# Listen to You, Listen to Me# Workforce# Do Feelings Remain# Lies and Illusions# Apologetic Heart# Kings of the Valley# Forlorn Child# Can You Hear Them...
(2007) - Resurrect the Insurgence (2011)