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Grevenbroich, Germany (1991 – present)
Bethlehem is a dark metal band from Grevenbroich, Germany, formed in 1991 by Jürgen Bartsch and Kläus Matton. Before begetting Bethlehem, Bartsch and Matton used to play in a German Thrash metal band called Morbid Vision.
Much of the themes in their lyrics revolve around sickness, morbidity, suicide, death and madness that may to some extent be personal to the band, though they are very difficult to understand even for German speakers because they make absolutely no sense whatsoever. Rainer Landfermann, also known from the German death metal band Pavor, achieved legendary fame for his vocal work on Dictius Te Necare (Latin: “You must/should kill yourself”) and Alles Tot. In 1998, Bethlehem collaborated on the soundtrack for the American movie Gummo with the tracks “Schuld Uns’res Knöcherigen Faltpferds” and “Verschleierte Irreligiösität”. On Sardonischer Untergang im Zeichen irreligiöser Darbietung, Landfermann was replaced by Marco Kehren from the band Deinonychus, Guido Meyer de Voltaire (Aardvarks) in turn replaced Kehren on Schatten aus der Alexanderwelt and Mein Weg. With Schatten aus der Alexander Welt the band altered their style and abandoned the black and death-doom influences that made up their personal and distinguished style, favouring a more Neue Deutsche Härte (New German Hardness) and electronic approach.
Much of the themes in their lyrics revolve around sickness, morbidity, suicide, death and madness that may to some extent be personal to the band, though they are very difficult to understand even for German speakers because they make absolutely no sense whatsoever. Rainer Landfermann, also known from the German death metal band Pavor, achieved legendary fame for his vocal work on Dictius Te Necare (Latin: “You must/should kill yourself”) and Alles Tot. In 1998, Bethlehem collaborated on the soundtrack for the American movie Gummo with the tracks “Schuld Uns’res Knöcherigen Faltpferds” and “Verschleierte Irreligiösität”. On Sardonischer Untergang im Zeichen irreligiöser Darbietung, Landfermann was replaced by Marco Kehren from the band Deinonychus, Guido Meyer de Voltaire (Aardvarks) in turn replaced Kehren on Schatten aus der Alexanderwelt and Mein Weg. With Schatten aus der Alexander Welt the band altered their style and abandoned the black and death-doom influences that made up their personal and distinguished style, favouring a more Neue Deutsche Härte (New German Hardness) and electronic approach.
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predatorii wrote:
In progress actually... but later this year
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profilemorbid83 wrote:
new album?????
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holyrebels wrote:
Can't believe they have less than 1 million plays. The first three albums alone should have pushed them over that benchmark. Excellent and diverse band.
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acclamationsun wrote:
Thank you for the very hard work Bethlehem has done for your albums. Your music is very important to me personally. "Across my Touch Stained Nemesis" could be about my life. Best wishes and Pagan prayers to all.
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Bedeadorsatanic wrote:
\m/
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Agravenlife wrote:
His voice control is horrible too.
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Fazzoletti wrote:
The quality is horrible, but that guy's got a voice not unsimilar to Landfermann's: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mef0gdaXJHM
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djantithetical wrote:
Mein Weg has been the hardest one of their albums for me to get into, but it really grows every time I listen to it.
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RavensForest wrote:
Support DSBM and your favorite band by commenting on this journal: http://www.last.fm/user/Trash73/journal/2012/01/08/5a2qrt_my_defence_of_depressive_black_metal
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NihilisticRust wrote:
Dictius Te Necare is awesome.
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FinckBh wrote:
Dictius te Necare is unbeatable... that album will never die! [2]
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profilemorbid83 wrote:
hope the new album comes along soon...
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monisiowaty wrote:
\m/ perfect
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Fazzoletti wrote:
Kann da Monumentum1987 nur zustimmen... die Stimme klingt an sich gut, aber er singt einfach viel zu monoton und unspektakulär. Da geht viel Potenzial flöten.
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FIN-V wrote:
Ihr müsst natürlich so n schlecht bearbeitetes, trues Scheißbild nach vorne wählen.
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sarco_pl wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNMXvC3AGTg anyone who like Kvarforth vocal in bethlehem should check this out, take 10-foot running start and hit his head against the wall. Landfermann should back.
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Monumentum1987 wrote:
@stahlmantel ... euer neuer Sänger bringt die Atmosphäre des Songs nicht so gut rüber. (zumindenst in dem Song) Auch wenn er an sich die Stimme dafür hat, er müsste mehr an der Stimmvielfalt tun. Ansonsten schön, dass ihr wieder Konzerte gebt!
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Stahlmantel wrote:
Voll in die Fresse ! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlEAuBtjsIY
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mIZZYchal wrote:
I still think that Rainer > Anyone. [4]
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Absak wrote:
They need to do another album with Rainer on vocals. Nao!
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