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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.

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1		Schatten Aus Der Alexander Welt			89
2		Tagebuch Einer Totgeburt			82
3		Aphel - Die Schwarze Schlange			73
4		Die Anarchische Befreiung Der Augenzeugenreligion			57
5		Dorn Meiner Allmacht			56
6		Gestern starb ich schon Heute			55
7		Verschleierte Irreligiositat			47
7		Vargtimmen			47
9		Apocalyptic Dance			42
10		Veiled Irreligion			40
11		Nexus			39
12		Yesterday I Already Died Today			38
13		Funereal Owlblood			34
13		Second Coming			34
13		The Eleventh Commandment			34

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