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Grevenbroich, Germany (1991 – present)

Bethlehem is a 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 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

    In progress actually... but later this year

    last month

  • profilemorbid83

    new album?????

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  • holyrebels

    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

    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

    \m/

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  • Agravenlife

    His voice control is horrible too.

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  • Fazzoletti

    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

    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

    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

    Dictius Te Necare is awesome.

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  • FinckBh

    Dictius te Necare is unbeatable... that album will never die! [2]

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  • profilemorbid83

    hope the new album comes along soon...

    December 2011

  • monisiowaty

    \m/ perfect

    December 2011

  • Fazzoletti

    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.

    December 2011

  • FIN-V

    Ihr müsst natürlich so n schlecht bearbeitetes, trues Scheißbild nach vorne wählen.

    October 2011

  • sarco_pl

    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.

    October 2011

  • Monumentum1987

    @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!

    October 2011

  • Stahlmantel

    Voll in die Fresse ! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlEAuBtjsIY

    October 2011

  • mIZZYchal

    I still think that Rainer > Anyone. [4]

    October 2011

  • Absak

    They need to do another album with Rainer on vocals. Nao!

    October 2011
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Bethlehem - Live in Berlin Part II

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