Disbelief

This article is about the German metal band. For a definition of the term "disbelief", see the Wiktionary entry disbelief.

Disbelief
Disbelief performing in 2017
Background information
Origin	Hesse, Germany
Genres	Death metal, sludge metal
Years active	1990–present
Labels	Grind Syndicate, Massacre, Nuclear Blast
Members	Karsten Jäger Jochen Trunk Cornelius Althammer Alexander Hagenauer Wolfgang Rothbauer
Past members	Markus Knap Denis Musiol Jan-Dirk Löffler Olly Lenz Tommy Fritsch
Website	disbelief.de

Disbelief (sometimes decapitalized to "disbelief") is a German heavy metal band from Hesse. Their music is rooted in death metal, but has melancholic tendencies.

History

The band was formed in 1990, but did not become one solid line-up for several years. They began with Karsten Jäger, Oliver Lenz, and drummer Markus Gnap, with guitarist/bassist Denis Musiol joining later. They released their first demo the following year. After two more demo tapes, five years, and the replacement of Gnap and Musiol with Tommy Fritsch, Jochen Trunk, and Kai Bergerin, they released their self-titled album in 1997. Their second album, Infected, was released in 1998. A year later, they replaced Fritsch with Jan-Dirk Löffler and received a new recording contract from Massacre Records. After a few more albums, they became signed to Nuclear Blast, which distributed their 2004 record, Spreading the Rage, to North America and helped them to gain a wider fanbase. After reinstating Fritsch into the band, they released 66Sick in 2005, also in North America. Lenz left the band in late 2006 and was replaced by Jonas Khalil; however, the band's seventh album, Navigator, was still released in late February 2007.

Following the release of their eighth album Protected Hell in 2009 and their debut EP Heal! in 2010, singer Karsten Jager would join fellow German death metal band Morgoth as their new lead vocalist in 2014 following Marc Grewe's last-minute departure, providing vocals for their reunion album Ungod, released in 2015. He would perform with both Morgoth and Disbelief for the next several years until the former's official permanent breakup in 2020, during which time the band released their first album in 8 years, The Symbol of Death, in 2017, and their tenth studio album The Ground Collapses in 2020.

Members

Current members

• Karsten "Jagger" Jäger – vocals (1990–present)
• Jochen "Joe" Trunk – bass (1995–present)
• David "Dave" Renner – guitars (2013–present)
• Fabian "Fab" Regmann – drums (2014–present)

Previous members

• Markus Gnap – drums (1990–1994)
• Marius Pack – guitars (1990–1994)
• Oliver "Olly" Lenz – guitars (1990–2006)
• Denis Musiol – guitars, bass (1992–1995)
• Kai Bergerin – drums (1994–2010)
• Tommy Fritsch – guitars (1995–1999, 2004–2007)
• Jan-Dirk Löffler – guitars (2000–2004)
• Jonas Khalil – guitars (2007–2008)
• Witali Weber – guitars (2007–2010)
• Alejandro Varela – guitars (2009)
• Cornelius Althammer – drums (2010–2011)
• Wolfgang Rothbauer – guitars (2010–2013)
• Alexander Hagenauer – guitars (2010–2017)
• Sandro "Drumster" Schulze – drums (2013–2014)

Timeline

Discography

• Disbelief (1997)
• Infected (1999)
• Worst Enemy (2001)
• Shine (2002)
• Spreading the Rage (2003)
• 66Sick (2005)
• Navigator (2007)
• Protected Hell (2009)
• Heal (2010)
• The Symbol of Death (2017)
• The Ground Collapses (2020)
• Killing Karma (2024)

External links

• Disbelief at AllMusic
• Disbelief discography at Discogs