They began with Karsten Jäger, Oliver Lenz, and drummer Markus Gnap, with guitarist/bassist Denis Musiol joining later.

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.

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.

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,[1] providing vocals for their reunion album Ungod, released in 2015.