Illuminate was a German band from Karlsruhe formed in 1993 by Johannes Berthold.

[1] Their 2004 album Augenblicke was released on Nuclear Blast records as well as Johannes Berthold's Gallery label.

Ex-Mystic Prophecy Drummer Stefan Dittrich joined the band in 2009 after Mathias Kurth quit for personal reasons Illuminate's early albums are often associated with Neue Deutsche Todeskunst (literally, New German Death Art), especially their 1996 album Verfall.

Their music has fewer rock elements and much catchier tunes than more typical Gothic and Darkwave bands.

Illuminate's melodies often have piano accompaniment, and their later albums included more electropop elements.