Formed in 1985, the group originally consisted of vocalist and keyboardist Alexander Krull, guitarists Mathias Röderer and Frank Knodel, bassist René Tometschek, and drummer Gernot Winkler.
Atrocity formed in 1985, with the original lineup consisting of Alexander Krull on vocals, Mathias Röderer and Frank Knodel on guitars, René Tometschek on bass, and Gernot Winkler on drums.
[2] Shortly thereafter, the group recruited guitarist Richard Scharf and bassist Oliver Klasen to replace Knodel and Tometschek, respectively, and the new lineup released the band's full-length debut Hallucinations in 1990.
[9] In January 2010, Krull became the sole original member of Atrocity when guitarist Mathias Röderer left the group for "family reasons".
[10] Two more lineup changes occurred later in the year – in the summer, Antonopoulos was replaced by Roland Navratil,[11] and in October, Fedynitch made way for JB van der Wal (who became an official member in May 2011).