Formed in October 1980, the group was originally a trio consisting of guitarist and vocalist Jochen Fünders, bassist Ramon Brüssler, and drummer Peter Vonderstein.
The current lineup of Holy Moses includes Sabina Classen, bassist Thomas Neitsch (since 2008), drummer Gerd Lücking (since 2011) and guitarist Peter Geltat (since 2012).
[4] Three more demos followed (Satan's Angel, Call of the Demon and Heavy Metal), and Hirtz and Classen married in late 1983,[5] before Linzenich left at the beginning of 1984 to return to university.
[6] When Sabina also briefly left, she introduced the band to her brother Tom and his drummer bandmate, who took over from the departed members for "about four weeks" before Brüssler asked Hirtz to leave due to stylistic differences.
[10] By September, just before a European tour, Holy Moses had lost Chapelier after a dispute between him and producer Ralph Hubert, replaced by Johan Susant for the rest of the year.
[11] After the album's recording, however, Hermann decided to return to his previous band; the group began rehearsing with cover art designer Rainer Laws, who became an official member early the following year.
[21] The next month, the band announced that he would return after a stay in a psychiatric hospital, during which time their live performances would feature programmed bass, as several potential replacements were unable to take over.
[24] The new lineup began working on material for Agony of Death, which was completed with new bassist Thomas Neitsch who was officially added in May 2008, with Jaath switching to guitar.
[26] After the completion of their 11th studio album 30th Anniversary: In the Power of Now, Hankel left Holy Moses in March 2012 due to "personal reasons" and was replaced by Peter Geltat, who had featured on the recording.