Year : 2026
Style : Thrash Metal
Country : Germany
Audio : 320 kbps + front
Size : 98 mb
Bio:
Exumer is an early German thrash metal band with close ties to Angel Dust.In 1985, vocalist and bass player, Mem V. Stein decided to form a thrash metal band that embraced the sounds of all his favorite bands from the thrash metal genre at the time.He met guitarist Ray Mensch at a Slayer show and they started writing music together. Shortly after, they were joined by Syke Bornetto on drums and Bernie Siedler as a second guitarist and Exumer was born.In late December of 1985,Exumer released their first demo "A mortal in black". Despite mixed reviews the demo sold out quickly. The band asked Matthias Prill (Venom’s Legions) to manage them and they were soon signed to Disaster Records. This cooperation led to booking time with Harris Johns at the Music Lab studios in Berlin, spewing out the band's cult classic thrash whirlwind, "Possessed by Fire" LP. After the recording the album and before its release, Exumer's founding father Mem left the band. Long time friend and initial second guitarist for Exumer, Paul Arakaki joined as new vocalist and the band embarked on their first German tour supporting Suicidal Tendencies.The band recorded the second output in 1987; "Rising from the Sea." They went on tour again in 1988, this time promoting the now infamous European tour package with NASTY SAVAGE and ATOMKRAFT. Disgruntled by the demanding recording and touring schedule, Paul played his final show with the band with SEPULTURA opening up for Exumer in São Paulo. There, the band was embraced by thousands of thrash metal maniacs but Paul had made up his mind.Exumer found themselves without a singer for the second time, some heavy financial problems and internal turmoil which led the band to split in 1991. In 2001, Mem, Ray and Bernie reunited for a final show at the Wacken festival in Germany as a "thank you" to the fans. An influx of steady fan mail reached Mem on a regular basis after the Wacken show and finally in 2008, Mem, Paul and Ray began talking about reforming Exumer. In 2009 the thrash metal legend Exumer returned with Mem Von Stein - Vocals, Paul Arakari – Guitar/Vocals, Ray Mensch – Guitar, T. Schiavo - Bass and J.P. Rapp – Drums. The band focused on recording a 2-track demo (Waking the Fire) and touring in Europe, playing live in the USA for the first time as part of their “5 Nights of Fire Tour”. During the tour, Exumer appeared on the Keep It True festival in Germany, in Athens/Greece and in Los Angeles at the Thrasho de Mayo festival, which they headlined in front of over 1200 fans.Exumer returned to Europe in spring of 2010, during their “European Ignition Tour” to play at the prestigious Inferno festival in Oslo/Norway and other important festivals like the first edition of the Metropole Ruhr festival in Germany and other important stops in Bulgaria and Italy. Mem and Ray decided to ask drummer Matthias Kassner and guitarist H. K. to join Exumer permanently after they had proved themselves during the first leg of the “European Ignition Tour”, as excellent choices to replace session-drummer J.P. Rapp and guitarist/vocalist Paul Arakaki.Paul, once again, had decided to leave Exumer but this time for good, due to the intense travel requirements from his native Hawaii. Exumer will return to Europe in fall of 2010, to complete their “European Ignition Tour”. Recently the Band signed to the mighty Metal Blade records to release their 1st studio album in 25 years and the 3rd in their career. Fire and Damnation will be available worldwide in April 2012!
Album:
That brings us to Death Mask Messiah-the first Exumer album since 2019, and one the band is extremely proud to have under their (non-bulleted) belts. "It's as true as we get," beams Stein, and he isn't kidding. Death Mask Messiah is a hard-hitting, dynamic record from a band that could only have made it by following their own code. The longer layoff between releases is atypical, and the COVID-19 pandemic certainly had something to do with that, but Stein says he never wants Exumer to be a band that makes an album every two years out of obligation.Death Mask Messiah would be worth any wait. Exumer are almost terrifyingly locked in, working through 42 minutes of muscular modern thrash with dead-eyed precision and an intensity that can't be faked. The riffs are razor-sharp, the leads are molten, the drums are pummeling, and Stein's vocal performance is a boiling cauldron of deliberately deployed rage, unleashed through a barrage of clipped syllables and strangled cries that still manages to be catchy. In fact, Death Mask Messiah is chock full of hooks, and without losing an ounce of the brutal heaviness that serves as its bedrock. The album also sounds remarkably organic, which Stein credits to Exumer's hybridized but fundamentally old-school writing process.Tracking went smoothly, even with two new band members to integrate. Bassist Alex Voss and drummer Jerome Reil both make their recorded Exumer debuts on Death Mask Messiah, and together they make for a formidable rhythm section that undergirds the riffs and solos being laid down by Mensh and co-guitarist Marc Bräutigam. Death Mask Messiah also marked a major first for Bräutigam, who wrote two songs ("Frozen Ground," "Ravishing Waste") for the album. Bräutigam joined the band in 2013 and has long made significant, critical contributions to the material, but these are his first Exumer songs as the primary composer. The sessions wrapped up in January 2026, and Rizk completed the mixing and mastering the following month. As soon as Rizk sent over the files, the band felt confident they had something special. "When everything is done, and you hear the end result, you feel proud, because this is real music, done by real people," Stein says. "No AI bullshit, no file sharing. It's still real stuff."Death Mask Messiah should hit with even more force for those who listen closely to Stein's words. In a suite of loosely connected lyrical sketches, Stein draws astute parallels between the hellhole of contemporary American politics and the 1993 siege on the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas that led to the deaths of 76 people, including 28 children. "David Koresh was a false prophet and wore a death mask, manipulating and leading his followers to certain death," Stein says. "However, the misinformation that the federal government used in the '90s is the same playbook that is being used today and is the common denominator between leadership in the past and present."The bloodsucking politicians and would-be saviors who populate Death Mask Messiah aren't the only culprits. The mirror is turned back at us, too. Stein is concerned about the endless culture wars that pointlessly divide people, and he issues a plea for real solidarity, and for a rejection of the nihilism that can look so tempting in these inglorious times. This might seem naïve, but perhaps Death Mask Messiah can give back some of the meaning that this dark world seems bent on stamping out of people. Art matters. Music matters. Stein calls this new album a "second spring for Exumer," where "everything comes into bloom, and it's a new beginning," and that feeling of rebirth extends to the listener. By taking their craft as seriously as they do, Exumer represent a middle finger in the face of cynicism. If they can do it, so can you.
Line Up:
Mem von Stein - Bass (1985-1986, 2001), Vocals (1985-1986, 2001, 2009-present) - See also: Skull Pit, Sun Descends, ex-Mayhem, ex-Of Rytes, ex-Phobic Instinct, ex-Tartaros, ex-Humungous Fungus
Ray Mensh - Guitars (1985-1991, 2001, 2009-present) - See also: ex-Humungous Fungus
Marc Bräutigam - Guitars (2013-present) - See also: The Very End, Phantom Corporation (live), ex-Asakku, ex-Caer Gwydyon, ex-Everflow, ex-Infernal Curse, ex-Jitterbug, Thomas Godoj (live), ex-Orden Ogan (live), ex-Caps for Sale, ex-Ligeia, ex-room41, ex-We Are Divine
Alex Voß - Bass (2024-present) - See also: Call of Charon, The Void's Embrace, ex-Cadaver Disposal, ex-Final Depravity, ex-Magoth, ex-One Mind Ministry, ex-Majesty
Jerome Reil - Drums (2025-present) - See also: Destroy Them, Imha Tarikat, The Very End, ex-Manifestic, Extinct the Scum, ex-Final Depravity, ex-Hellripper (live), ex-Shockgnosis (live)
Tracklist:
01. Death Mask Messiah 03:46
02. Blinding Skies 04:01
03. Sin Bleeder 03:09
04. Eradication 03:19
05. Ravishing Waste 03:54
06. Allocated Savagery 03:25
07. Serpent 04:20
08. Fratricide 03:42
09. Scorcher 04:07
10. Frozen Ground 04:35
11. Unchained Angel (Nasty Savage cover) 03:31
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