Convictors
Country: Germany
Genre: Death Metal
Founded: 1986
In the first wave of Thrash Metal and the early days of Death Metal the heart of CONVICTORS began to beat. This happened in South Germany at springtime 1986. The idea to found a band was based on veterans like Possessed, Slayer, Destruction, Messiah, Kreator, Napalm Death, Venom and several other ideals. In words today, the style of sound can be easily named as Old School Death Metal.
In autumn 1986 CONVICTORS recorded their first demo tape <The Last Judgement>. This demo was self-organized recorded in the rehearsal room. The tape was offered in print-zines all over Europe. Several local gigs were performed in those early days. In 1988 the musicians stepped into a creative reflection period. During this period the band members were active as fans in the scene.
In springtime 2008, together with a new bass player, the three remaining band members and massive energy, CONVICTORS came back. After finding a new rehearsal room the band started immediately with writing new songs. Beginning of 2009 the EP <Abdication of Humanity> was recorded, mixed and mastered in the Iguana Studios in Freiburg by Christoph Brandes.
After releasing the EP mid 2009 and playing several gigs, new band members at the bass guitar and drums, joined the band. Along with this change a new rehearsal location had to be searched and was finally found in Lörrach, South Germany.
In spring 2011 the songwriting for a new album <Envoys of Extinction> started. The album was also recorded, mixed and mastered in the Iguana Studios. The album was released in March 2014. In the following years, CONVICTORS performed national and international concerts in clubs and at festivals. In 2018 after a few years enjoying the stages, the album <Atrocious Perdition> was recorded, mixed and mastered in the Iguana Studios. The album was released and distributed under the label of Kernkraftritter Records at January 25th, 2019.
In 2019 a new drummer stepped in and increased the level of brutal rythm.
Sadly, most concerts were cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the Corona pandemic. During these time, CONVICTORS were working on new songs for a new album. In December 2021 CONVICTORS publised a new music video for the 35th year of existence. In 2023 the new album <Tartaros> is going to be released globally.
Over all the years CONVICTORS played constantly international shows and is now looking forward to release the new album and to perform again many more shows.
Members of the band:
Lasse — Guitars
Fabian Frey — Vocals
Samuel Maier — Bass
Patrick Loritz — Drums
Links:
Website: https://www.convictors.de
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Convictors86
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/convictors_deathmetal/