Exumer

Exumer
Exumer in 2019
Background information
Origin	Wiesbaden, Germany
Genres	Thrash metal
Years active	1985–1991, 2001, 2008–present
Labels	Disaster, Metal Blade

Exumer is a German thrash metal band formed in Wiesbaden in 1985 by singer/bassist Mem V. Stein and guitarist Ray Mensh. The band broke up in 1991 after two demos and two albums. Exumer appeared for a one-off show at Wacken Open Air in 2001 and were reactivated by V. Stein and Mensh in 2008.

History

Their first album, Possessed by Fire (1986), is musically in the same vein as Into the Dark Past by the then-labelmates of Angel Dust. Their second album, the following year's Rising from the Sea, is more influenced by Slayer due to the voice of Paul Arakari, which is similar to that of Tom Araya. Soon after this album, the band broke up only to reform in the 2001 during the exhibition at Wacken Open Air. In 2009, Exumer released a one-track demo called "Waking the Fire". The band released their third album, Fire & Damnation, in April 2012, followed four years later by their fourth album, The Raging Tides. Their fifth album, Hostile Defiance, was released on 5 April 2019. As of May 2024, Exumer is working on new material for their next album.

Band members

Current members

• Mem V. Stein – vocals (1985–1986, 2001, 2008–present), bass (1985–1986, 2001)
• Ray Mensh – guitar (1985–1989, 2008–present)
• Matthias Kassner – drums (2010–present)
• Marc B – guitar (2013–present)
• Alex Voss – bass (2024-present; touring musician 2019–2023)

Former members

• Bernie Siedler – guitar (1985–1989, 2001)
• Syke Bornetto – drums (1985–1989)
• Paul Arakari – vocals, bass (1986–1988), guitar (1985, 2009–2010)
• John Cadden – vocals (1989)
• Franz Pries – bass (1989)
• Bernd Cramer – drums (1989)
• J.P. Rapp – drums (2009–2010)
• H.K. – guitar (2010–2013; died 2014)
• L.O.P. – drums (2001)
• T. Schiavo – bass (2009–2024)

Discography

Studio albums

• Possessed by Fire (1986)
• Rising from the Sea (1987)
• Fire & Damnation (2012)
• The Raging Tides (2016)
• Hostile Defiance (2019)

Demos

• A Mortal in Black (1985)
• Whips & Chains (1989)
• Waking the Fire (2009)

References

Sources

• "Current Line-up". Archived from the original on 10 June 2010. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
• "Metal Forces Magazine".

External links

• Official website
• Exumer at AllMusic
• Exumer discography at Discogs