History Totenburg

Totenburg is a German NSBM band founded in 1998 (under the name "Peststurm") by Denis "Herr Rabensang" Schöner (drums), Emperor (guitars and vocals) and Ragnare (bass). Emperor left after recording two demo songs, "Schwarzer Geist" and "Swastika"; then Ragnare switched to guitars and vocals, while Sköll overtook bass duties. After this line-up change, they released a self-titled demo, after which they changed their name to "Totenburg". Then they released two more LP's: "Weltmacht oder Niedergang" (1999) and "Winterschlacht" (2002, without Sköll).

After these two releases, the whole line-up changed, with vocalist Jens "Asemit" Fröhlich (who's a member of Blood and Honour and leader of the "White Youth" movement), guitarists Eosperaz (from Die Saat) and Hagal and bassist Deimos (from Tyskland) entering the band. With this line-up they released their 2004 masterpiece "Pestpogrom", along with two splits. They later recorded a short EP, "Art und Kampf" (2005), in which a slight Pagan Metal influence can be heard. The following year they released a split with Austrian NSBM band Menneskerhat (of which Herr Rabensang is a member), which saw their return to their old raw BM style. Their most recent full-lenght, "Endzeit", was released in 2009.

Totenburg members are involved in several other projects, such as Epithalium, Absurd and Tyskland. Their line-up has undergone considerable changes throughout the years; notably, it has featured Kanwulf from Nargaroth and Occulta Mors from Moonblood and Nachtfalke (both for very short time and neither being featured in any release).

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