--- title: "Caliban" type: "MusicGroup" url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/caliban" genre: "Metalcore" country: "Germany" formed: 1997 --- # Caliban **Caliban** is a metalcore band, from Germany, active 1997 to present. Caliban are a German metalcore band from Essen. To date, they have released thirteen studio albums and two EPs, along with two split albums with Heaven Shall Burn. Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caliban_(band) ## Facts | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Name | Caliban | | Genre | Metalcore | | Parent genre | Metalcore | | Origin | Hattingen, Germany | | Formed | 1997 | | Releases in catalog | 19 | ## Genres [Metalcore](https://themetalnet.com/genre/metalcore-classic) · [Deathcore](https://themetalnet.com/genre/deathcore) · [Melodic Metalcore](https://themetalnet.com/genre/melodic-metalcore) ## Line-up | Musician | Instruments | Years | Status | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Kenneth Iain Duncan](https://themetalnet.com/musician/kenneth-iain-duncan) | | | Current | | [Andreas Dörner](https://themetalnet.com/musician/andreas-dorner) | Lead vocals | 1997 to present | Current | | [Denis Schmidt](https://themetalnet.com/musician/denis-schmidt) | Background vocals, Electric guitar, Lead vocals | 2001 to present | Current | | [Marc Görtz](https://themetalnet.com/musician/marc-gortz) | Electric guitar | 1997 to present | Current | | [Marco Schaller](https://themetalnet.com/musician/marco-schaller) | Background vocals, Electric bass guitar | 2005 to present | Current | | [Patrick Grün](https://themetalnet.com/musician/patrick-grun) | Drums (drum set) | 2003 to present | Current | | [Boris Pracht](https://themetalnet.com/musician/boris-pracht) | Electric bass guitar | 2004 to 2005 | Former | | [Claus Wilgenbusch](https://themetalnet.com/musician/claus-wilgenbusch) | Electric guitar | 1997 to 1999 | Former | | [Engin Güres](https://themetalnet.com/musician/engin-gures) | Electric bass guitar | 1997 to 2004 | Former | | [Robert Krämer](https://themetalnet.com/musician/robert-kramer) | Drums (drum set) | 1997 to 2003 | Former | | [Thomas Sielemann](https://themetalnet.com/musician/thomas-sielemann) | Electric guitar | 1999 to 2001 | Former | ## Discography | Year | Release | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | 1998 | [Caliban](https://themetalnet.com/album/77046be1-b0e6-34ef-a643-fabbed3c5aec) | EP | | 1999 | [Advance Type](https://themetalnet.com/album/af7efb39-5727-44ae-91da-782982615667) | EP | | 1999 | [A Small Boy and a Grey Heaven](https://themetalnet.com/album/4687c11f-bb34-3472-b437-d0d9bd3d6bac) | Album | | 2001 | [Vent](https://themetalnet.com/album/49d82370-6341-3c90-a3a3-8649bc2f0cd9) | Album | | 2003 | [Shadow Hearts](https://themetalnet.com/album/4d8c33ea-85e6-39f6-b764-31de94c33a04) | Album | | 2004 | [The Opposite From Within](https://themetalnet.com/album/315507a0-794a-3292-854f-e0b5972e4a73) | Album | | 2004 | [The Opposite From Within](https://themetalnet.com/album/fc2268e0-29b3-40a5-b0e3-b4ea8768ab71) | Album | | 2006 | [The Undying Darkness](https://themetalnet.com/album/1e0d582f-e0de-3c2b-b0b7-567c4ec59501) | Album | | 2007 | [The Awakening](https://themetalnet.com/album/e514a3da-dafa-3b55-8a7c-ce69f93e64f8) | Album | | 2009 | [Say Hello to Tragedy](https://themetalnet.com/album/9667fed8-727f-4182-9a04-9687a59f8c34) | Album | | 2011 | [Coverfield](https://themetalnet.com/album/7880aae5-dbe8-45a6-815d-611efc50fba7) | EP | | 2012 | [I Am Nemesis](https://themetalnet.com/album/256681b3-950a-43b3-9202-ecba5c87a9dd) | Album | | 2014 | [Ghost Empire](https://themetalnet.com/album/78e42330-e063-4f49-93a1-7d26c06284b4) | Album | | 2016 | [Gravity](https://themetalnet.com/album/644d7f70-ff92-427c-8e11-aab492d43b9c) | Album | | 2018 | [Elements](https://themetalnet.com/album/22334950-7516-4ae4-9f50-8e3fdd17b891) | Album | | 2021 | [Zeitgeister](https://themetalnet.com/album/81d46fcd-e772-463d-86e9-58539aef5f24) | EP | | 2022 | [Dystopia](https://themetalnet.com/album/9a36886c-4ef2-48b8-b86d-e1c468fd280e) | Album | | 2025 | [Back From Hell](https://themetalnet.com/album/057575ec-8831-4736-b29b-0c47d241f8e1) | Album | | 2025 | [Dear Suffering](https://themetalnet.com/album/e0580401-cdd7-4f94-812e-9dd238fd4621) | EP | ## Related bands - [Heaven Shall Burn](https://themetalnet.com/band/heaven-shall-burn) (listened together) - [As I Lay Dying](https://themetalnet.com/band/as-i-lay-dying) (listened together) - [Killswitch Engage](https://themetalnet.com/band/killswitch-engage) (listened together) - [Slipknot](https://themetalnet.com/band/slipknot) (listened together) - [Bullet for My Valentine](https://themetalnet.com/band/bullet-for-my-valentine) (listened together) - [Parkway Drive](https://themetalnet.com/band/parkway-drive) (listened together) - [Arch Enemy](https://themetalnet.com/band/arch-enemy) (listened together) - [All That Remains](https://themetalnet.com/band/all-that-remains) (listened together) - [Soilwork](https://themetalnet.com/band/soilwork) (listened together) - [System of a Down](https://themetalnet.com/band/system-of-a-down) (listened together) - [Korn](https://themetalnet.com/band/korn) (listened together) - [Architects](https://themetalnet.com/band/architects) (listened together) ## Official and external links - x: https://twitter.com/calibanofficial - facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CalibanOfficial - youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Calibanofficial - metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Caliban/9547 - spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1oeo6cC9Fqa2bxxv67qBQL - deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/7009 - instagram: https://www.instagram.com/calibanofficial/ - apple music: https://music.apple.com/de/artist/107402910 --- Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/caliban](https://themetalnet.com/band/caliban). 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