---
title: "Die Krupps"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/die-krupps"
genre: "Industrial"
country: "Germany"
formed: 1980
---

# Die Krupps

**Die Krupps** is a industrial band, from Germany, active 1980 to present.

Die Krupps is a German industrial metal/EBM band, formed in 1980 by Jürgen Engler, Ralf Dörper, and Bernward Malaka in Düsseldorf.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Krupps

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Die Krupps |
| Genre | Industrial |
| Parent genre | Metal |
| Origin | Düsseldorf, Germany |
| Formed | 1980 |
| Releases in catalog | 16 |

## Genres

[Industrial](https://themetalnet.com/genre/industrial-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Jürgen Engler](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jurgen-engler) |  | 1980 to present | Current |
| [Nils Finkeisen](https://themetalnet.com/musician/nils-finkeisen) |  | 2015 to present | Current |
| [Paul Keller](https://themetalnet.com/musician/paul-keller) |  | 2018 to present | Current |
| [Ralf Dörper](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ralf-dorper) |  | 1981 to present | Current |
| [Darren Minter](https://themetalnet.com/musician/darren-minter) | Membranophone | 1993 to 1993 | Former |
| [Lee Altus](https://themetalnet.com/musician/lee-altus) |  | 1992 to 1999 | Former |
| [Bernward Malaka](https://themetalnet.com/musician/bernward-malaka) |  | 1980 to 1984 | Former |
| [Chris Lietz](https://themetalnet.com/musician/chris-lietz) |  | 1984 to 1985 | Former |
| [Christoph Michelfeit](https://themetalnet.com/musician/christoph-michelfeit) |  | 2010 to 2018 | Former |
| [Eva-Maria Gößling](https://themetalnet.com/musician/eva-maria-go-ling) |  |  | Former |
| [Marcel Zürcher](https://themetalnet.com/musician/marcel-zurcher) |  | 2005 to 2023 | Former |
| [Ralph Albertini](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ralph-albertini) |  |  | Former |
| [Rüdiger Esch](https://themetalnet.com/musician/rudiger-esch) |  | 1989 to 2011 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1981 | [Stahlwerksynfonie](https://themetalnet.com/album/19ce0af2-622c-4940-b1db-a594862234b7) | Album |
| 1982 | [Volle Kraft voraus!](https://themetalnet.com/album/3443b5cd-9999-3eaf-9dad-847291337723) | Album |
| 1985 | [Entering the Arena](https://themetalnet.com/album/fc33ba8d-8730-3bc3-8ad0-5644566a6ddd) | Album |
| 1992 | [A Tribute to Metallica](https://themetalnet.com/album/b1e26509-c288-3335-b143-b7a96c0851be) | EP |
| 1992 | [I](https://themetalnet.com/album/4752ac28-e748-3820-a893-f81d94e0c13c) | Album |
| 1993 | [II: The Final Option](https://themetalnet.com/album/b92a92cf-5bf1-36d1-8ab2-3ab6c9e641b9) | Album |
| 1995 | [III: Odyssey of the Mind](https://themetalnet.com/album/e86660b7-a689-349d-a091-a0732fa02fa3) | Album |
| 1997 | [Paradise Now](https://themetalnet.com/album/fcf1a841-7e5f-38f8-b887-a8ffc4791b0e) | Album |
| 2010 | [Als wären wir für immer](https://themetalnet.com/album/ba2bc023-7352-45a9-bc86-cb5ab496acfe) | EP |
| 2011 | [Join in the Rhythm of Machines](https://themetalnet.com/album/66981c13-c333-4868-aa8b-8f74ef110e71) | EP |
| 2013 | [The Machinists of Joy](https://themetalnet.com/album/a542c60a-60d4-4fb6-8682-7626183d22db) | Album |
| 2015 | [V: Metal Machine Music](https://themetalnet.com/album/7fd08e6e-408b-42e2-8ce9-c255a385806e) | Album |
| 2016 | [Stahlwerkrequiem](https://themetalnet.com/album/b0f16124-e58d-47d1-8db1-21dbe1f7d86b) | Album |
| 2019 | [Vision 2020 Vision](https://themetalnet.com/album/44c204bf-88e0-4e9e-a2e5-dcd9142cb5ab) | Album |
| 2021 | [Songs From the Dark Side of Heaven](https://themetalnet.com/album/eb65025b-ed26-4702-9ae5-79c05aa4a962) | Album |
| 2025 | [Will Nicht - Muss! / Collision Course](https://themetalnet.com/album/256053f4-1741-4af6-9922-b8a451e8e040) | EP |

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- [KMFDM](https://themetalnet.com/band/kmfdm) (listened together)
- [Front Line Assembly](https://themetalnet.com/band/front-line-assembly) (listened together)
- [Combichrist](https://themetalnet.com/band/combichrist) (listened together)
- [Rob Zombie](https://themetalnet.com/band/rob-zombie) (listened together)
- [Oomph!](https://themetalnet.com/band/oomph) (listened together)
- [Eisbrecher](https://themetalnet.com/band/eisbrecher) (listened together)
- [Fear Factory](https://themetalnet.com/band/fear-factory) (listened together)
- [Killing Joke](https://themetalnet.com/band/killing-joke) (listened together)
- [Hanzel und Gretyl](https://themetalnet.com/band/hanzel-und-gretyl) (listened together)
- [Megaherz](https://themetalnet.com/band/megaherz) (listened together)
- [PIG](https://themetalnet.com/band/pig) (listened together)
- [Pitchshifter](https://themetalnet.com/band/pitchshifter) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/diekruppsofficial
- x: https://twitter.com/diekruppsband
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/DieKruppsOfficial
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Die_Krupps/3540325862
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/11572
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0iDagYU2nu7gTWMdtCxzxW
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/de/artist/6516629
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/diekruppsband/
- bandcamp: https://diekrupps.bandcamp.com/
- website: https://www.diekrupps.com/

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/die-krupps](https://themetalnet.com/band/die-krupps). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt