---
title: "Living Death"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/living-death"
genre: "NWOBHM"
country: "Germany"
formed: 1981
---

# Living Death

**Living Death** is a nwobhm band, from Germany, active 1981 to present.

Living Death is a German speed metal/thrash metal band from Velbert, noted for being one of the pioneering bands in the thrash metal genre. The band's career spanned from the early 1980s until the early 1990s and has since acquired a cult status.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Living_Death_(band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Living Death |
| Genre | NWOBHM |
| Parent genre | Heavy Metal |
| Origin | Germany |
| Formed | 1981 |
| Releases in catalog | 7 |

## Genres

[Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal) · [NWOBHM](https://themetalnet.com/genre/nwobhm) · [Speed Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/speed-metal) · [Thrash Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/thrash-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Jörg Michael](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jorg-michael) |  | 2008 to present | Current |
| [Dieter Kelch](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dieter-kelch) |  | 1981 to present | Current |
| [Reiner Kelch](https://themetalnet.com/musician/reiner-kelch) |  | 1981 to present | Current |
| [Thorsten „Toto“ Bergmann](https://themetalnet.com/musician/thorsten-toto-bergmann) |  | 1981 to present | Current |
| [Atomic Steif](https://themetalnet.com/musician/atomic-steif) |  | 1986 to 1989 | Former |
| [Frank Ulrich](https://themetalnet.com/musician/frank-ulrich) |  | 1989 to 1991 | Former |
| [Andreas Oberhoff](https://themetalnet.com/musician/andreas-oberhoff) | Drums (drum set) | 1984 to 1986 | Former |
| [Frank Fricke](https://themetalnet.com/musician/frank-fricke) |  | 1981 to 1988 | Former |
| [Frank Schubring](https://themetalnet.com/musician/frank-schubring) |  | 1981 to 1983 | Former |
| [Fred](https://themetalnet.com/musician/fred) |  | 1988 to 1989 | Former |
| [Gerald Thelen](https://themetalnet.com/musician/gerald-thelen) |  | 1989 to 1991 | Former |
| [Harald Lutze](https://themetalnet.com/musician/harald-lutze) |  | 1984 to 1984 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1984 | [Vengeance of Hell](https://themetalnet.com/album/ef4bff35-4234-3501-9d05-49ed5dd0192b) | Album |
| 1985 | [Metal Revolution](https://themetalnet.com/album/a77b2c8c-dc95-3376-a7d4-03afb806d157) | Album |
| 1985 | [Watch Out!](https://themetalnet.com/album/8a9cd914-a426-4a7b-bbb7-8842b8f91afe) | EP |
| 1986 | [Back to the Weapons](https://themetalnet.com/album/8a784686-82c9-47f9-9f51-0f2a0d422c47) | EP |
| 1987 | [Protected From Reality](https://themetalnet.com/album/5d518cd8-47ca-3e29-a19d-28f249ac6048) | Album |
| 1989 | [Worlds Neuroses](https://themetalnet.com/album/bee23523-d31c-3842-b6ef-f60c38e27a77) | Album |
| 1991 | [Killing in Action](https://themetalnet.com/album/95f97e9d-bddd-351b-b63e-cad710ddc4e4) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Anthrax](https://themetalnet.com/band/anthrax) (listened together)
- [Megadeth](https://themetalnet.com/band/megadeth) (listened together)
- [Slayer](https://themetalnet.com/band/slayer) (listened together)
- [Overkill](https://themetalnet.com/band/overkill) (listened together)
- [Nuclear Assault](https://themetalnet.com/band/nuclear-assault) (listened together)
- [Annihilator](https://themetalnet.com/band/annihilator) (listened together)
- [Flotsam and Jetsam](https://themetalnet.com/band/flotsam-and-jetsam) (listened together)
- [Voivod](https://themetalnet.com/band/voivod) (listened together)
- [Forbidden](https://themetalnet.com/band/forbidden) (listened together)
- [Onslaught](https://themetalnet.com/band/onslaught) (listened together)
- [Heathen](https://themetalnet.com/band/heathen) (listened together)
- [Venom](https://themetalnet.com/band/venom) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Living_Death/1596

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