---
title: "Mental Cruelty"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/mental-cruelty"
genre: "Deathcore"
formed: 2016
---

# Mental Cruelty

**Mental Cruelty** is a deathcore band, active 2016 to present.

Mental Cruelty is a German deathcore band formed in 2014 in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg. The band's lineup currently consists of vocalist Lukas Nicolai, guitarists Marvin Kessler and Nahuel Lozano, bassist Viktor Dick and drummer Jonathan Koltun. The band have released four studio albums with their latest being Zwielicht, released on 23 June 2023 through Century Media Records. They have also released one EP and one demo. Mental Cruelty are currently signed to Century Media Records.

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

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Mental Cruelty |
| Genre | Deathcore |
| Parent genre | Metalcore |
| Origin | Karlsruhe |
| Formed | 2016 |
| Releases in catalog | 7 |

## Genres

[Deathcore](https://themetalnet.com/genre/deathcore) · [Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/death-metal) · [Brutal Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/brutal-death)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Lukas Nicolai](https://themetalnet.com/musician/lukas-nicolai) | Lead vocals | 2023 to present | Current |
| [Lucca Schmerler](https://themetalnet.com/musician/lucca-schmerler) | Lead vocals | 2014 to present | Current |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2016 | [Pereat Mundus](https://themetalnet.com/album/1ddeb508-0bb8-4bc8-88dd-a48dc99246ab) | EP |
| 2018 | [Purgatorium](https://themetalnet.com/album/3fa55a8f-1074-426a-a6d4-bc8b1f6f44a0) | Album |
| 2019 | [Inferis](https://themetalnet.com/album/c40d0c53-4aeb-4c2a-b44d-b5356a1d4026) | Album |
| 2021 | [A Hill to Die Upon](https://themetalnet.com/album/222edb2c-838d-4cf5-ae76-9a166e2ad657) | Album |
| 2023 | [Nordlys](https://themetalnet.com/album/c2c12805-b685-4b37-9b15-cbba6d991e48) | EP |
| 2023 | [Zwielicht](https://themetalnet.com/album/c1634231-a6a5-485c-a645-48528387779d) | Album |
| 2024 | [Symphony of a Dying Star](https://themetalnet.com/album/5d825204-68b2-44f4-8b88-941279442960) | EP |

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- [Within Destruction](https://themetalnet.com/band/within-destruction) (listened together)
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- [Thy Art Is Murder](https://themetalnet.com/band/thy-art-is-murder) (listened together)
- [To the Grave](https://themetalnet.com/band/to-the-grave) (listened together)
- [Brand of Sacrifice](https://themetalnet.com/band/brand-of-sacrifice) (listened together)
- [Kraanium](https://themetalnet.com/band/kraanium) (listened together)
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## Official and external links

- website: https://www.mentalcrueltyofficial.com/
- bandcamp: https://mentalcruelty.bandcamp.com/
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2iE1NqruxoSxTvOpTCLkE9
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/11503899
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MentalCruelty
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Mental_Cruelty/3540418825
- x: https://twitter.com/crueltymental
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mental_cruelty/
- youtube: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCgqNnpstUJ1oXDtOBxc4Pxg
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/de/artist/1183485446

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