Sacred Steel

Epic Power Metal

1997

Studio Album

Reborn in Steel *1997*

1. Metal Reigns Supreme

2. Battle Angel

3. Trapped in Hell

4. True Force of Iron Glory

5. Reborn in Steel

6. Purified by Pain

7. Sword of the King

8. In the Mouth of Madness

9. Kill the Deceiver

10. Sacred Steel

Line-up

Mathias Straub  #  Drums

Jens Sonnenberg  #  Bass

Gerrit P. Mutz  #  Vocals

Jörg M. Knittel  #  Guitars

Oliver Grosshans  #  Guitars

Wargods of Metal *1998*

1. Blessed by the Gods

2. Wargods of Metal

3. Tonight the Witches Ride

4. Iron Legions

5. Carnage Rules the Fields of Death

6. Army of Metalheads

7. Battle Cry (Omen cover)

8. Dethrone the Tyrant King

9. By Steel We Rule

10. Crusaders of the Metal Blade

11. Empire of Steel

12. Declaration of War

13. Heavy Metal to the End

Line-up

Mathias Straub  #  Drums

Jens Sonnenberg  #  Bass

Gerrit P. Mutz  #  Vocals

Jörg M. Knittel  #  Guitars

Oliver Grosshans  #  Guitars

Guest Musicians

Bill Metoyer  #  Voice (1)

Bloodlust *2000*

1. Stormhammer

2. The Oath of Blood

3. By the Wrath of the Unborn

4. Blood on My Steel

5. Metal Is War

6. Sacred Warriors of Steel

7. Dark Forces Lead Me to the Brimstone Gate

8. Master of Thy Fate

9. Lust for Blood

10. Throne of Metal

Line-up

Mathias Straub  #  Drums

Jens Sonnenberg  #  Bass, Vocals

Gerrit P. Mutz  #  Vocals

Jörg M. Knittel  #  Guitars

Oliver Grosshans  #  Guitars

Guest Musicians

Alan Tecchio  #  Vocals

René Pfeiffer  #  Vocals

Andreas Reissnauer  #  Vocals

Klaus Sperling  #  Vocals (backing)

Alexander "Apollo" Heiß  #  Vocals (backing)

Ralf Gaiser  #  Vocals (backing)

Mirko Holzwarth  #  Vocals (backing)

Oliver "Shorty" Schort  #  Vocals (backing)

Slaughter Prophecy *2002*

1. The Immortal Curse

2. Slaughter Prophecy

3. Sacred Bloody Steel

4. The Rites of Sacrifice

5. Raise the Metal Fist

6. Pagan Heart

7. Faces of the Antichrist

8. Lay Me to My Grave

9. Crush the Holy, Save the Damned

10. Let the Witches Burn

11. Invocation of the Nameless Ones

Line-up

Mathias Straub  #  Drums

Jens Sonnenberg  #  Bass

Gerrit P. Mutz  #  Vocals

Oliver Grosshans  #  Guitars

Jörg M. Knittel  #  Guitars

Iron Blessings *2004*

1. Open Wide the Gate

2. Your Darkest Saviour

3. Screams of the Tortured

4. At the Sabbat of the Possessed (The Witches Ride Again)

5. Beneath the Iron Hand

6. Anointed by Bloodshed

7. Victory of Black Steel

8. I Am the Conqueror (Come and Worship Me)

9. Crucified in Heaven

10. The Chains of the Nazarene

11. We Die Fighting

Line-up

Gerrit P. Mutz  #  Vocals

Jörg M. Knittel  #  Guitars, Keyboards

Oliver Grosshans  #  Guitars

Jens Sonnenberg  #  Bass

Mathias Straub  #  Drums

Hammer of Destruction *2006*

1. Hammer of Destruction

2. Where Demons Dare to Tread

3. Maniacs of Speed

4. Blood and Thunder

5. Impaled by Metal

6. Descent of a Lost Soul

7. Black Church

8. Generally Hostile (Jag Panzer cover)

9. Plague of Terror

10. Sword and Axes

11. The Torch of Sin

Line-up

Gerrit P. Mutz  #  Vocals

Jonas Khalil  #  Guitars

Jens Sonnenberg  #  Guitars

Kai Schindelar  #  Bass

Mathias Straub  #  Drums

Guest Musicians

Chris Carl  #  Vocals (backing)

Carnage Victory *2009*

Disc 1 (CD)

1. Charge into Overkill

2. Don't Break the Oath

3. Carnage Victory

4. Broken Rites

5. Crosses Stained with Blood

6. Ceremonial Magician of the Left Hand Path

7. The Skeleton Key

8. Shadows of Reprisal

9. Denial of Judas (Heaven Betrayed)

10. Metal Underground

11. By Vengeance and Hatred We Ride

Disc 2 (DVD) - Live at Queens Festival - 16/09/2009

1. Heavy Metal to the End

2. Metal Is War

3. Battle Angel

4. Charge into Overkill

5. Sacred Bloody Steel

6. Hammer of Destruction

7. Open Wide the Gate

8. Carnage Victory

9. Slaughter Prophecy

10. Wargods of Prophecy

11. Wargods of Metal Live at Summer Breeze Open Air 2009

12. Making of the Album Carnage Victory

Line-up

Gerrit P. Mutz  #  Vocals

Jens Sonnenberg  #  Guitars

Jonas Khalil  #  Guitars

Kai Schindelar  #  Bass

Mathias Straub  #  Drums

Guest Musicians

Christian Schmidt  #  Vocals

R.D. Liapakis  #  Vocals

The Bloodshed Summoning *2013*

1. Storm of Fire 1916

2. No God / No Religion

3. When the Siren Calls

4. The Darkness of Angels

5. The Bloodshed Summoning

6. Under the Banner of Blasphemy

7. Black Towers

8. Crypts of the Fallen

9. The Night They Came to Kill

10. Join the Congregation

11. Journey into Purgatory

12. Doomed to Eternal Hell

13. Perversions of the Scriptures

14. Unbinding the Chains

15. Dig Up Her Bones (Misfits cover)

Line-up

Kai Schindelar  #  Bass

Jens Sonnenberg  #  Guitars

Mathias Straub  #  Drums

Jonas Khalil  #  Guitars

Gerrit P. Mutz  #  Vocals

Heavy Metal Sacrifice *2016*

1. Intro (Glory Ride)

2. Heavy Metal Sacrifice

3. The Sign of the Skull

4. Hail the Godz of War

5. Vulture Priest

6. Children of the Sky

7. Let There Be Steel

8. Chaos Unleashed

9. The Dead Walk the Earth

10. Beyond the Gates of Nineveh

11. Iron Donkey

Line-up

Jens Sonnenberg  #  Guitars

Mathias Straub  #  Drums

Gerrit P. Mutz  #  Vocals

Kai Schindelar  #  Bass

Jonas Khalil  #  Guitars

Live Album

Live Blessings *2006*

Disc 1 (CD)

1. Blessed by the Gods (Intro)

2. Open Wide the Gate

3. Tonight the Witches Ride

4. Battle Angel

5. Faces of the Antichrist

6. Victory of Black Steel

7. Carnage Rules the Fields of Death

8. The Rites of Sacrifice

9. Dark Forces Lead Me to the Brimstone Gate

10. Sword of the King

11. Stormhammer

12. Metal Is War

13. Master of Thy Fate

14. True Force of Iron Glory

15. Sacred Bloody Steel

16. We Die Fighting

17. Blood on My Steel

18. Heavy Metal to the End

19. Slaughter Prophecy

20. Battle Cry (Omen cover)

21. Wargods of Metal

Disc 2 (DVD)

1. Live at Karlskaserne in Ludwigsburg, Germany

Line-up

Jörg M. Knittel  #  Guitars

Oliver Grosshans  #  Guitars

Gerrit Mutz  #  Vocals

Jens Sonnenberg  #  Guitars

Mathias Straub  #  Drums

Single

Open Wide the Gate *2004*

For twelve years Sacred Steel have been offering the metalhead a deadly trend-free alternative to blown-up trigger drums, cheesy keyboards and boring cliché sounds which are hyped to be "the next big thing in metal" year after year. Already with their debut album "Reborn In Steel" (first ever German band being signed to Metal Blade Records in 1997) the band followed their path, never forgot their roots and emerged their sound! The 2nd album "Wargods Of Metal" was recorded in 1998 with legendary producer Bill Metoyer (a.o. Slayer, Omen, Sacred Reich) and enjoys a cult status with the metal fans since then. In the year 2000, releasing their third strike "Bloodlust" the band proved its ability to write more matured songs and combining them in an epical concept story. In addition the band acclaimed a high number of fans by intensive touring through all of Europe playing with bands like Nevermore, Wardog, Lefay, Destiny..s End, Nocturnal Rites, Children of Bodom and Primal Fear.

The opener and title track of the following album "Slaughter Prophecy", a brutal metal slasher, could only have one meaning: a clear and definite statement against a whimpy power metal genre with many bands following cheesy keyboards, boring melody hooks, programmed computer drums and happy metal! Where other bands whimped out the sledgehammer still reigned at the Sacred Steel camp! They weren't even afraid to include death metal elements in their sound following some of their faves as Morbid Angel or Death.

The result was an ultra-heavy dark and raw piece of hate being released with great success by their new label Massacre Records. They followed this path, although a little more melodic on album no. 5 "Iron Blessings", which was released in 2004 and got the best reviews in the bands history. After five studio albums it was time to catch the raw intensity of the Sacred Steel live shows, so in early 2006 the Live DVD/double-CD "Live Blessings" proved yet again, that Sacred Steel are a band which does not fit into the usual conventions. No perfectly-set, art-directed performance but a raw, authentic beer and sweat driven show in their hometown Ludwigsburg where you can sometimes not see the band being covered by dozens of stagedivers - that's exactly the "all for one - one for all" attitude which keeps the band and their fans that close together! The DVD shows the last gigs of the line up, which has not been changed on all albums.

Both founding members and guitarists Jörg M. Knittel and Oli Grosshans decided to leave the band. What first looked like the end of the band turned out into a triumphant rebirth of Sacred Steel. Bassist Jens changed to the guitar and new members Jonas Khalil as new guitarist and Kai Schindelar on bass could be added within a short time! The first result of the new line up "Hammer of Destruction" was released 2006 and is screaming to be worshipped! Following a vinyl-sound intro the infernal title track hammers down everything.

The massive and organic sound was done by nobody less than Harris Johns, who in the past recorded a lot of the bands.. favourites like Saint Vitus, Voivod, Kreator, early Helloween or Tankard and is know for his authentic 80's sound. The high-speed smasher "Maniacs of Speed" was chosen for the band's first ever video clip. Followed by several gigs all over Europe and another tour with their buddies from Morgana Lefay, in 2008 Sacred Steel finished songwriting and the recording for another piece of pure metallic madness to be unleashed in 2009.