The journey of REAPER began back in 1984 when Peter “Onkel Eff” Fickert (drums), Andreas Maus (guitar), Robert Kölling (guitar) and Matthias “Mäfju” Kraft (bass) decided to make music together. Within the first months, Robert Kölling was replaced by Daniel Zimmermann and singer Thomas Bennecke joined the band's ranks.
Soon after the band’s formation, the band started to release first demos as well as the debut album "Beyond All Time" in 1990 via Bellaphon. The studio albums "The Years Within" (1992 via Mausoleum) and "Gardens Of Seth" (2009 via STF Records) followed, as well as other demos and CD Compilations.
In the past 30 years, REAPER played a lot of gigs and were part of festivals such as the Ragnarock Open Air, Power Of Metal Festival, Masters Of Cassel and Swordbrothers Festival.
REAPER's upcoming 4th full-length album "An Atheist Monument" is set to be released in late July via Massacre Records!
The band’s line-up changed in the following years, currently featuring Daniel Zimmermann (lead vocals, guitar), Matthias Kraft (bass, backing vocals), Benni Lodewig (guitar, backing vocals) and Jan Breede (drums).
REAPER online:
http://www.facebook.com/ReaperMetal
http://www.myspace.com/fairiesreturn
http://www.reverbnation.com/reapermetal