Die Krupps
- Type: Band/Group
- Country: Germany
- Born: D眉sseldorf, Germany
- Active: 1980 - present
Biography
German industrial and EBM pioneers formed in D眉sseldorf in 1980 by J眉rgen Engler, Ralf D枚rper and Bernward Malaka. Die Krupps moved from the metallic percussion of 'Stahlwerksynfonie' (1981) and 'Volle Kraft voraus!' (1982) to the guitar driven industrial metal of 'I' (1992) and 'Paradise Now' (1997), then returned after a hiatus with 'The Machinists of Joy' (2013) and 'Vision 2020 Vision' (2019). The live doc's United States country is wrong; the band is German.
Genres
Die Krupps Discography
- I (1992) - Album - rated 3.19/5
- II: The Final Option (1993) - Album - rated 3.18/5
- III: Odyssey of the Mind (1995) - Album - rated 3.08/5
Members
- J眉rgen Engler - vocals, guitar, keyboards, Stahlophon (1980 - present)
- Ralf D枚rper - keyboards, programming (1980 - present)
- Bernward Malaka - bass (1980 - 1982)
- R眉diger Esch - bass (1989 - 1997)
- Lee Altus - guitar (1992 - 1997)
- Christopher Lietz - programming, samples (1995 - 1997)
- Marcel Z眉rcher - guitar, keyboards (2005 - 2023)
- Nils Finkeisen - guitar (2015 - 2024)
- Paul Keller - drums (2018 - present)