Exumer

Biography

Exumer is a German thrash metal band formed in Wiesbaden in 1985 by singer/bassist Mem V. Stein and guitarist Ray Mensh. The band broke up in 1991 after two demos and two albums. Exumer appeared for a one-off show at Wacken Open Air in 2001. Stein and Mensh reformed the band in 2008.

History

Their first album, Possessed by Fire×Possessed by Fire8 November 1986 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 9 tracksA1Possessed by Fire4:58A2Destructive Solution3:48A3Fallen Saint4:04A4A Mortal in Black4:05B1Sorrows of the Judgement3:12B2Xiron Darkstar3:14B3Reign of Sadness3:43B4Journey to Oblivion4:19B5Silent Death5:04 (1986), is similar to Angel Dust's Into the Dark Past. Their second album, the following year's Rising from the Sea×Rising From the Sea21 July 1987 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 9 tracksA1Winds of Death4:20A2Rising From the Sea5:25A3Decimation2:42A4The First Supper4:51B1Unearthed5:12B2Shadows of the Past4:25B3Are You Deaf?2:06B4I Dare You3:45B5Ascension Day3:10, is reminiscent of Slayer due Paul Arakari's voice resembling Tom Araya's. Soon after this album, the band broke up. They reformed in 2001 at Wacken Open Air. In 2009, Exumer released the one-track demo Waking the Fire. The band released their third album, Fire & Damnation×Fire & Damnation6 April 2012 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Fire & Damnation2Vermin of the Sky3The Weakest Limb4A New Morality5Waking the Fire6Fallen Saint7Crushing Point8Devil Chaser9I Dare You10Tribal Furies, in April 2012, followed four years later by their fourth album, The Raging Tides×The Raging Tides29 January 2016 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1The Raging Tides4:082Brand of Evil3:483Catatonic3:304Sacred Defense3:175Welcome to Hellfire3:166Sinister Souls3:277Shadow Walker4:198There Will Always Be Blood3:279Dark Reflections3:1410Death Factory2:5711Forever My Queen2:1912Hostage to Heaven4:09. Their fifth album, Hostile Defiance×Hostile Defiance5 April 2019 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Hostile Defiance3:412Raptor4:383Carnage Rider3:474Dust Eater3:245King's End3:226Descent4:077Trapper3:318The Order of Shadows4:069Vertical Violence3:3710Splinter2:5711He's a Woman - She's a Man2:5912Supposed to Rot1:49, was released on 5 April 2019. The band's sixth album, Death Mask Messiah×Death Mask Messiah28 August 2026 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Death Mask Messiah3:462Blinding Skies4:013Sin Bleeder3:094Eradication3:195Ravishing Waste3:546Allocated Savagery3:257Serpent4:208Fratricide3:429Scorcher4:0710Frozen Ground4:3511Unchained Angel3:31, was released on 28 August 2026.

Studio albums

Possessed by Fire (1986)
Rising from the Sea (1987)
Fire & Damnation (2012)
The Raging Tides (2016)
Hostile Defiance (2019)
Death Mask Messiah (2026)

Demos

A Mortal in Black (1985)
Whips & Chains (1989)
Waking the Fire (2009)