Cockroach

Cockroach was founded during March 1992 by
Alexander Reichelt (drums), Ulrich Mewes (guitar) and
Frank Geue (guitar). With this line up the band wrote
the first material and during that time the singer
Reiner Striegel joined the band. The first songs made
the direction of the band clear - thrash metal with
death metal influences but still original.
In 1995 the band was enforced by Klaus Hoffer on the
bass guitar. Until this point the band gained a lot of
live experience. The first rehearsal demos were made
and the preparations for a demo CD started. In the
beginning of 1996 the singer left the band and Frank
Geue took over the vocal parts.
Anyway the band went into the studio at the end of
1996 for recording "Fi(r)st". In April 1997 the demo
CD was released. In October 1998 Jürgen Kimmel
joined the band as new bass player because the band
parted ways with Klaus Hoffer for personal reasons
and performed without bass player for some time.
At the end of July 1999 the second CD "No
Compromise" was recorded in the Sub Zero studios in
Backnang. At the End of 1999 the band again parted
ways with their bass player Jürgen Kimmel because of
missing motivation. In the beginning of 2000 Timo
Flöther took over this part.
The band went into the studio again to record the
third album. In February 2003 the third chapter
"Temple of Mystery" was released with the help of
Supreme Chaos Records. Again, it was recorded in the
Sub Zero studios and mixed by Alexander Krull
(Atrocity) and should give the band the attention that
was missing the whole decade before. In April 2006
the fourth album "The Observer" was released by S.C.R.
6 years later the band released the fifth album "Judgement day" on 27 July 2012
by Gegentrend Records. The band has a very agile live performance and likes
to be present on the live sector as well. COCKROACH
has the capability to give the crowd an idea of the fun
they have with playing this kind of music for over 20
years now.
1992 foundation of the band
1997 release of the debut „Fi(r)st" (self produced)
1999 release of the second album „No Compromise" (self produced)
2002 the band signed a contract with Supreme Chaos Records
2003 release of the third album „Temple of Mystery" (S.C.R)
2006 release of the fourth album „The Observer" (S.C.R)
2012 release of the fifth album „Judgement Day" (Gegentrend Records)