ðə bˈænd wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən baɪ təbˈaɪəs ɡˈɑːmlɪx ænd nˈiːkoʊ nˈæp, tˈuː wˈɛl nˈoʊn plˈeɪɚz ʌvðə lˈoʊkəl mˈɛɾəl sˈiːn ɪn lˈuːðɚstˌæt wˈɪtənbˌɜːɡ, dʒˈɜːməni.
The band was founded in 1997 by Tobias Gommlich and Niko Knappe, two well known players of the local metal scene in Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Germany.