Mirror Of Deception Tefra - Katharsis Natural Healer Of Sin

Mirror Of Deception is a metal band founded in Göppingen, Germany (near Stuttgart) in 1990 by guitar players Michael Siffermann and Jochen Fopp. The first line-up was complete in early 1992 and featured Markus Baumerhauer (vocals), Rainer Hampel (bass) und Ingo Häderle (drums).the first, self-titled demo was released in 1993 to be followed by a second demo, entitled "words unspoken" in 1994. after line-up changes on drums and bass and the addition of Klaus Schmidt (bass) and Gunnar Drescher (drums) the band was signed to southern german label Sub Zero Records. a mini-cd, "Veil Of Lead" was issued in 1997 and the recordings for the debut album started. the recordings were finished in 1999 and the debut album, "Mirrorsoil" was finally released in 2001 on the UK-based label the Miskatonic Foundation. Despite the delay, the album received a great response from both the press and doom metal fanatics worldwide. The release was followed by tours in Germany and England with bands like Solstice, Warning and End Of Green. Singer Markus Baumhauer quit the band in 2002 and guitarist Michael Siffermann took over vocal duties. As a four piece, the 2003 mini-cd "Conversion" was recorded. The same year, the band performed at the first Doom Shall Rise festival and went on tour with reformed US doom metal legend Revelation and Finlands up and coming Reverend Bizarre. The summer of 2003 saw another change of the rhythm section. With new members Andreas Taller (bass) and Jochen Müller (drums, vocals), the band recorded their second album, "Foregone" in 2004, which was released later that year on belgian label Final Chapter Records. Following the release, the band toured Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. In 2005, Mirror Of Deception made several festival appearances in Germany and abroad, also touring Finland with Count Raven and Reverend Bizarre. "Shards

Members

• Rainer Hampel
• Michael Siffermann
• Jochen Fopp
• Andreas Taller
• Markus Baumhauer
• Gunnar Drescher
• Klaus Schmidt

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