After the band had put an announcement in the local papers, the drummer Andreas E. joined the band in July 1983. In January 1985 Roland S. (bass guitar) came to the band, but left after a year. Unfortunately Roland died in an accident some years later. In February 1987 he was replaced by Reini W.
The rehearsals started in October 1984. It did not take long for OUTRAGE to find their very own sound and their own way of playing and performing. It was especially Frank "The Voice of Hell” who had his personal style of singing which made the band kind of unique from the start. It was also Frank's special performing and masquerade that shaped the band. With their raw and brutal sound OUTRAGE became part of the first wave of Black Metal.
The first concert was played in July 1985. Several gigs followed, including one with POISON ASP and German DEFENDER, then death-thrashers POISON and later on, in July 1986, a very special one with KREATOR and TANKARD. In December 1986 OUTRAGE shared the stage with the Swiss thrash act MESSIAH.
Meanwhile, in September 1985 OUTRAGE recorded their first demo, followed by the second one in December the same year. April 1987 saw the release of the band's third demo tape "From Nightmares And Myths", on which Udo played also bass. After Reini joined the band, the fourth demo titled "The Book Of The Seven Seals" was recorded in July 1987.
In January 1988 OUTRAGE supported DARKNESS and it turned out to be the band's last gig in the '80s.
Then everything changed: Andreas, Frank and Udo were in the army, far away from their hometowns. The band's rehearsals suddenly stopped and there was no chance for them to meet for a long time to come. In July 1988 the band officially split up.
16 years later, in March 2004 OUTRAGE was reborn. Udo “The Bringer of Doom” was approached by a young bass player Kevin L. (member of HEILIGS BLECHLE) and asked if he'd consider reforming the band. He later brought in a drummer, Alex G. and on the 20th of April 2004 Frank “The Voice of Hell” returned to OUTRAGE. The rehearsals and started again.
The first CD “Back For Attack” was released in October 2004. It contained all old songs except for the title track.
Again several concerts followed - gigs with local bands around their hometowns, as well as shows hundreds of kilometers away with bands such as WARHAMMER and GODDESS OF DESIRE.
In June 2005 “A Mute Reminder” was released. It contained some old and some new material. Another full-length, “7 Is 1 Take One” as well as “Tales Of Counted Sorrows” EP, which was a concept album, followed in the year of 2006. Volker “Iron Lung” of WARHAMMER was a guest vocalist on the EP - he sang the song “Killer” together with Frank.
Before the recording of "Tales Of Counted Sorrows", in May 2006 Kevin left the band. Johannes E. entered the band, but was not ready to record the new songs yet, so a studio bassist, Mark B. was hired. Eventually, in December 2006, the bass duties were taken by Stefan L., who had attended all the OUTRAGE concerts and had been a real fan since the reunion in 2004.
2007 was the year with the most concerts played in the history of the band. OUTRAGE shared the stage with WARHAMMER, MINOTAUR, DECISION TO HATE, NEFARIOUS, DELIRIUM TREMENS, NOCTURNAL, HELLISH CROSSFIRE, HATCHERY and others.
OUTRAGE started rehearsing the songs for the next album "Order In The Court" and had the studio booked. Then in January 2008 the biggest shock happened: Frank P. “The Voice of Hell” suddenly left the band. Nobody saw it coming, as it was because of his personal life reasons, not related to the band.
When Alex and Stefan brought their friend Frank S. (vocalist of NEFARIOUS) to the rehearsal and he started singing, the band declared him their "savior". In no time had Frank S. learned all the lyrics and the band went to the studio.
On the 7th of May 2008 OUTRAGE celebrated their 25th anniversary. Right in time, the anniversary CD “Order In The Court”, the DVD “Arrival At 7.11” (containing studio footage and fragments of various shows, and a bonus CD with 2 previously unreleased tracks) as well as the fanzine-style book “OUTRAGE - The Complete Story” were released.
In 2008 the band played with WARHAMMER and DECISION TO HATE again.
Then in November the same year Alex, the drummer left the band. One month later Yannick A. (GEFRIERBRAND) took his place behind the drum kit and in September 2009 Mario S., rhythm guitar, joined OUTRAGE.
The 6th album, “Conspirator” was the first digitally recorded CD and it was planned to be the last OUTRAGE CD. It was released in October 2010.
In December 2010 OUTRAGE planned to call it quits. Most of the members of the band were not so interested in playing in the band anymore. Udo F. wanted to continue playing though, mostly the old OUTRAGE songs, and he had plans to team up with Frank P. again, however starting a brand new project under a different name.
The last OUTRAGE concert was scheduled for February 26th 2011. Many fans came from near and far to see the band for the last time... On this special evening Frank P. "The Voice Of Hell" came on stage to sing a few songs too.
However the band's plans to call it a day were spoiled soon before that show. Jowita from Metal On Metal Records had contacted Udo to order the whole OUTRAGE discography (having had only "From Nightmares And Myths" demo since the end of '90s). What started as a "fan-band" contact very quickly developed into a "label-band" relationship. On the morning before the last concert, Metal On Metal Records sent an offer to the band and it was soon a done deal.
And so, OUTRAGE did not quit... Frank “The Voice of Hell” returned, joining again Udo “The Bringer of Doom” and Yannick “The Holder of Chaos”. In February 2011 Torsten M. “The Son of Death” (Yannick's band mate from GEFRIERBRAND) entered the band as the new bass player... and so the new line-up was created.
The band started intense rehearsals again, preparing to enter the studio in May in order to record their 7th CD and 1st one to be released through a label. "Go To Hell" will see the light of day at the end of October 2011 and will contain a selection of re-arranged songs from the band's dark past... The beast is still breathing and ready to show the world what in the early/mid '80s was called Black Metal!
The band members
lead
vocals
May 1983
Frank P. “the voice of hell”
January
2008 Frank S.
February
2011 Frank P. “the voice of hell”
lead
guitar
May 1983
Udo F. “the bringer of doom”
rhythm
guitar
2009-2010
Mario S.
bass
guitar
January 1985 Roland
S.
February
1987 Reini W.
March
2004 Kevin L.
July
2006
Johannes E.
December
2006 Stefan L.
February
2011 Torsten M. “the son of death”
drums
July 1983
Andreas E.
&
percussions March
2004 Alex G.
December
2008 Yannick A. “the holder of
chaos”
The recordings
self-released September 1985 OUTRAGE I (demo)December 1985 OUTRAGE II (demo)
April 1986 From Nightmares And Myths (demo)
July 1987 The Book Of The Seven Seals (demo)
October 2004 Back For Attack (CD)
June 2005 A Mute Reminder (CD)
February 2006 7is1 Take One (CD)
September 2006 Tales Of Counted Sorrows (CD)
May 2008 Order In The Court (CD)
Arrival At 7.11 (DVD)
The Complete Story (book)
October 2010 Conspirator (CD)
The barn days
After the band was founded in May 1983, they started rehearsing in October 1984.
It all began in an old barn outside Pforzheim … the walls were wet and there was a mouldy smell in the air … the first songs such as KILL DEATH TWICE were written here …
Sound & Words
Udo F. “the bringer of doom” became the songwriter of the band. He created the band´s own sound and gave all his lyrics a deeper meaning.
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