Kerim "Krimh" Lechner (born 26 January 1989) is an Austrian musician, best known for his drumming work for Polish

technical death metal Technical death metal (also referred to as tech-death) is a musical subgenre of death metal that began and developed in the early- to mid-1990s, with particular focus on challenging, demanding instrumental skill and complex songwriting. Techni ...

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Decapitated Decapitation or beheading is the total separation of the head from the body. Such an injury is invariably fatal to humans and most other animals, since it deprives the brain of oxygenated blood, while all other organs are deprived of the au ...

. He is currently the drummer for Greek symphonic death metal band

Septicflesh Septicflesh (formerly known as Septic Flesh) are a Greek death metal band from Athens, founded in 1990. History Septicflesh were formed in Athens in March 1990 by Sotiris Vayenas (guitar), Spiros Antoniou (bass and vocals), and Christos Ant ...

. Before joining Decapitated, Lechner played in

symphonic black metal Symphonic black metal is a subgenre of black metal that emerged in the 1990s and incorporates symphonic and orchestral elements. Notable symphonic black metal bands include Cradle Of Filth, Dimmu Borgir, Emperor, and Carach Angren. History ...

band Thorns of Ivy from 2006 to 2009. Lechner joined Decapitated starting after their hiatus from 2007 to 2009, replacing deceased former drummer

Witold Kiełtyka Witold "Vitek" Kiełtyka (24 January 1984 – 2 November 2007) was a Polish musician, best known as the drummer and percussionist for the technical death metal band Decapitated (band), Decapitated, and younger brother of the musician Wacław Kie ...

. Lechner played in the band until leaving in September 2012, performing on the band's album '' Carnival Is Forever''. In 2013, Lechner started an online fundraiser to fund his independently released solo album, titled ''Explore'', released on 26 September 2013. Later in 2013, Lechner filled in on drums for Polish

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Behemoth Behemoth (; he, בְּהֵמוֹת, ''bəhēmōṯ'') is a beast from the biblical Book of Job, and is a form of the primeval chaos-monster created by God at the beginning of creation; he is paired with the other chaos-monster, Leviathan, and ...

, due to drummer

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undergoing surgery. In December 2013, Lechner posted videos of himself playing the Slipknot songs "People = Shit" and "Eyeless" as an audition to be the band's next drummer, following the departure of

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. However, his speculative application was eventually unsuccessful. Lechner endorses Meinl, Tama,

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and Czarcie Kopyto. In 2014, Lechner toured with Polish

band

Vesania Vesania (Latin for "insanity") is a Polish extreme metal band formed in 1997 by Orion, Daray and Heinrich. Later members were Annahvahr and Hatrah, who left the band in 1999 and was replaced by Siegmar. Their first release, ''Moonastray'', wa ...

. On 15 December 2014 it was announced that Lechner had joined

as the new drummer. On 26 April 2017 Lechner released a new album, titled ''Gedankenkarusell'', collaborating among others with Rafał "Rasta" Piotrowski (

), Patryk Zwolinski (formerly of

Blindead Blindead is a Polish Progressive metal, progressive extreme metal band from Gdynia, formed in 1999 under the name Incorrect Personality. In 2011, the band was nominated for a Fryderyk Award in the category 'Album of the Year – Heavy Metal'. Ba ...

), Chris "VokillCovers" Breetzi (formerly of Upon a Red Sky), Zofia "Wielebna" Fraś (Obscure Sphinx) and Silva Raziel (Thorns of Ivy). Lechner is also a member of the death metal supergroup

Act of Denial Act of Denial is an international melodic death metal supergroup, formed in 2020. Its members are vocalist Bjorn Strid ( Soilwork), guitarists, songwriter and producer Voi Cox (Koziak, Victim) and lyricist and guitarist Luger (Benighted, Koziak ...

, whose debut album ''Negative'' is due for release in late 2020.

Discography

With Thorns of Ivy * "Deathwish" (single, 2007, self-released) * "Beneath Seemingly Dead Soil" (single, 2008, self-released) With Mondstille * ''Am Ende...'' (2008, White Bird Records) With Decapitated * '' Carnival Is Forever'' (2011, Nuclear Blast) With Redemptor * ''The Jugglernaut'' (2014, self-released) As Krimh * ''Explore'' (2013, self-released) * ''Krimhera'' (2014, self-released) * ''Gedankenkarussell'' (2017, self-released) With Septicflesh * '' Codex Omega'' (2017,

Season of Mist Season of Mist is an independent record label and record distributor with subsidiaries in France and the United States. The record label was founded in 1996 by Michael S. Berberian in Marseille, France. From the start releasing black metal, pag ...

) * ''Modern Primitive'' (2022, Nuclear Blast) With Harakiri for the Sky * ''Arson'' (2018, Art of Propaganda) * ''Mære'' (2021, Art of Propaganda)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lechner, Kerim 1989 births Living people Decapitated (band) members Austrian drummers Male drummers Austrian male musicians 21st-century drummers 21st-century male musicians Austrian heavy metal musicians