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History

Forming

Thulcandra was founded in 2003 by guitarist Steffen Kummerer and Jurgen Zintz. Thulcandra recorded a demo called Perishness Around Us in 2004, but neither were satisfied with its quality and did not release it. Shortly thereafter guitarist Jürgen Zintz committed suicide in 2005. Thus the band then went on hold. Upon moving to another city in late 2008 Steffen Kummerer started listening to their first demo after many years, and decided to restart the band. The name of the band is taken from a 1989 demo of the Norwegian act

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Members

Current members

* Steffen Kummerer - guitars & vocals (2002–present) *Alessandro Delastik - drums (2014–present) *Mariano Delastik - guitars (2018–present) *Carsten Schorn - bass (2020–present)

Former members

*Jürgen Zintz - guitars (2003–2005; died 2005) *Jonas Baumgartl - drums (2003–2005) *Seraph - drums (2008–2015) *Sebastian Ludwig - guitars (2008–2017) *Tobias Ludwig - bass (2008–2017) *Christian Kratzer - bass (2018–2020, died in 2020)

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Fallen Angel’s Dominion'' (2010) * ''Under a Frozen Sun'' (2011) * ''Ascension Lost'' (2015) * ''A Dying Wish'' (2021) * ''Hail the Abyss'' (2023)

Demo

* ''Perishness Around Us'' (2004)

EPs

* ''The Great Shadow'' (2021) * ''Black Sun Aeon'' (2023)

Music videos

* ''The Second Fall'' (2015) *''Funeral Pyre'' (2021) *''Nocturnal Heresy'' (2021) *''A Dying Wish'' (2021) * ''As I Walk Through The Gateway'' (2023) * ''Hail The Abyss'' (2023)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Thulcandra German black metal musical groups Napalm Records artists Musical groups established in 2003 2003 establishments in Germany