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Morgoth
- Country of origin:
- Germany
- Location:
- Meschede, North Rhine-Westphalia
- Status:
- Active
- Formed in:
- 1985
- Genre:
- Death Metal (1987-1993), Alternative Rock (1996)
- Lyrical themes:
- Death, Society, Personal issues
- Current label:
- Century Media Records
- Years active:
- 1985 (as Exterminator), 1985-1987 (as Minas Morgul), 1987-1998, 2010-present
| Current | |
| Marc Grewe | Bass (1985-1990), Vocals (1985-1998, 2010-present) |
| See also: Insidious Disease, ex-Action Jackson, ex-Comecon, ex-Power of Expression, ex-Suicide by Cop | |
| Harald Busse | Guitars (1985-1998, 2010-present) |
| Sebastian Swart | Bass (1990-1998), Guitars (2010-present) |
| See also: ex-Action Jackson, ex-Dark Millennium | |
| Thilo Mellies | Bass (2010-present) |
| See also: ex-Action Jackson, ex-Secretum, ex-Suicide by Cop | |
| Marc "Speedy" Reign | Drums (2011-present) |
| See also: ex-Destruction, ex-Graaf, ex-Orth, ex-Volcano, ex-Lord Brummell, ex-Mystic Circle | |
| Past | |
| Rüdiger Hennecke | Drums (1985-1998) |
| Carsten Otterbach | Guitars (1985-1998, 2010) |
| Past (Live) | |
| Sotirios "Soti” Kelekides | Bass (2011) |
| Marc Grewe | Bass (1985-1990), Vocals (1985-1998, 2010-present) |
| See also: Insidious Disease, ex-Action Jackson, ex-Comecon, ex-Power of Expression, ex-Suicide by Cop | |
| Harald Busse | Guitars (1985-1998, 2010-present) |
| Sebastian Swart | Bass (1990-1998), Guitars (2010-present) |
| See also: ex-Action Jackson, ex-Dark Millennium | |
| Thilo Mellies | Bass (2010-present) |
| See also: ex-Action Jackson, ex-Secretum, ex-Suicide by Cop | |
| Marc "Speedy" Reign | Drums (2011-present) |
| See also: ex-Destruction, ex-Graaf, ex-Orth, ex-Volcano, ex-Lord Brummell, ex-Mystic Circle | |
| Rüdiger Hennecke | Drums (1985-1998) |
| Carsten Otterbach | Guitars (1985-1998, 2010) |
| Past | |
| Sotirios "Soti” Kelekides | Bass (2011) |
| Added by: Blasphemer | Modified by: headlocker |
| Added on: 2002-07-23 07:15:55 | Last modified on: 2013-02-06 14:25:37 |
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Their original band name during the very early days was Cadaverous Smell, then Minas Morgul. However, since they were all lovers of J.R.R. Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings", they chose the name Morgoth (after the nickname of Melkor, the renegade and evil Ainu, "the great enemy") for their band in 1987. ...