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| Mirror Of Deception > Albums & Lyrics |
Chronology
1990:
- Michael Siffermann and Jochen Fopp (both guitar) start to work on their first songs.
1991:
- Ingo Häderle joins as a drummer.
1992:
- Markus Baumhauer (vocals) and Rainer Hampel (bass) complete the first line-up.
- First concert at the end of the year.
1993:
- Recording and release of the first, selftitled demo.
1994:
- "Words Unspoken", the second demo gets recorded and shifts 600 copies.
1995:
- Ingo Häderle and Rainer Hampel leave the band and get replaced by Klaus Schmidt (bass) and Gunnar Drescher (drums). Hampel moves on to End of Green.
- Mini-tour with Astral Rising.
1996:
- Recording of the third demo, "Veil of Lead".
- First serious label interest.
1997:
- While recording another promo tape, the band gets in touch with Sub Zero Records.
- The "Veil of Lead" mini-CD is issued in April on Sub Zero Records. The CD has just the title and pone song ("Emptiness") in common with the previous demo.
- Recording of a further promo tape.
- By the end of the year the recordings for the "Mirrorsoil" cd take off. It`s planned to be released on Sub Zero Records.
1998:
- The "Mirrorsoil" recordings continue with longer interruptions.
- Mini tour with Jack Frost.
1999:
- Jochen leaves the band for a couple of months.
- "Mirrorsoil" gets finished in August.
2000:
- Search for a new label, as Sub Zero Records has ceased in the meantime.
- In August, 3 new Songs plus the Saint Vitus cover "One Mind" are recorded.
- On the eve of the 10th anniversary party the "Mirrorsoil" CD arrives from the pressing plant. The anniversary festivities turn into a release party.
2001:
- January: "Mirrorsoil" gets released on the English label The Miskatonic Foundation.
- February: Some shows in England with Warning and Solstice.
- Mirror of Deception contribute songs to a number of compilation cds.
- October/ November: Doom`s Diner tour throughout Germany with End of Green.
2002:
- More contributions to various international compilations follow.
- July: Singer Markus Baumhauer announces to leave MOD as he hasn`t enough time for the band anymore. He agrees to play the Summer Breeze festival and another final show with the band.
- August: Mirror of Deception play on Germany`s Summer Breeze Open Air, one of Europe`s biggest Metal festivals.
- December: the band enters the studio to record a new mini-CD with Michael as the single vocalist.
2003:
- January: Final show with former singer Markus.
- The new mini-CD, entitled "Conversion" gets released on The Miskatonic Foundation label.
- Mirror of Deception play at the Doom Shall Rise festival.
- Following the festival they tour Germany and Belgium together with Finland`s Reverend Bizarre and US Doom legend Revelation.
- July: Parting ways with Klaus Schmidt (bass) and Gunnar Drescher (drums) due to lack of time.
- September: Andreas Taller (bass) and Jochen Müller (drums, vocals) are the new members.
- First gig with the new line-up at Dutch Doom Day II in Rotterdam.
Mirror of Deception have shared stages with: Count Raven (SWE), Unorthodox (USA), Revelation (USA), Reverend Bizarre (Finland), The Lord Weird Slough Feg (USA), Solstice (UK), Warning (UK), The Quill (SWE), Rise And Shine (SWE), ThunderStorm (IT), Dawn of Winter, Naevus, Voodoo Shock, Well of Souls, Dreaming, Grief of God, Subversion, End of Green, Behind the Scenery, Evereve, Jack Frost (AT), Flowing Tears, Secret Discovery, Sacred Steel, Apophis, Farmer Boys, The Blue Season, Astral Rising (F) and many more...
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