Terminal Choice was a German

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band. It was formed by singer Chris Pohl (also of Blutengel,

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and owner of the Fear Section label) in 1993.

History

Their lyrics are sung in German and English. The sound was originally primarily

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, but with the 1998 album ''Navigator'', guitars were added. Besides Pohl, the original lineup included Jens Gärtner, who provided the drums and loops. In 1997, Manuel Selling was added as a guitar player. He left in 2000 and Gordon Mocznay took over on guitar and bass guitar. Also in 2000, the band's album ''Ominous Future'' was ranked #15 on the German Alternative Charts (DAC) Top 50 Albums of 2000. A year later in 2001, Louis Manke joined the band as well, adding a second guitar to the band. An album entitled "New Born Enemies" was released in 2006 and four years later the band released the album "Übermacht". In 2017, Chris Pohl revealed in his biography that Terminal Choice is no longer active due to lack of time. No official statement has been released. The last release were the compilation albums ''Black Journey 1–3'' released in 2011, the band's last gigs were in 2010.

Current members

*Chris Pohl -

Vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or witho ...

(1993–2010) *Jens Gärtner -

Drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair of matching drumsticks ...

(1997–2010) *Gordon Mocznay -

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(2000–2010) *Louis Manke -

Guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected string ...

(2001–2010)

Former members

* Manuel Selling -

(1997-2000) * Sten Nitschke -

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, Remixer (1997-2000) (he died in 2011)

Discography

Demo

*1993: ''Terminal Choice'' *1994: ''Nightmare'' *1994: ''Facets of Pain'' *1994: ''Desiderius'' *1995: ''Degernerated Inclinations''

Unlisted

*1994: ''In Equal Shares / Split Tape'' *1994: ''Demonstrate The Power / titled as demo II''

Full-length albums

*1996: ''In the Shadow of Death'' *1998: ''Navigator'' *1999: ''Black Past'' (Rare - 1000 copies) *2000: ''Ominous Future'' – #15 DAC Top 50 Albums of 2000 *2003: ''Buried a-Live'' (Live album) *2003: ''Menschenbrecher'' *2003: ''Reloadead'' ("Best of" album) *2006: ''New Born Enemies'' *2010: ''Übermacht'' *2011: ''Black Journey 1'' *2011: ''Black Journey 2'' *2011: ''Black Journey 3''

EPs

*1997: ''Khaosgott'' *1999: ''Venus'' *2002: ''Collective Suicide'' *2009: ''Keine Macht MCD''

Singles

*1995: '' Totes Fleisch'' *1998: '' Totes Fleisch Remixes'' *2000: ''No Chance'' – #39 DAC Top 100 Singles of 2000 *2000: ''Fading'' *2000: ''Animal'' *2003: ''Injustice'' *2006: ''Don't Go'' – #11 DAC Singles

External links

Official Website
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References

{{Authority control German electronic music groups Musical groups established in 1993 German electronic rock musical groups German industrial rock musical groups German industrial metal musical groups German gothic rock groups