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

death metal Death metal is an extreme metal, extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. It typically employs heavily distorted and low-tuned guitars, played with techniques such as palm muting and tremolo picking; deep death growl, growling vocals; aggressive ...

band

Decapitated Decapitation is the total separation of the head from the body. Such an injury is invariably fatal to humans and all vertebrate animals, since it deprives the brain of oxygenated blood by way of severing through the jugular vein and common ...

. 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 Anto ...

. 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. History One of the earliest forerunners in what would come to be the sound of symphonic metal was Celtic Frost ...

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. 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 (; , ''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. Metaphorically, the name has come to be used for any extremely large or powerful ...

, due to drummer

Zbigniew Robert Promiński Zbigniew Robert Promiński (born 30 December 1978 in Tczew), stage name Inferno, is a Polish heavy metal musician, best known as the drummer for extreme metal band Behemoth. He has also contributed to bands such as Azarath, Witchmaster, Damnati ...

undergoing surgery. In December 2013, Lechner posted videos of himself playing the

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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, Promark,

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and Czarcie Kopyto. In 2014, Lechner toured with Polish

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Vesania Vesania (Latin for "insanity") was 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'', ...

. 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), 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 Björn Strid ( Soilwork), guitarist, songwriter and producer Voi Cox (Koziak, Victim), lyricist and guitarist Luger (Benighted, Koziak) ...

, whose debut album ''Negative'' was released on August 13, 2021.

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,

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) 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 ''Codex Omega'' is the tenth studio album by Greek death metal band Septicflesh, released on September 1, 2017, through Season of Mist. Track listing All lyrics written by Sotiris V., all music composed by Septicflesh. Personnel ;Septicflesh ...

'' (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, pa ...

) * ''Modern Primitive'' (2022, Nuclear Blast) With Harakiri for the Sky * ''Arson'' (2018, Art of Propaganda) * ''Mære'' (2021, Art of Propaganda) With Dååth *''The Deceivers'' (2024,

Metal Blade Metal Blade Records (often shortened to Metal Blade) is an American independent record label founded by Brian Slagel in 1982 based in the U.S. state of California. The label primarily focuses on heavy metal. History Metal Blade Records was ...

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