Terminal Choice was a German industrial rock band. It was formed by singer Chris Pohl (also of Blutengel, Tumor, Pain of Progress and owner of the Fear Section label) in 1993.
History Their lyrics are sung in German and English. The sound was originally primarily electronic music, 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 number 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In 2017, Chris Pohl revealed in his biography that Terminal Choice is no longer active due to lack of time.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.
Members
Last lineup Chris Pohl – vocals (1993–2010) Jens Gärtner – drums (1997–2010) Gordon Mocznay – bass (2000–2010) Louis Manke – guitar (2001–2010)
Former members Manuel Selling – bass (1997–2000) Sten Nitschke – producer, remixer (1997–2000) (died 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
References
External links Official website (archived)