CRIPPER - this name is standing for a thrash oriented project from Hanover / Germany. The five band members get together in 2005 to take the stages of this world to pieces. Not just musically the five metalheads are pulling together, they even remain at the wheel concerning organisatory matters and a visually elaborated realisation. Catchy grooves and musical diversification do not leave any desire unfulfilled. The balance between fast blasts, asskicking moshparts, aggressive shouts, tricky guitar riffs and vivid solo parts result in a felicitous final impact. Thereby CRIPPER combines old school thrash, melodic death and wide-ranging song structures achieving an explosive mixture.

As early as in the year of founding the 6-track demo Killer Escort Service is recorded on own initiative. At the same time the five creative masterminds are able to gain agood reputation in playing live. During the summer of 2006 CRIPPER scores e.g. at the Metalcamp Festival in Slovenia front of an international audience.
In 2007 the ensemble moves into the studio again to record their first full length album Freak Inside and receives across the board positive reactions from the press.
E.g. the German magazine Legacy chooses it to become tip of the edition August/2007.

According to the motto Triple Trash Treat the band goes on their first tour across Germany during springtime 2007. They organise, play and party together with Spectre Dragon and Hatred.

Shortly after that CRIPPER creams off the profits when winning both contests of Queens of Metal Festival and Battle of Metal to gain in each case one of the embattled slots. Even the Metalcamp Festival tasted blood and engages the five thrashers again in 2007. Their show turns out to be very well received by the numerously onrushing audience. Holiday‘s not to come for the group is confirmed for no less than 7 festivals in 2007... and CRIPPER‘s still hungry for more!

Major manufacturers approve the excited press: from August 2007 on CRIPPER‘s string-plucking members are supported by Schecter Guitars.
Shortly afterwards the companies Dixon Drums, Istanbul Mehmet Cymbals and Protection Racket confirm endorsement-deals, also.
And the wild times continue: besides quite a number of single gigs across the country, CRIPPER supports polish metal veterans Vader for a show of their 25-years-anniversary tour.

With help of the lable SAOL and the marketing company CMM GmbH the album Feak Inside is set to reissue in october 2008. The Freak starts to scent international air.

In autumn/winter 2008 a continuation of the successful Triple Trash Treat tour demands one more time of self-orginisation when it comes to booking and managing.

In the beginning of 2009 the hanoverian thrash-torpedo still heads for a collision. in March/April the band hits the studio again to record the new album "Devil Reveals". The new piece of work has got a lot more facettes and is even more brutal than the first album. Since June 2009 it ravages the gyrus of an increasing number of fans.

In summer 2009 CRIPPER played festivals like Ragnarock, Suffering Life, Waldbrand Open Air, Rock Harz, Wacken Rocks South and Wacken Rocks Seaside and presented their new material live & loud.

In October, singer Britta takes part in a panel discussion as part of the 1st International Congress "Heavy Metal & Gender". This event is initiated by the Cologne University of Music and Dance and discusses the role of women in heavy metal in numerous seminars. Participants include Doro Pesch (Doro), Sabina Classen (Holy Moses) and Angela Gossow (Arch Enemy). At the closing concert "Female Aggression", CRIPPER open the show for Holy Moses and Doro in the Cologne Live Music Hall.

Towards the end of the year CRIPPER play some 1-day with festivals, sharing the stage with greats such as Hail of Bullets, Entombed, Merauder and Desaster.

But vacation is still not in sight. In February, the Hanoverians may accompany Thrash Metal veterans Overkill on their 25th anniversary tour across Europe. For 3 weeks they will not only play in German clubs, but also the Netherlands, Slovakia, Denmark, Belgium, Switzerland, France, Spain and England and will guarantee some cracks in the firmament.