Scanner
Scanner – Börsencrash Festival 2015
Background information
Origin	Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Genres	Power metal, speed metal, heavy metal
Years active	1986–present
Labels	Noise, Massacre
Members	Efthimios Ioannidis Axel A.J. Julius Andreas Zeidler Jonathan Sell Patrick Klose
Past members	See below
Website	scanner4u.de

Scanner is a German power metal band that was formed in 1986. Three of the band members had previously taken part in an album release by the band Lions Breed, Damn the Night (Earthshaker 1985).^[1] The band changed its name to Scanner, adopting a science fiction image for their lyrics, album covers and live performances.^[2] They released their first album, Hypertrace, in 1988 through Noise Records.^[2] They have reformed twice, releasing their latest album on 23 January 2015, The Judgement (Massacre Records).^[3] Their next album, The Cosmic Race, is due for release on 12 January 2024.^[4]

Members

Current line-up

• Axel A.J. Julius – guitars (1986–1990, 1995–present)
• Efthimios Ioannidis – vocals (2003–present)
• Stefan Weber – guitars (2019–present)
• Jörn Bettentrup – bass (2019–present)
• Boris Frenkel – drums (2019–present)

Past members

• Thilo Zaun – guitars (1997–2006)
• Martin Bork – bass (1986–1990)
• Wolfgang Kolorz – drums (1986–1990)
• Thomas Sopha – guitars (1986–1990)
• Michael "M.A.J.O.R." Knoblich – vocals (1986–1989)
• S.L. Coe – vocals (1989–1990)
• Haridon Lee – vocals (1995–1997)
• John A.B.C. Smith – bass (1995–1997)
• D.D. Bucco – drums (1995–1997)
• Stefan Nicolai – guitars (1995–1997)
• Stephan Braun – keyboards (1996–1997)
• Marc Simon – bass (1997–2003)
• Johannes Brunn – keyboards (2000–2005)
• Jan Zimmer – drums (2002–2003)
• Lisa Croft – vocals (2002–2003)
• Stephan Jacobs – bass (2003–2004)
• Franz Eichberger – drums (2003–2005, 2011–2013)
• Kayuri Niwa – bass (2004–2006)
• Florian Haack – guitars (2006–2007)
• Torben Böhm – bass (2007–2008)
• Oliver Emanowski – bass (2009–2012)
• Matt Bauer – drums (2009–2010)
• Patrick Klose – drums (2010–2011, 2013–2015)
• Andreas Zeidler – guitars (2007–2019)
• Hanno Kirstan – drums (2015–2019)
• Jonathan Sell – bass (2012–2019)

Timeline

Discography

Albums

• Hypertrace (Sony / Noise 1988)
• Terminal Earth (Sony / Noise 1989)
• Mental Reservation (1995)
• Ball of the Damned (1997)
• Scantropolis (2002)
• The Judgement (Massacre Records 2015), CD and video^[1]
• The Cosmic Race (2024)

Demos

• Conception of a Cure (1994)