Formed in Tambach-Dietharz, Thuringia, in 1995 by vocalist Michael Roth, guitarist Michael Lenz, keyboardist Daniel Fröbing, and drummer Ronny Fimmel, German death metal band Eisregen are notable for singing in their native language and for being "indexed" by Die Bundesprüfstelle für Jugendgefährdende Medien (the Federal Department for Media Harmful to Young Persons). The album Krebskolonie (1998) is prohibited from being played in public for audience members under age 18 due to lyrics deemed "cruel, human-despising, misogynistic, and brutalizing," and other Eisregen albums, including Farbenfinsternis (2001) and Wundwasser (2004), have been indexed as well, severely limiting the band's commercial ability while also engendering infamy. After Wundwasser's indexing, Eisregen enjoyed their best chart debut to date, as Blutbahnen (2007) entered the German album chart at number 32. ~ Jason Birchmeier