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Deadlock are a German MelodicDeathMetal Band. The band was formed in 1997. The band's lyrical themes are widely vegan/human rights based.

What makes Deadlock different is the combination of death growls by vocalist Johannes Prem/John Gahlert and the clean vocals of Sabine Scherer/Margi Gerlitz. Also included in their sound are techno sections, often used as intros but sometimes used as a whole breakdown section, where a complete genre change takes place

They formed in 1997 as a Hardcore Punk band with vocalist Johannes Prem, guitarist Sebastian Reichl, and drummer Tobias Graf. They released a demo in 2000, along with their debut in 2002, with Sabine Scherer as a session vocalist before joining full time in 2004, making her true debut. Their fourth album, Manifesto, was released in November 2008. (January 2009 in North America). Bassist Thomas Huschka had left the band due to personal and musical differences, being replaced by John Gahlert, who himself would be the vocalist in 2011 when Prem decided to call it quits.

in 2016, Sabine left to focus on her family. She'd been on maternity leave for the previous 18 months. Her replacement was named as Margi Gerlitz, who'd been the touring replacement during this time.

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!!!Current Members
* Margi Gerlitz - clean/female vocals (2014–present) - Made official in 2016
* John Gahlert - harsh vocals (2011–present), (originally bass guitar: 2009–2011)
* Sebastian Reichl – lead and rhythm guitars, keyboards (1997–present)
* Ferdinand Rewicki - bass guitar (2011–2013), guitar (2013-present)
* Christian Simmerl - bass guitar (2014-present)
* Werner Riedl - drums (2014-present)

!!!Notable Past Members:
* Sabine Scherer – clean/female vocals (2004–2016) (originally p/t member 2002-2004)
* Johannes Prem – harsh vocals, lyrics (1997–2011)
* Thomas Huschka – bass guitar (2002–2008)
* Tobias Graf – drums (1997–2014), died later in 2014
* Gert Rymen - guitar (2004-2013)

!!!Discography
* ''The Arrival'' (2002)
* ''Earth.Revolt'' (2005)
* ''Wolves'' (2007)
* ''Manifesto'' (2008)
* ''Bizarro World'' (2011)
* ''The Arsonist'' (2013)
* ''The Re-Arrival'' (2014) - Compilation of re-recorded songs from their first five albums
* ''Hybris'' (2016)
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!!This band displays the examples of these tropes:
* AnAesop: Very common in their songs.
* AscendedExtra: Sabine was originally a part-time member before joining full-time in 2004.
* BadassInANiceSuit: The members are well dressed in the music video for "Virus Jones".
** This seems to be their default looks for photos, as shown in the image above.
* ConceptAlbum: ''Bizzaro World'' is one, based on the truth beyond what we see around us.
--> '''Sabine''': “Bizarro World” is a place where all good is bad and all ugly is beautiful and vice versa. Sad but true, we often find that this “Bizarro World” often corresponds to the world we actually live in, way too often. It has become quite common not to question the things we’re confronted with and we’re accepting the presented solutions in a non-critical and non-constructive way. For example, we’re trying to heal so-called diseases by poisoning ourselves, states go bankrupt but spend a horrifying amount of money on weapons and the war industry, everybody is talking about saving the environment but who’s actually doing something? This is Bizarro World.
* CoverVersion: "Temple of Love" by The Sisters of Mercy, "Small Town Boy" by Bronski Beat, "Uncivil Hands" by Morning Again, and "Fight Song" by Marilyn Manson.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: ''The Arrival'' was more standard MelodicDeathMetal, with a greater emphasis on harsh vocals.
** It can be weird now looking at older Deadlock pictures and videos, and seeing Sabine with short hair and eyeliner.
* EmoTeen: Not the members themselves, but "My Pain" is pretty much about one.
--> A single tear escapes my eye - I cure my pain with a '''''razor blade'''''!
* EpicRocking:
** "Killing the Time with Haemoglobin" at 11:03 minutes, "... for the New Prophets" at 7:59 off ''The Arrival''.
** "May Angels Come", clocking at 11:12, "10,000 Generations in Blood" at 8:04, "Everlasting Pain" at 6:45, and "More Tragedies to Come" off ''Earth.Revolt''
** "We Shall All Bleed" at 6:05 from ''Wolves''
** "Deathrace" at 6:46 off ''Manifesto''
** "Blood Ghost" at 6:34 and "Welcome Deathrow" clocking in at 6:29 courtesy of ''Hybris''
* HarshVocals:
** Prem had more standard melodeath growls.
** Gahlert's vocals sound more like unhinged howling and yelping of than any actual stereotypical death vocals.
* HumansAreFlawed[=/=]HumansAreBastards: A common lyrical theme.
* MelodicDeathMetal: Their most recognizable genre.
* NewSoundAlbum:
** ''Earth.Revolt'' made up the sound that would stick for the next few albums, with a greater increase in cleans brought by Sabine.
** ''Wolves'' continued the Electronic and Trance influences.
** ''Bizarro World'' featured a bigger emphasis on poppiness whilst infusing that with the direction of Deadlock's last two albums.
** ''The Arsonist'' is borderline [[GrooveMetal djent]] that essentially accentuated said style of riffing.
* NobodyLovesTheBassist: Christian Simmerl still isn't listed as an official member on their Facebook page despite being in the band since 2015, and recording ''Hybris'' with them. They noticeably excluded him to make a joke about becoming a six-piece band again when they were announcing Sabine's pregnancy.
* PrecisionFStrike: Sabine on "Deathrace". Sure other songs could qualify but this one is most notable because it's Sabine doing it, not Prem or Galhert.
* RevolvingDoorBand: Sebastian Reichl is the only constant member.
* RunningGag: Hired as bassist for this band? It won't be too long before you get promoted to someone else's job.
* SopranoAndGravel: Sabine (later Margi) performs the clean vocals while Johannes Prem (eventually ex-bassist John Gahlert) does the harsh ones.
** An interesting take on this is "Renegade", where the usual pattern is flipped around. Sabine sings the verses and Prem screams the chorus.
* SpecialGuest:
** [[Music/ScarSymmetry Christian Älvestam]] on "Dying Breed"
** Sabine and Sebastian Reichl were this for the Music/HeavenShallBurn song "Given in Death"
** [[Music/DefeatedSanity Kevin Heiderich]] is one live.
* StartMyOwn: Thomas Huschka founded the DeathMetal[=/=]SludgeMetal band I the Unlord after he left.
* SurprisinglyGentleSong: "Hurt", "Paranoia Extravaganza" and "State of Decay" among others.
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