
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 January 23, 2015, The Judgement (Massacre Records).[3]

Discography:
Hypertrace | Full-length | 1988 | |
Round Trip / Across the Universe | Split | 1988 | |
Terminal Earth | Full-length | 1989 | |
Conception of a Cure | Demo | 1994 | |
Mental Reservation | Full-length | 1995 | |
Ball of the Damned | Full-length | 1996 | |
Scantropolis | Full-length | 2002 | |
The Judgement | Full-length | 2015 | |
The Judgement | Single | 2015 | |
The Galactos Tapes | Compilation | 2017 |

Guitars (1986-present)
See also: ex-Lions Breed, ex-Reinforce
Efthimios Ioannidis
Vocals (2003-present)
See also: ex-Levamnon
Jörn Bettentrup
Bass (2017-present)
Boris Frenkel
Drums (2018-present)
See also: ex-Dawn of Destiny, ex-Reflection, ex-Tauron
Stefan Weber
Guitars (2019-present)
See also: Rage, Rebattered, Regicide, ex-Axxis

Past Members:
Martin Bork | Bass (1986-1990) |
See also: ex-Lions Breed, ex-X-Mas Project, ex-Reinforce | |
Wolfgang Kolorz | Drums (1986-1990) |
Thomas Sopha | Guitars (1986-1990) |
See also: ex-Lions Breed, ex-Reinforce | |
Michael “M.A.J.O.R.” Knoblich | Vocals (1986-1988) |
See also: ex-Jack of Hearts, ex-Jester’s March | |
S.L. Coe | Vocals (1989-1993) |
See also: ex-Dancin’ Dead, ex-Thunderbolt, ex-C.O.E, ex-Angel Dust, ex-Reactor | |
Gregor Skopal | Bass (1990-1995) |
See also: ex-Charan | |
Haridon Lee | Vocals (1994-1997) |
See also: Duke, ex-Crows, Non Iron, ex-Mekong Delta, ex-Wolf Spider | |
John A.B.C. Smith | Bass (1995-1997) |
See also: Frank Blackfire, God’s Army, ex-Gallows Pole, ex-John A.B.C. Smith, ex-At Vance, ex-Hallowed | |
D.D. Bucco | Drums (1995-1997) |
Stefan Nicolai | Guitars (1996-1997) |
Stephan Braun | Keyboards (1996-1997) |
Marc Simon | Bass (1997-2003) |
Thilo Zaun | Guitars (1997-2006) |
Johannes Brunn | Keyboards (2000-2005) |
Jan Zimmer | Drums (2002-2003) |
Lisa Croft | Vocals (2002-2003) |
Stephan Jacobs | Bass (2003-2004) |
See also: ex-Teaser | |
Franz Eichberger | Drums (2003-2005, 2011-2013) |
Kayuri Niwa | Bass (2004-2006) |
See also: Adligate, ex-Requiem | |
Florian Haack | Guitars (2006-2007) |
See also: ex-Exotoxis, ex-Andra | |
Torben Böhm | Bass (2007-2008) |
Andreas Zeidler | Guitars (2008-2019) |
See also: ex-Levamnon | |
Oliver Emanowski | Bass (2009-2012) |
See also: Sankt Velten, ex-SP, ex-Eure Erben, ex-Darkness | |
Matt Bauer | Drums (2009-2010) |
See also: Dracyor, Javelin, ex-Entophyte, ex-Zodiac, ex-Dorian Gray, ex-Exurist, Mayze, The Witches’ Dream, Wildheart, ex-Dawn of Destiny, ex-Everflow, ex-Jitterbug | |
Patrick Klose | Drums (2010-2011, 2013-2015) |
See also: Cold Revenge, Iron Savior, Bright Guardians, ex-Dawn of Destiny, ex-Elmsfire | |
Jonathan Sell | Bass (2012-2015) |
See also: ex-Incubus Dreams | |
William Chapman | Bass (2015-2017) |
Hanno Kerstan | Drums (2015-2017) |
See also: Mystic Prophecy | |
Patrick “Ted” Donath | Guitars (2019) |
See also: ex-Artcrime, ex-Cohagen, Wicked Disciple, ex-Black Messiah, ex-Greydon Fields |