Country of origin: Germany Location: Grevenbroich, North Rhine-Westphalia Status: Active Formed in: 1991 Genre: Black/Doom Metal, Experimental Rock/Metal Themes: Suicide, Death, Madness, Abstract, Surrealism Current label: Prophecy Productions Years active: 1991-2015, 2015-present Before starting Bethlehem, Bartsch and Matton used to play in a thrash metal band called Morbid Vision. Bethlehem’s music is featured in the 1997 film Gummo during a scene showing 2 kids torturing a cat. Two of their songs are included in the movie’s official soundtrack. Until Dictius te necare (1996), Bethlehem faced censorship and was even banned from playing in some German cities. It started when Matton gave one copy of their first demo to a 14 year-old boy. After a while his mother started to call the band, saying that because of their music, her son become aggressive and built a "Satanic altar" in his room. In cooperation with other parents, they started a crusade against Bethlehem and their "satanic" music (ironically, Bethlehem were never satanic)