Krater was founded by Absum and Abortio to create furious Black-Metal!

2004:
Release of the 1st Demo "Stolz schürt uns're Kraft".
Shardik joining the horde.

2005:
Dorn joined the horde as a live member, but recorded also the first album.
First Concerts in Germany with Blodsrit, Total Hate...
Release of the 2nd Demo "Des Winters weiße Reinheit".
Release of the Silberbach/Krater Split-EP through Christhunt Prod.

2006:
Release of the debut album "Das Relikt des Triumphes" on CD through Christhunt Prod.
More concerts/festivals in Germany with Kriegsmaschine, Vitsaus, Holmgang...

2007:
Absum and Dorn left the band.
Lupus and Ibbur joined the horde.
Concerts/festivals with Setherial, Corpus Christii, Morrigan, Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult...

2008:
Release of the Krater/Lathspell Split-EP through Obscure Abhorrence Prod.
Concerts/festivals in Germany with Vargsang, Dusken...

2009:
Re-Release of the debut album "Das Relikt des Triumphes" on Double-LP through Diaphora Prod.

2011:
Release of the 2nd album "Nocebo" through Eternity Records as Digi-CD followed by overwhelming reviews.
Concerts/festivals with Inquisition, Revenge, The Stone, TotalSelfHatred...

2012:
Release of the 2nd album "Nocebo" as noble LP on Eternity Records
Concerts/festivals with Destruction, Horna, Ascension, Deströyer666, Forgotten Tomb, Eternity, Urfaust, Aosoth...
Start of the recording for the third record...

2013:
Tour with Endezzma through Germany and the Netherlands.
Concerts/festivals with Negura Bunget, Inquisition, Angantyr, Hellish Crossfire...
Recording the 3rd album...

2014:
Mixing the 3rd album...
Tour through Germany and the Netherlands.
Concerts/festivals with Enslaved, Suicidal Angels, Valkyrja, Kjeld...

2015:
...Mixing and mastering the 3rd album URERE...
Concerts/festivals with Glorior Belli
Ausstieg von Lupus nach 8Jahren.

2016:
Release of the 3rd album URERE via Eisenwald as CD, Digital, LP.
3E.3 joins Krater as new guitarist
Concerts/festivals with Necrophobic, Fleshcrawl, Caronte, IXXI

Source : http://www.bastion-krater.de/