The band formed in 1986 with vocalist Robert Kampf, although the group swapped Kampf shortly after the release of the their first full-length ‘History Of Hate’ for new vocalist Andreas Henschel in 1988 as the former became head of record label Century Media. In addition, the band was the first European signing that took place at Century Media.
In fact, Waldemar Sorychta was Despair’s producer, so both Carsten Otterbach (Morgoth) and Robert Kampf had the idea that he would be a great producer for other bands as well. And so he did, and his first album outside Despair was Unleashed’s ‘Where No Life Dwells’.
Shortly after the release, the original album cover was changed to a different one for unknown reasons.The CD version was released with different artwork in Europe and the USA. Also released on vinyl and cassette.