Protector, a German thrash metal band, was founded in 1986 in Wolfsburg, Germany by Michael Hasse, Hansi Müller, and Michael Schnabel. Their first demo, Protector of Death, secured a record deal with Atom H in 1987, leading to the release of their debut mini-LP, Misanthropy. The band's second album, Golem (1988), sold approximately twenty thousand copies. Protector disbanded, but was revived in 2011 by Martin Missy. Post-revival, they released albums including Reanimated Homunculus (2013) and Excessive Outburst of Depravity (2022). The band's music often explores themes related to politics and biblical stories.