Cockroach was founded during March 1992 by Alexander Reichelt (drums), Ulrich Mewes (guitar) and Frank Geue (guitar). With this line up the band wrote the first material and during that time the singer Reiner Striegel joined the band.
The first songs made the direction of the band clear - thrash metal with death metal influences but still original.
In 1995 the band was reenforced by Klaus Hoffer on the bass guitar. Until this point the band gained a lot of live experience.
The first rehearsal demos were made and the preparations for a demo cd started. In the beginning of 1996 the singer left the band and Frank Geue took over the vocal parts. Anyways the band went into the studio at the end of 1996 for recording "Fi(r)st".
