Golden Dawn
founded the band as a one-man black metal project in 1992.
Eventually he attracted the attention of two influential Austrian
metallists (Martin Shirenc of
Pungent Stench and
Hollow, and Ray Wells of Pazuzu),
leading to a compilation appearance and eventually a recording
contract with Dark Matter Records.
still as a one-man band, but with session help freom Shirenc,
Abigor's
Thomas Tannenberger, and others.
Unfortunately, Dark Matter soon folded, and it would be seven
years before the band, now a four-piece, would record the follow-up,
Masquerade, on Napalm Records.
Masquerade is a diverse and mature album, much more aligned with
gothic and traditional metal than black,
keyboard work providing plenty of interesting melodies.
The vocal work ranges from some goth crooning to a cleaner vocal style
to the occasional black rasp, with some nice female vocals as well.
This is not an immediate listen, as it's less straightforward than
many of the current albums flying the goth banner, but it's a
refreshing and interesting release.
album, 2012's
Return To Provenance.
Current Members
Dreamlord (Stefan Traunmüller)
vocals/keyboards
Discography
The Art Of Dreaming
1996
Dark Matter
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- Ideosynchronicity
- The Art Of Dreaming
- Nothing But The Wind
- My Confession To War
- Sub Specie Aeternitatis
- The Majesty Of My Kingdom Afar
- The Sorcery Of The Nagual Side
- Per Aspera Ad Astra
- Beyond The Mortal Shell
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Masquerade
2003
Napalm
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- Silent Inferno
- Doomsday Celebration
- Alive And Immortal?
- Where Dragons Reign
- Masquerade
- Enthralled By Unknown Dimensions
- Unborn Again
- A Memory's Reflection
- Sic Transit Gloria Mundi
- Angel
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Dreamlord
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Karim Kienzleg
-
Sebastian Reiter
-
Moritz Neuner
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Return To Provenance
2012
Non Serviam
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- Nameless
- Return To Provenance
- Dark Illuminations
- Dionysian Eucharist
- Denial
- Seduction
- Vision of Entirety
- Self-destruction
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