Dornenreich
Encyclopedia
Dornenreich is an ambient music
band from Austria
, founded in 1996. They initially played melodic black metal and changed to neofolk
-influenced ambient with Her von welken Nächten. They have released six albums on Prophecy Productions
.
. Four years after this, the album Hexenwind
was released. Originally, it was planned to be a double album, together with the latter released Durch den Traum. Thomas Stock quit the band in April 2006 to concentrate on his musical project "Eyas". Jochen Stock confirmed that Thomas "Inve" Riesner would be the new member of the band. Riesner already played the violin on Her von welken Nächten. In 2007, Dornenreich played at Summer Breeze and documented this concert with ten cameras for the upcoming DVD Nachtreisen. After the album In Luft geritzts release in 2008, the new album Flammentriebe will tie in with Her von welken Nächten.
(full-length, 1997) Bitter Ist's Dem Tod Zu Dienen
(full-length, 1999) Her von welken Nächten
(full-length, 2001) Hexenwind
(full-length, 2005) Durch Den Traum (full-length, 2006) In Luft geritzt (full-length, 2008) Whom The Moon A Nightsong Sings
(compilation, various artists, 2010)Flammentriebe (full-length, 2011)
Ambient music
Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...
band from Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, founded in 1996. They initially played melodic black metal and changed to neofolk
Neofolk
Neofolk is a form of folk music-inspired experimental music that emerged from post-industrial music circles. Neofolk can either be solely acoustic folk music or a blend of acoustic folk instrumentation aided by varieties of accompanying sounds such as pianos, strings and elements of industrial...
-influenced ambient with Her von welken Nächten. They have released six albums on Prophecy Productions
Prophecy Productions
Prophecy Productions is a German record label located in Zeltingen-Rachtig, founded by Martin Koller in 1996. It proclaims being a "label for eerie emotional music", which roughly comprises artists with a dark metal, black metal, or neofolk background, but a unique and unconventional approach to...
.
History
Thomas "Valñes" Stock founded the band in 1996 and choose "Dornenreich" as the name due to the various possible interpretations ("Realm of thorns" or "Full of thorns"). Jochen "Evíga" Stock joined the band during 1996 and they started to write the first songs. In April 1997 Moritz "Gilvan" Neuner completed the line-up but left after the release of Her von welken NächtenHer von welken Nächten
Her von welken Nächten is the third studio album by the Austrian band Dornenreich.-Track listing:# "Eigenwach" – 6:44# "Ich Bin Aus Mir" – 6:13# "Wer Hat Angst Vor Einsamkeit?" – 6:19...
. Four years after this, the album Hexenwind
Hexenwind
Hexenwind is the fourth studio album by the Austrian black metal band Dornenreich. This album is available in a jewel case, and as a digipak with silver text on the cover. An additional hour of music was recorded during the recording sessions of this album...
was released. Originally, it was planned to be a double album, together with the latter released Durch den Traum. Thomas Stock quit the band in April 2006 to concentrate on his musical project "Eyas". Jochen Stock confirmed that Thomas "Inve" Riesner would be the new member of the band. Riesner already played the violin on Her von welken Nächten. In 2007, Dornenreich played at Summer Breeze and documented this concert with ten cameras for the upcoming DVD Nachtreisen. After the album In Luft geritzts release in 2008, the new album Flammentriebe will tie in with Her von welken Nächten.
Members
- Jochen Stock (a.k.a. Evíga) - Vocals, Guitar, Bass (1996—present)
- Thomas Riesner (a.k.a. Ínve) - Violin (2006—present)
- Moritz Neuner (a.k.a. Dragomir or Gilván) - Drums (1997–2001, 2009—present)
Former members
- Thomas Stock (a.k.a. Valñes or Dunkelkind) - Vocals, keyboards (1996–2006)
Discography
Nicht Um Zu Sterben
Nicht Um Zu Sterben is the debut studio album by the Austrian melodic black metal band Dornenreich. The album was recorded in four days during September 1997 at CCP Studios. It was re-released through Prophecy Productions in 2003...
(full-length, 1997) Bitter Ist's Dem Tod Zu Dienen
Bitter Ist's Dem Tod Zu Dienen
Bitter Ist's Dem Tod Zu Dienen is the second album by the Austrian black metal band Dornenreich. The album was originally released by CCP Records on June 25, 1999...
(full-length, 1999) Her von welken Nächten
Her von welken Nächten
Her von welken Nächten is the third studio album by the Austrian band Dornenreich.-Track listing:# "Eigenwach" – 6:44# "Ich Bin Aus Mir" – 6:13# "Wer Hat Angst Vor Einsamkeit?" – 6:19...
(full-length, 2001) Hexenwind
Hexenwind
Hexenwind is the fourth studio album by the Austrian black metal band Dornenreich. This album is available in a jewel case, and as a digipak with silver text on the cover. An additional hour of music was recorded during the recording sessions of this album...
(full-length, 2005) Durch Den Traum (full-length, 2006) In Luft geritzt (full-length, 2008) Whom The Moon A Nightsong Sings
Whom the Moon a Nightsong Sings
Whom the Moon a Nightsong Sings is a compilation album by various neofolk and metal artists. It was released through Prophecy Productions on October 29, 2010...
(compilation, various artists, 2010)