Golden Dawn is an 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...

n band formed by Stefan Traunmüller, originally as a one-man black metal

Black metal

Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming, raw recording, and unconventional song structure....

 project, in 1992. It eventually attracted the attention of two influential Austrian metallists, Ray Wells of Pazuzu and Martin Schirenc of Pungent Stench

Pungent Stench

Pungent Stench was a darkly humorous death metal band from Vienna, Austria, which formed in 1988. Their last known lineup consists of Martin Schirenc , El Gore , and Alex Wank...

 and Hollenthon

Hollenthon

Hollenthon is a melodic death metal band from Austria. The band includes many symphonic elements in their work, while their earlier material contains some black metal influence.-History:...

, which led to a compilation appearance and eventually a recording contract with Dark Matter Records.

Traunmüller recorded his debut album, The Art of Dreaming

The Art of Dreaming (album)

The Art Of Dreaming was the debut album of the Austrian black metal band Golden Dawn. It was originally released under the Dark Matter label in 1996 as a European-only issue but was re-released by Napalm Records in early 2003 along with the band's second album, Masquerade. The original album cover...

, while still a one-man band, but with session help from Thomas Tannenberger of Abigor

Abigor

Abigor is an Austrian black metal band formed in 1993.-History:The band was formed in 1993 by P.K. and T.T. After the release of several demos, original vocalist Tharen left the band and was replaced by Silenius, who recorded vocals for all Abigor releases until the recording of Channeling the...

 and Martin Schirenc.

Dark Matter soon folded, however, and it wasn't until seven years later that the band, now consisting of four members, recorded its next album, Masquerade

Masquerade (Golden Dawn album)

Masquerade is the second album from Austrian Metal band, Golden Dawn.-Track listing:# Silent Inferno # Enthralled by Unknown Dimensions # Doomsday Celebration # Unborn Again # Alive and Immortal?...

, with Napalm Records

Napalm Records

Napalm Records is an Austrian independent record label focused on heavy metal and hard rock.Originally, Napalm Records focused mainly on black metal acts such as Abigor and Summoning and folk metal bands such as Falkenbach and Vintersorg....

.

Members

• Stefan Traunmüller - Vocals, Keyboard
• Karim Kienzle - Guitar
• Sebastian Reiter - Guitar, Bass
• Moritz Neuner - Drums

Discography

• The Art Of Dreaming
  The Art of Dreaming
  The Art of Dreaming is an allegedly non-fictional book written by author/anthropologist Carlos Castaneda and published in 1993. The book reportedly describes the events that took place during an apprenticeship he claimed to have served with a self-proclaimed Yaqui Indian Sorcerer, don Juan Matus,...
  
   (1996)
• Masquerade
  Masquerade (Golden Dawn album)
  Masquerade is the second album from Austrian Metal band, Golden Dawn.-Track listing:# Silent Inferno # Enthralled by Unknown Dimensions # Doomsday Celebration # Unborn Again # Alive and Immortal?...
  
   (2003)

External links

• Golden Dawn at Napalm Records
  Napalm Records
  Napalm Records is an Austrian independent record label focused on heavy metal and hard rock.Originally, Napalm Records focused mainly on black metal acts such as Abigor and Summoning and folk metal bands such as Falkenbach and Vintersorg....
  
  
• Golden Dawn official site
• Golden Dawn MySpace