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Empyrium
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Germany (1994 – 2003)
Empyrium started as a symphonic folk doom metal band from Germany founded in 1994 by Markus Stock (mostly using the pseudonym Ulf Theodor Schwadorf) and Andreas Bach, but later Ulf T. Schwadorf separated from Andreas Bach and took Thomas Helm as his partner. Their first two albums, A Wintersunset and Songs of Moors and Misty Fields, can be considered doom metal with folk and symphonic influences. They combine harsh and operatic male vocals with deep slow guitar parts and atmospheric keys. Their music is heavy, dark and romantic.
Two next albums, Where at Night the Wood Grouse Plays and Weiland, are acoustic, and aren’t really related to metal. The genre of these albums can be defined as folk. Instead of keys they use acoustic instruments such as violin, cello, flute. The main theme is lead by monotonously repeated acoustic guitars. There are still operatic male vocals included, and in Weiland the band uses a choir. It still remains dark and melancholic, but Empyrium’s music lost its metal heavyness.
The band draws most, if not all of its inspiration, from nature, as some of the album titles reveal. The lyrics are mostly in English, though in Weiland only German is performed. In 2003, after their last album, Weiland, the band decided to stop recording.
Discography
…Der wie ein Blitz vom Himmel fiel…
A Wintersunset [CD/2LP 1996]
Songs of Moors & Misty Fields
Where at Night the Wood Grouse Plays [CD/2LP 1999]
Drei Auszüge aus Weiland [7”EP 2002]
Weiland [CD/3CD/2LP 2002]
Two next albums, Where at Night the Wood Grouse Plays and Weiland, are acoustic, and aren’t really related to metal. The genre of these albums can be defined as folk. Instead of keys they use acoustic instruments such as violin, cello, flute. The main theme is lead by monotonously repeated acoustic guitars. There are still operatic male vocals included, and in Weiland the band uses a choir. It still remains dark and melancholic, but Empyrium’s music lost its metal heavyness.
The band draws most, if not all of its inspiration, from nature, as some of the album titles reveal. The lyrics are mostly in English, though in Weiland only German is performed. In 2003, after their last album, Weiland, the band decided to stop recording.
Discography
…Der wie ein Blitz vom Himmel fiel…
A Wintersunset [CD/2LP 1996]
Songs of Moors & Misty Fields
Where at Night the Wood Grouse Plays [CD/2LP 1999]
Drei Auszüge aus Weiland [7”EP 2002]
Weiland [CD/3CD/2LP 2002]
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Weiland
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Where at Night the Wood Grouse Plays
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Songs of Moors & Misty Fields
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A Wintersunset...
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summoning89 wrote:
this pic is great
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rafi2600 wrote:
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mr_metal69 wrote:
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nilzzzberghman wrote:
Die Schwäne im Schilf rules. Should be in the op 15 indeed.
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Maziar1 wrote:
@Funeraliaa:ok your so alone ,depressed an' fucked!so go fuck yourself an' die!here is not a diary or notebook poems!so don't ruin here with your worthless comments!
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Asski_sotona wrote:
they are perfect
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RedneckStomp wrote:
Absolutely obsessed with A Wintersunset... at the moment. Perfect album.
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Immolation2007 wrote:
"Крутая" и "бомба" к Эмпириуму вряд ли подходят,слишком примитивные эпитеты.
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Rennsteigripper wrote:
Die Schwäne im Schilf noch nicht mal unter den Top 15? Irgendwas is hier faul... -.-'
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Yarovana wrote:
о, и я того же мнения :-)
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suLeg wrote:
+1 к предыдущему оратору, нереально крутая группа.
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skyvvoker wrote:
бля это просто бомба...извините за мат
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Vladou21 wrote:
My favorite band.
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Funeraliaa wrote:
drown to the beautiful grief with mourner
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Funeraliaa wrote:
join the sweet silence with you ...
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Funeraliaa wrote:
just listen with tears of blood
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Funeraliaa wrote:
wish we were in a palace out of the world ........
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Funeraliaa wrote:
you went away................ :((
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Funeraliaa wrote:
grief I feel never dies with you ..... :(
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Funeraliaa wrote:
oh you and I are so tired............. :(
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punky478 tagged Empyrium with symphonic metal, folk metal and doom metal. yesterday afternoon
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Fatiferum tagged Empyrium with symphonic metal and neofolk. yesterday morning
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Sharkuu tagged Empyrium with ‘dark metal’. Friday evening
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Alankazame tagged Empyrium with ‘symphonic metal’. Monday afternoon
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