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Zeraphine are a gothic alternative band from Berlin, Germany, formed in 2000 by Sven Friedrich (vocals, programming, lead song writing) and Norman Selbig (guitars) from the then-defunct Dreadful Shadows.

After the acclaimed goth rock band Dreadful Shadows decided to split and go their separate ways, Sven and Norman collaborated with ex-Dreadful Shadows producer Thommy Hein on a project called Helix. However, since the Helix name was under copyright by another band, they were forced to rename themselves Zeraphine - taken from the Hebrew bible’s concepts of the ‘seraph’ (or seraphim), which is a class of angel in traditional Judaism. This concept was purposely taken as an ironic gesture, given Sven’s lyrics are often critical of organized religion. Once Zeraphine, the band signed onto the Drakkar Entertainment record label.

Originally, additional band members Manuel Senger (guitars), Michael Nepp (bass), and Marcellus Puhlemann (drums) joined the project as studio musicians. This changed after their debut album was released, and each member began contributing music and ideas to all following releases.

Zeraphine’s debut album, ‘Kalte Sonne’ (2002), gained notoriety for it’s lyrics; unlike Dreadful Shadows, whose songs were written entirely in English, Sven elected to pen an album completely in German, citing that “I simply tried to transfer my style of writing to my mother tongue and I liked it quite a lot. I always thought it would be impossible.” Their following album, ‘Traumaworld’ (2003), saw Sven return to English, with only two songs written in German.
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Zeraphine in Hannover , 02-Okt-2011

2 Oct 2011 | from www.zeraphine.de/wp

Artist: Zeraphine Datum: Sonntag, 02-Oktober-2011 Stadt: Hannover Location: Capitol Adresse: Schwarzer Bär 2, 30449 Hannover Land: DE Karten kaufen Anmerkungen: Autumn Ball Festival zu …

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