Darkseed was a German gothic metal band formed in 1992. Darkseed, beginning as a death metal band, took a more unconventional song writing method that aimed more towards the gothic experimental route.[2] They changed their music to gothic metal on their first studio album Midnight Solemnly Dance.
Stefan Hertrich Harald Winkler Mike Schmutzer Andi Wecker Jadek Dworok Thomas Herrmann Tom Gilcher Rico Galvagno Martin Motnik Michael Behnke Maurizio Guolo Armin Dörfler
Beginning as a death metal band, Darkseed released two demo albums in 1992 and 1993, playing more gothic experimental routes, not wanting to take the traditional methods of generic death metal,[2] followed by their EP, Romantic Tales, in 1994 which was re-issued in 1998.
Serenades Records release Darkseed's first studio album, Midnight Solemnly Dance in 1996, in which they changed into a gothic metal act. Nuclear Blast caught up with the band in their second release Spellcraft a year later, in which they continued playing gothic metal having influence from heavy metal music. The album was well received and a critical success.[3] They had several line-up changes after their underground success, which resulted in Darkseed's year-long hiatus.[2] During this period,a re-issued version Romantic Tales was released. Finally, after several line-up changes, the band released their third album Give me Light in 1999, followed by their next album Diving into Darkness in 2000 which was well received by the critics.[3] Lead vocalist Stefan Hertrich left the band in 2003, only to return in 2004 to make "Ultimate Darkness", which was released in 2005. In 2006, he and Martin Motnik left the band again, thus effectively forcing the band to disband.
Reunionedit
On 24 June 2008, on their official website, Darkseed announced that they would reunite to appear live at the Helion Festival on October 4, 2008. On 3 September 2008, the band announced that their old back vocalist and drummer, Harald Winkler, will rejoin the band as lead vocalist and so Darkseed will be reformed and reborn, with a new album, Poison Awaits, scheduled to be released on 23 July 2010.[3]
Second break-up (2014)edit
In December 2014, the band has announced on their official website that they decided to put the band "on hold" due to certain circumstances, and that one day they might come back again.[4][5]
Musical styleedit
Darkseed started as a death metal band. AllMusic defines them as "not wanting to take the traditional methods of generic death metal that everyone's heard a million times since Napalm Death's "Scum", Germany's Darkseed take a more unconventional song writing method that aims more towards the gothic experimental route".[2] In their first studio album, they changed their music to gothic metal and became a part of German gothic metal movement. Later they changed their style into a more traditional heavy metal sound. They also have an influence from industrial metal music, as two of the members stated to be fans of Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein.[3]
Membersedit
Former membersedit
Stefan Hertrich – vocals, programming (1992–2003, 2004–2006)
Harald Winkler – drums (1992–1996), vocals (2008–2012)
Mike Schmutzer – vocals (2012–2015)
Andi Wecker (deceased) – guitars (1992–1998)
Jacek Dworok – guitars (1992–1995)
Thomas Herrmann – guitars (1995–2006, 2008–2015)
Tom Gilcher – guitars (1999–2006, 2008–2015)
Rico Galvagno – bass (1995–1999)
Martin Motnik – bass (2003–2006)
Michael Behnke – bass (2009–2015)
Maurizio Guolo – drums (2004–2006, 2008–2015)
Armin Dörfler – keyboards (2003–2006, 2008–2015)
Guest membersedit
Sasema – female vocals on Midnight Solemnly Dance and Astral Adventures
Willi Wurm – drums (1997–2000)
Marcus B. – drums on Astral Adventures
Sandra Ott – flute on Midnight Solemnly Dance
Christian Decker – piano on Midnight Solemnly Dance
Raimund Repp – violin on Midnight Solemnly Dance
Catharina Boutai – female vocals on Spellcraft
Christina Mann – female vocals on Spellcraft
Gan Pierre Gelke – piano and Keyboard on Spellcraft
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For other uses see Dark Seed disambiguation This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Darkseed band news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Darkseed was a German gothic metal band formed in 1992 Darkseed beginning as a death metal band took a more unconventional song writing method that aimed more towards the gothic experimental route 2 They changed their music to gothic metal on their first studio album Midnight Solemnly Dance DarkseedOriginMunich GermanyGenresGothic metal heavy metal 1 death doom early Years active1992 2006 2008 2015LabelsNuclear Blast Massacre SerenadesPast membersStefan HertrichHarald WinklerMike SchmutzerAndi WeckerJadek DworokThomas HerrmannTom GilcherRico GalvagnoMartin MotnikMichael BehnkeMaurizio GuoloArmin DorflerWebsitedarkseed wbr com Contents 1 History 1 1 Early years death metal era 1992 1994 1 2 Stylistic change mainstream success break up 1994 2006 1 3 Reunion 1 4 Second break up 2014 2 Musical style 3 Members 3 1 Former members 3 2 Guest members 3 3 Timeline 4 Discography 4 1 Demos 4 2 EPs 4 3 Studio albums 5 References 6 External linksHistory editEarly years death metal era 1992 1994 edit Beginning as a death metal band Darkseed released two demo albums in 1992 and 1993 playing more gothic experimental routes not wanting to take the traditional methods of generic death metal 2 followed by their EP Romantic Tales in 1994 which was re issued in 1998 Stylistic change mainstream success break up 1994 2006 edit Serenades Records release Darkseed s first studio album Midnight Solemnly Dance in 1996 in which they changed into a gothic metal act Nuclear Blast caught up with the band in their second release Spellcraft a year later in which they continued playing gothic metal having influence from heavy metal music The album was well received and a critical success 3 They had several line up changes after their underground success which resulted in Darkseed s year long hiatus 2 During this period a re issued version Romantic Tales was released Finally after several line up changes the band released their third album Give me Light in 1999 followed by their next album Diving into Darkness in 2000 which was well received by the critics 3 Lead vocalist Stefan Hertrich left the band in 2003 only to return in 2004 to make Ultimate Darkness which was released in 2005 In 2006 he and Martin Motnik left the band again thus effectively forcing the band to disband Reunion edit On 24 June 2008 on their official website Darkseed announced that they would reunite to appear live at the Helion Festival on October 4 2008 On 3 September 2008 the band announced that their old back vocalist and drummer Harald Winkler will rejoin the band as lead vocalist and so Darkseed will be reformed and reborn with a new album Poison Awaits scheduled to be released on 23 July 2010 3 Second break up 2014 edit In December 2014 the band has announced on their official website that they decided to put the band on hold due to certain circumstances and that one day they might come back again 4 5 Musical style editDarkseed started as a death metal band AllMusic defines them as not wanting to take the traditional methods of generic death metal that everyone s heard a million times since Napalm Death s Scum Germany s Darkseed take a more unconventional song writing method that aims more towards the gothic experimental route 2 In their first studio album they changed their music to gothic metal and became a part of German gothic metal movement Later they changed their style into a more traditional heavy metal sound They also have an influence from industrial metal music as two of the members stated to be fans of Neue Deutsche Harte band Rammstein 3 Members editFormer members edit Stefan Hertrich vocals programming 1992 2003 2004 2006 Harald Winkler drums 1992 1996 vocals 2008 2012 Mike Schmutzer vocals 2012 2015 Andi Wecker deceased guitars 1992 1998 Jacek Dworok guitars 1992 1995 Thomas Herrmann guitars 1995 2006 2008 2015 Tom Gilcher guitars 1999 2006 2008 2015 Rico Galvagno bass 1995 1999 Martin Motnik bass 2003 2006 Michael Behnke bass 2009 2015 Maurizio Guolo drums 2004 2006 2008 2015 Armin Dorfler keyboards 2003 2006 2008 2015 Guest members edit Sasema female vocals on Midnight Solemnly Dance and Astral Adventures Willi Wurm drums 1997 2000 Marcus B drums on Astral Adventures Sandra Ott flute on Midnight Solemnly Dance Christian Decker piano on Midnight Solemnly Dance Raimund Repp violin on Midnight Solemnly Dance Catharina Boutai female vocals on Spellcraft Christina Mann female vocals on Spellcraft Gan Pierre Gelke piano and Keyboard on Spellcraft Doris Zwemuller female vocals on Give Me Light Gabriel Isuku percussion on Give Me LightTimeline editDiscography editDemos edit Sharing the Grave 1992 Darksome Thoughts 1993 EPs edit Romantic Tales 1994 Studio albums edit Midnight Solemnly Dance 1996 Spellcraft 1997 Romantic Tales re issued 1998 Give Me Light 1999 Diving into Darkness 2000 Astral Adventures 2003 Ultimate Darkness 2005 Poison Awaits 2010 Astral Darkness Awaits compilation 2012 References edit Darkseed Encyclopaedia Metallum The Metal Archives Metal archives com Archived from the original on 20 September 2020 Retrieved 5 October 2020 a b c d Darkseed Biography amp History AllMusic Archived from the original on 9 May 2021 Retrieved 5 October 2020 a b c d Official website of the german metal band Darkseed Darkseed com Archived from the original on 23 July 2020 Retrieved 5 October 2020 Announcement about putting the band on hold published on their Facebook page Facebook Archived from the original on 14 July 2023 Retrieved 15 June 2023 Announcement about putting the band on hold published on their official page Archived from the original on 17 August 2017 Retrieved 15 June 2023 External links editDarkseed s official website Darkseed discography at Discogs nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Darkseed band amp oldid 1216122150, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
