Darkseed
The german gothic metal band has six members, which have been active since … Read Full Bio ↴The german gothic metal band has six members, which have been active since 1992. They are special for their deep sound and complex lyrics.
Since 1992, DARKSEED have constantly been part of the German Gothic Metal Scene which they have decisively formed by releasing two innovative demos (Sharing the Grave 1992, Darksome Thoughts 1993) and their first real outputs (“Romantic Tales” Mini-CD 1994, “Midnight Solemnly Dance” CD 1996).
From the early beginnings the band tried and kept evolving, so it wasn’t surprising that the album “Spellcraft“ (1997, Nuclear Blast) - featuring sheer power and gloomy melodies - was well received, even internationally. Born in 1999 after extensive touring across Europe, the album "Give Me Light" (Nuclear Blast) prepared the way for further development, elaborated by the following releases: a catchy mixture between atmospheric electronics and attractive melodies. "Diving Into Darkness" (2000, Nuclear Blast) and "Astral Adventures" (2003, Massacre Records) as logical consequences attracted the interest of a broadly based worldwide audience.
After more than 10 dark years, some side-projects and therefore a remarkable number of releases, Stefan Hertrich, singer and founder of DARKSEED, indulged in a yearlong creative time-out - just to return in 2004, packed with a bundle of new songs and bursting of energy. The result: 13 songs, as usual produced by the band in guitarist Thomas Herrmann´s Helion Studios and self-confidently entitled “Ultimate Darkness”.
“Ultimate Darkness” means uncompromising deep guitars, complex electronics to create an atmospheric background, melodic and gloomy vocals and an unmistakable hard voice breaking through, wrapped in catchy song structures.
The textual spectrum is not defined by blood and roses, but by omnipresent universal and individual problems. DARKSEED politicize without being importunate or instructing. Entertaining music woven with thoughtfulness, social criticism and poetry merge to a merciless musical wall. Ultimate darkness is knocking at your door January 2005 and it’s on you whether you let it in or not.
Bandleader Stefan Hertrich leaves Darkseed in the beginning of August 2006. He will concentrate to his other bands Shiva in Exile and SpiRitual.
After this were lots of fans and the aquired taste the oppinion, it's the band's end. Rathermore this matter of fact was a time for some rearrangements inside the band. After the brilliant show at Helion-Festival on 4th of oktober 2008, the definite line-up of Darkseed was fixed:
- Harald Winkler/ vocals (ex-drummer of Darkseed)
- Thomas Herrmann/ guitar, recording, productions
- Tom Gilcher/ lead guitar
- Michael Behnke/ bass
- Armin Dörfler/ keyboard
- Maurizio Guolo/ drums
New album "Poison Awaits" was released on July 2010.
Since 1992, DARKSEED have constantly been part of the German Gothic Metal Scene which they have decisively formed by releasing two innovative demos (Sharing the Grave 1992, Darksome Thoughts 1993) and their first real outputs (“Romantic Tales” Mini-CD 1994, “Midnight Solemnly Dance” CD 1996).
From the early beginnings the band tried and kept evolving, so it wasn’t surprising that the album “Spellcraft“ (1997, Nuclear Blast) - featuring sheer power and gloomy melodies - was well received, even internationally. Born in 1999 after extensive touring across Europe, the album "Give Me Light" (Nuclear Blast) prepared the way for further development, elaborated by the following releases: a catchy mixture between atmospheric electronics and attractive melodies. "Diving Into Darkness" (2000, Nuclear Blast) and "Astral Adventures" (2003, Massacre Records) as logical consequences attracted the interest of a broadly based worldwide audience.
After more than 10 dark years, some side-projects and therefore a remarkable number of releases, Stefan Hertrich, singer and founder of DARKSEED, indulged in a yearlong creative time-out - just to return in 2004, packed with a bundle of new songs and bursting of energy. The result: 13 songs, as usual produced by the band in guitarist Thomas Herrmann´s Helion Studios and self-confidently entitled “Ultimate Darkness”.
“Ultimate Darkness” means uncompromising deep guitars, complex electronics to create an atmospheric background, melodic and gloomy vocals and an unmistakable hard voice breaking through, wrapped in catchy song structures.
The textual spectrum is not defined by blood and roses, but by omnipresent universal and individual problems. DARKSEED politicize without being importunate or instructing. Entertaining music woven with thoughtfulness, social criticism and poetry merge to a merciless musical wall. Ultimate darkness is knocking at your door January 2005 and it’s on you whether you let it in or not.
Bandleader Stefan Hertrich leaves Darkseed in the beginning of August 2006. He will concentrate to his other bands Shiva in Exile and SpiRitual.
After this were lots of fans and the aquired taste the oppinion, it's the band's end. Rathermore this matter of fact was a time for some rearrangements inside the band. After the brilliant show at Helion-Festival on 4th of oktober 2008, the definite line-up of Darkseed was fixed:
- Harald Winkler/ vocals (ex-drummer of Darkseed)
- Thomas Herrmann/ guitar, recording, productions
- Tom Gilcher/ lead guitar
- Michael Behnke/ bass
- Armin Dörfler/ keyboard
- Maurizio Guolo/ drums
New album "Poison Awaits" was released on July 2010.
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Darkseed Lyrics
A Charm for Sound Sleeping My loveless eyes, they gaze on theeThey break the crystal of…
A Dual Pact When in pain I try to find A different plain on…
Above the Edge of Doom Don't drink the wine, it could be blood This torrent could…
All Is Vanity Work and lofty dreams vanish in dust All that once was…
Atoned for Cries I feel greed, ungracious oath through current flows, throug…
Autumn My heart is crushed It's lying there and growing cold Summer…
Be Ever Heard Long time ago my work began Completed now, when I'm a…
Biting Cold You turned to senseless stone I can't breathe in your ears…
Black Throne I whisper and moan My life seems sealed Time to face my…
Can shadow-veiled, passing years i can't see the sun where's the…
Can't Find You I'm standing at the coast and I listen to the waves I'm…
Chariot Wheels Leaves by night and day Webs with colours gray But she sti…
Cold Your hand ran over me I got your sympathy But now you…
Cold Under Water I dive into the sea to realms of unknown blue I break…
Cosmic Shining My cosmic shining Condied with ice My cosmic shining Candle …
Counting Moments This is the day When grief pours freezing over me Like rushi…
Craft Her Spell Enchanting mights overhelming me with skin pale as fiery sn…
Dancing With The Lion I dare my life lay down to sleep To be ashes…
Desire See, I fall for you Feel the hurts You do My world seems To…
Disbeliever We are living in an unrefined world Where wonders fall as…
Downwards I'm walking down this way without an aim, without a course I…
Dream Recalled on Waking ...and after a many summer dies the swan It withers slowly…
Dying Land the last bird from a scattered flock seeks shelter in a…
Echoes Of Tomorrow Never did I feel a truer grief Full of regret an…
Endless Night Living a life without light I found my endless night Evil, …
Every Day i'm looking now where i have been i try to see…
Fall Whatever Falls I wished Your heart was grown to shoot an arrow to…
Fly Into the Night Inside of you Tears of pure frustration Cascading down your …
Flying Into The Night Inside of you Tears of pure frustration Cascading down you…
Flying Together You love the world I own Where all our hate is…
Follow Me All black nights, all promising days Silence speaks loud and…
Forever Darkness In the fire of the sunken sun fast as ravens, bullets,…
Forever Stay the hours are slipping by i stare into the night into my…
Forgetfulness And I seek sweet favours carved in gold And I bare…
Frozen Tears Follow then rain into the end of paradise where the eternal…
Give Me Light The birds love in the shade Sweet smiles the night All creat…
Hear Me a bloody rusted nail piercing through my veins no light to c…
Hold Me [DIGI Bonus] Leaves all night and day Clouds with colors gr…
Hopelessness I'm looking through my window and I see a lonesome star…
I Deny You Would You like to go for a walk? Essential for You... May…
I Turn To You [Originally performed by Melanie C] When the world is darke…
In Broken Images Grotesque fairyland-astray With fine falling snow this myt…
Incinerate …
It Shall End winds on winter fields in the smokey sky wandering storm …
Journey To The Spirit World This day forms more and more my wish to enter…
King In The Sun I visioned one more better day To close the fever away Befor…
Last Dream Laughter of the night devours your life's brightness Virgir…
Left Alone A shining star it sinks and spreads it's last silver rays A…
Life in a maze of feelings i lost myself my colored window now pi…
Like to a Silver Bow Once I wrote her name upon the sand but came a…
Love's Heavy Burden Under love's heavy burden do I sink Can I go forward,…
Lysander Neglest me, lose me only give me leave unworthy as I am t…
Many Wills I'm lying on my bed now No morning gives me promise of…
My Burden We are the tyrants within This is my burden to carry Poison…
My Worldly Task Is Done Falling, falling into the hole Starfall, starfall-to the ho…
Nevermight Truth may one day smile Now I think scorn to sigh You…
Next to Nothing Two rushing shades meeting face to face Dull procedures come…
Night Mislead With how sad steps you climb the skies How silently, how…
No Promise In The Heavens And I am waiting For death to come yet he's not…
Poison Awaits Why cause our passion to run and hide drown it beneath…
Rain When the day comes You wish it dark Life's black window…
Rain of Revival a gentle rain came down on all falling down upon the…
Roads Disagreements - they have killed the fire Understanding - f…
Save Me I ask, does someone hear me? Listen... Yes, I mean you Yes,…
Seeds Of Sorrow I listen to the whispering waves the whispering waves of un…
Self Pity Sick Can I hold You all night long? I feel You shake,…
Senca I lost more I ever gained far away, far away... Thunder di…
Sleep Sleep Sweetheart The night-wind swallows you Eats you up in lust and smiles,…
Souls Unite you're waiting for the gates to be raised when you walk thro…
Speak Silence Lost, misguided minds, feverish dumb I wonder how your life …
Spiral Of Mystery Twilight flowers wait for their rise Building thorns of defe…
Spirits I am one of these dumb wise men So I've much…
Striving For Fire Searing until we are swallowed by fire Trying to reach out…
That Kills My Heart A comoran devouring time In great streams rains the joy of…
The Bolt of Cupid Fell When fourty nights shall beside you brow and dig deep wound…
The Dark One Darkness - In every line and word I'm singing Demons -…
The Fall I wished Your heart was grown to shoot an arrow to…
The Sealing Day I look upon myself and curse my fate Shall I compare…
Timeless Skies While travelling northwards On a back country lane I came …
Torn To Shatters And I wrap my arms around me And think of times…
Ultimate Darkness Pride and credit In a meaningless world Don't be greedy For …
Waiting The frost invades The day's growing dark Lock your doors Mis…
Walk In Me My loveless eyes, they look on You They break the crystal…
Watchful Spirit's Care I gave her eyes my own to take and round she…
Where Will I Go So many questions But no answers about me Where is my home I…
Winter Noon Well, my kind, in silence sad trip we after what we…
You Will Come I seek for you, take my leave, so fare you…