Bernd Seeberger (vocals/keyboards), Larsen Beattie (guitars), Christian Reichel (bass guitar) and Marek Karakasevic (drums).
With this formation Cryptic Wintermoon played a few local concerts. At the end of 1994 Bernd Seeberger decided to leave the band because of personal reasons. Ronny Dörfler, the vocalist of a local Thrash band called Terrible Somnium took the place behind the Cryptic Wintermoon microphone. Later drummer Marek had been replaced with the former Terrible Somnium guitar player Alexander Pöhlmann. With this line-up the band recorded the demo-tape "Voyage Dans La Lune" in August 1995, which was mainly sold in the underground. As Ronny decided to concentrate on his part as singer, Andrea Walter came into the band to play the keys.
Musicial and personal differences between Christian Reichel and the rest of the band almost lead to the end of Cryptic Wintermoon. So the split in summer of 1996 was unavoidable. Christian Ender took upon the part of the bass and background vocals. A second guitar player, Jochen Kressin, completed the line-up.
In March 1997, the MCD "Cryptic Wintermoon" was recorded in the Frost studios in half a year later in October the MCD was published without a label. In the same month, Jochen decided to study and was no longer possible for him to play with Cryptic Wintermoon. He was replaced by Michael Schürger. In this formation the band played a lot of concerts in Germany with bands like Desaster, Night In Gales, Purgatory, Agathodaimon, Ancient Rites, Impending Doom... And managed to make a name in the underground as a Black/Death/Thrash Metal band.
In autumn 1998, Cryptic Wintermoon released a split EP with the band Lord Astaroth, containing “Shadowland” (re-recorded) and “Beyond The Night”. The split EP was distributed by Perverted Taste Records. Because of still no label deal, a promo-tape with four songs was recorded. After that tape, Ars Metalli offered a contract in December 1998. And so the recordings for the long player "The Age Of Cataclysm" started in May 1999 in the famous Frost studios, which had developed into a professional studio. In November the album was released. It contained eleven songs with 60 minutes playing time. “The Age Of Cataclysm” got best results Metal magazines like Rock Hard (9 of 10 pts), Heavy Or What (10 of 12 pts). After the recordings Christian Ender decided to give up active music and Alexander Pöhlmann had to give up because of his eardrum. Both were replaced by Jens "Jason" Löhner (bass) and Andreas "Goatie" Schmidt (drums) known from the Death Metal band Violation.
Cryptic Wintermoon finally quit the record deal with Ars Metalli cause the label didn’t pay anything and also didn’t do shit for the band.
Again without deal a new 5 track promo CD was recorded and later on the complete "A Coming Storm" album; the band managed to sign a deal with Massacre Records. After the recordings of the album, the bass player Jason lost interest in the band and the music, and was replaced by Gary Kietz. “A Coming Storm” was released in May 2003 and got again very good reviews: 8,5/10 RockHard, 10/12 Heavy Oder Was, 89/100 Metalreviews.com…
After the release of "A coming Storm" the new guy on the Bassguitar had to drop out of the band because he wasnt able to play Bassguitar anymore cause of a serious injury. A new Bassplayer was found in the 18 year old Nicolaj Rüster woh also plays guitar in the Band "Angelus Mortis".
Discography
Voyage Dans La Lune Demo, 1995
Cryptic Wintermoon EP, 1997
Franconian Frost Split, 1998
The Age of Cataclysm Full-length, 1999
A Coming Storm Full-length, 2003
of Shadows...And the Dark Things You Fear Full-length, 2005
Dark Crusade
Cryptic Wintermoon Lyrics
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SKIES ON FIRE THE EVILS BIRTH
SO IT WAS FORETOLD I SHALL BE BORN AGAIN
IN A SLUMBER FOR A THOUSAND YEARS-
I RETURN YOUR GREATEST FEAR
NOW THIS WORLD WILL BE MINE AGAIN
TORTURE - AND PAIN IS BROUGHT BY ME - I'M YOUR ETERNAL ENEMY
THE FOUL - ARMIES OF DAMNATION - DARK FORCES ON THE RAID
CREATED TO DESTROY - I'M BACK TO FIGHT MY DARK CRUSADE
BEWARE OF THE FALLING NIGHT - BLACKENED RIDERS - GENOCIDE
THE FALL OF THE GODFORSAKEN
SOULDEVOURER ON HIS RIDE - A FALLEN ANGEL - IN DARKEST NIGHT
YOUR SOUL WILL SOON BE TAKEN AWAY
SWALLOWED BY CRIMSON VORTEX
ASTRAL GATES UNFOLD
TO UNLEASH THE BREED OF DARKNESS
CREATURES OF THE UNDERWORLD
RIPPING BODIES TO LIFELESS PEACES
AS BLOOD RAINS DOWN ON EARTH
EATING FLESH FROM YOUR DYING CORPSE
PAIN IS ALL THAT YOU DESERVE
EATING SOULS - ENDLESS HATE - BODY PARTS - CARBONATE
THE CATACLYSM - SEALS YOUR FATE -A DYING WORLD - THE DARK CRUSADE
I'M HERE TO CRUSH YOUR SOUL - GODFORSAKEN
The lyrics to Cryptic Wintermoon's "Dark Crusade" portray the return of an evil force, which had been dormant for a thousand years. The opening lines describe the earth being brutally raped by a subterranean shockwave, followed by ominous skies indicating the evil presence's rebirth. The lines "so it was foretold I shall be born again" suggest that the presence had always known that it would return to conquer the world.
The rest of the lyrics describe the destruction, torture, and chaos brought about by the resurrection of this dark force. The world falls into darkness, with armies of damnation, dark forces on the raid, and blackened riders committing genocide, bringing forth the fall of the gods. The presence is revealed to be a fallen angel, a soul devourer, who rips apart bodies and consumes souls while spilling blood on the earth. The final stanza reveals that the singer is the evil force itself, declaring that it is present to crush the listener's soul.
Overall, the song is a graphic depiction of a malevolent entity's resurrection and its reign of terror. The lyrics are designed to evoke images of destruction, chaos, and horror, with the portrayal of a world consumed by darkness.
Line by Line Meaning
SUBTERRAN SHOCKWAVE RAPES THE EARTH -
The underground disturbance is causing havoc on the surface of the earth
SKIES ON FIRE THE EVILS BIRTH
The destruction is so immense that it is causing a fiery sky, signifying the birth of evil
SO IT WAS FORETOLD I SHALL BE BORN AGAIN
The arrival of this destruction was predicted and now it has come true
IN A SLUMBER FOR A THOUSAND YEARS-
The source of this destruction has been dormant for a millennium
I RETURN YOUR GREATEST FEAR
The entity responsible for the destruction is here to make the people face their greatest fear
NOW THIS WORLD WILL BE MINE AGAIN
The entity wants to take control of the world again through this destruction
CHAOS - EVERYWHERE YOU SEE - AS YOUR WORL IS FALLING
The world is in a state of utter chaos as everything is crumbling down
TORTURE - AND PAIN IS BROUGHT BY ME - I'M YOUR ETERNAL ENEMY
The entity is the reason behind all the torture and pain that people are experiencing, and it is their eternal enemy
THE FOUL - ARMIES OF DAMNATION - DARK FORCES ON THE RAID
The armies of evil are on a raid, bringing destruction and damnation
CREATED TO DESTROY - I'M BACK TO FIGHT MY DARK CRUSADE
The entity was created with the sole purpose of destroying everything and is now back to fulfil its dark crusade
BEWARE OF THE FALLING NIGHT - BLACKENED RIDERS - GENOCIDE
People should be cautious of the falling night and the blackened riders who are causing genocide
THE FALL OF THE GODFORSAKEN
Even the godforsaken are falling and facing destruction
SOULDEVOURER ON HIS RIDE - A FALLEN ANGEL - IN DARKEST NIGHT
The entity causing destruction is like a soul devourer riding through the darkest of nights, like a fallen angel
YOUR SOUL WILL SOON BE TAKEN AWAY
The entity is coming to take away people's souls
SWALLOWED BY CRIMSON VORTEX
People are being swallowed by a crimson vortex, which is causing massive destruction
ASTRAL GATES UNFOLD
The astral gates are opening up, signalling an upheaval
TO UNLEASH THE BREED OF DARKNESS
The destruction will release an army of creatures from the underworld
CREATURES OF THE UNDERWORLD
These creatures are from the underworld
RIPPING BODIES TO LIFELESS PEACES
These creatures are destroying bodies and rendering them lifeless
AS BLOOD RAINS DOWN ON EARTH
The destruction is causing blood to rain down on earth
EATING FLESH FROM YOUR DYING CORPSE
The creatures from the underworld are consuming flesh from people's dying corpse
PAIN IS ALL THAT YOU DESERVE
The people facing this destruction are only deserving of pain
EATING SOULS - ENDLESS HATE - BODY PARTS - CARBONATE
The creatures from the underworld are not only eating flesh but also consuming souls, showing endless hate and turning bodies into carbonate
THE CATACLYSM - SEALS YOUR FATE -A DYING WORLD - THE DARK CRUSADE
This destruction is a cataclysm that has sealed the world's fate and the entity's dark crusade towards destruction
I'M HERE TO CRUSH YOUR SOUL - GODFORSAKEN
The entity is here to crush people's souls, even the ones who are godforsaken
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