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
Necromancer
Cryptic Wintermoon Lyrics
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MYSTIC FRAGMENTS - MAGIC SPELL - LOST IN FORMER TIMES
OCCULT POWERS RAISE THE DEAD - THE ROTTEN COME TO LIFE
UNHOLY CREATURES FROM THE GRAVE -ON MY COMMAND THEY WILL ARISE
THE PRICE FOR WAKING UP THE DEAD IS UNENDING DECAY
MY SOUL WILL LIVE IN ENDLESS PAIN - MY BODY ROTS AWAY
NO PLACE TO LIVE - NO PLACE TO DIE - IN ENDLESS AGONY I CRY
FORGOTTEN - I LIE
ENDLESS - I DIE
DARKNESS - SHADOWS - DEATH - I CRY
HOPELESSNESS - DECAY - IT'S TIME TO DIE
THEY ARE SCREAMING JUMPING DANCING ON MY GRAVE
KNOCKING ON MY CASKET LAUGHING AT MY FATE
ALL THE SOULS RIPPED OUT OF SLEEP GROANING IN MY MIND
SINGING GLOOMY SONGS FOR ME NECROMANCER DIE
NECROMANCER
DIE
I DREAM OF GRASS SO GREEN - OF FLYING IN THE SKY
I DREAM OF WATER BLUE BUT THEY won't LET ME DIE I DREAM
MILLENIUMS OF AGONY NOW PASSED ON ME
A BEAM OF LIGHT - A BREATH OF AIR WILL SET ME FREE
DECADES OF PAIN I HAVE PAID FOR MY HOMAN SINS
THE JOURNEY TO THE WORLD OF DEATH WILL NOW BEGINN
ENDLESS - I CRY
NOW - I DIE
The song "Necromancer" by Cryptic Wintermoon is about the practice of necromancy, which is the attempt to communicate with the dead or bring them back to life. The singer of the song is a necromancer who has raised the dead using occult powers, but at a great personal cost. The price for waking up the dead is "unending decay," and the necromancer's soul will live in endless pain while their body rots away. The chorus of the song repeats the phrase "hopelessness - decay - it's time to die," suggesting that the necromancer is trapped in a cycle of death and decay that they cannot escape.
The second verse of the song describes the necromancer's experience after death. They are "forgotten" and "endless" - trapped in a state of unending agony with no place to live and no place to die. The final verse of the song suggests that the necromancer has finally accepted their fate and is ready to move on to the next world. They dream of grass and water but are unable to die until a "beam of light" and a "breath of air" set them free. The final words of the song are "endless - I cry / now - I die," implying that the necromancer's journey to the world of death has finally begun.
Line by Line Meaning
WINTERNIGHT - TIME TO DIE - ENTER THE DOMAIN OF DARK
On a winter night, it's time to embrace death and enter the dark domain.
MYSTIC FRAGMENTS - MAGIC SPELL - LOST IN FORMER TIMES
Using mystical fragments and casting a magic spell, get lost in the memories of ancient times.
OCCULT POWERS RAISE THE DEAD - THE ROTTEN COME TO LIFE
Using occult powers, raise the dead and bring the decaying corpses back to life.
UNHOLY CREATURES FROM THE GRAVE -ON MY COMMAND THEY WILL ARISE
The undead creatures from their graves will rise and obey my commands.
THE PRICE FOR WAKING UP THE DEAD IS UNENDING DECAY
The price for waking up the dead is an unending decay, leading to eternal pain and suffering.
MY SOUL WILL LIVE IN ENDLESS PAIN - MY BODY ROTS AWAY
My soul will endure endless pain while my body decays and turns to dust.
NO PLACE TO LIVE - NO PLACE TO DIE - IN ENDLESS AGONY I CRY
With no place to live and no place to die, I'm left in endless agony and tears.
FORGOTTEN - I LIE
I lie forgotten, doomed to the isolation of the underworld.
ENDLESS - I DIE
I die infinitely and continuously, trapped in the cycle of eternal suffering.
DARKNESS - SHADOWS - DEATH - I CRY
In the darkness, surrounded by shadows and death, I cry.
HOPELESSNESS - DECAY - IT'S TIME TO DIE
Overwhelmed by hopelessness and decay, it's time to embrace death.
THEY ARE SCREAMING JUMPING DANCING ON MY GRAVE
Spirits are screaming, jumping, and dancing on my grave, mocking my fate.
KNOCKING ON MY CASKET LAUGHING AT MY FATE
The undead are knocking on my casket, laughing at my destiny.
ALL THE SOULS RIPPED OUT OF SLEEP GROANING IN MY MIND
I hear groans of all the souls ripped out of their sleep, lingering in my mind.
SINGING GLOOMY SONGS FOR ME NECROMANCER DIE
They sing sad songs for me, urging me, the necromancer, to embrace death.
NECROMANCER
Referencing the artist, the necromancer, who is bringing the dead back to life.
DIE
Embrace death.
I DREAM OF GRASS SO GREEN - OF FLYING IN THE SKY
With dreams of lush green grass and flying high in the sky, the singer wishes to escape the underworld.
I DREAM OF WATER BLUE BUT THEY won't LET ME DIE I DREAM
The singer dreams of blue water, but the spirits won't let him embrace death even in his dreams.
MILLENIUMS OF AGONY NOW PASSED ON ME
The artist has endured millennia of agony that have now taken their toll on him.
A BEAM OF LIGHT - A BREATH OF AIR WILL SET ME FREE
The release from eternal suffering lies in a beam of light and a breath of fresh air.
DECADES OF PAIN I HAVE PAID FOR MY HOMAN SINS
The necromancer has paid for their sins with decades of pain.
THE JOURNEY TO THE WORLD OF DEATH WILL NOW BEGINN
The singer is ready to embrace death and start their journey into the underworld.
ENDLESS - I CRY
Crying endlessly in utter despair and misery.
NOW - I DIE
Finally, it's time to embrace death and die.
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