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
Where the Oceans Meet Eternity
Cryptic Wintermoon Lyrics
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Thunder roars – lightning strikes – man the ships – to war we ride
Demons from a place unknown – where evil dwells and dark things grow
By the grace of firegods – assault our land if ice and snow
Written in the prophecy ages ago – the war between fire and snow
Demons unleashed from the darklands core – this time it's war
My heart for the lands of winter
And my sword strikes for the light
For my god I will die
And my fate is the shield of mine
Born in the land of north and here I will die
Sail across the seven seas – that is your destiny
Where great evil reigns – and the oceans meet eternity
The fortress of shadows – in the frozen wasteland
The core of darkness – mankind's fate of is at hand
Of mother of north – hold safety your sons
Oh father of storms – bring us north from here
Hold darkness from us – not death only failure we fear
Sail across the seven seas – that is your destiny
Where great evil reigns – and the oceans meet eternity
The fortress of shadows – in the frozen wasteland
The core of darkness – mankind's fate of is at hand
Sail across the seven seas – through the seven gates of hell
To the forbidden place – where great evil dwells
Moving shades of black – shining eyes of fire
Death hiding in the darkness – and it seems that all our gods have left
Approaching the realm of fire – fighting side by side
Fighting day and night – we will win or we all will die
The lyrics to Cryptic Wintermoon's song "Where the Oceans Meet Eternity" tell the story of an epic battle between fire and snow, with demons from a dark and unknown place launching an assault on the land of snow and ice. Written in a prophecy ages ago, the war between fire and snow is now upon them, and the fate of mankind is at hand. The singer pledges his heart and sword to fight for his god and for the land of winter, and he and his comrades sail across the seas and confront the great evil that reigns in the fortress of shadows in the frozen wasteland.
The lyrics are full of vivid imagery and are written in a style that is both poetic and powerful. The burning sign in the sky, the storms rising on the northern side, the thunder roaring and lightning striking, all convey a sense of danger and urgency that is echoed in the singer's commitment to fight for his land and his god. The demons from the unknown place where evil dwells are described in frightening detail, with the grace of firegods lending an air of mysticism and a sense of ancient prophecy to the battle.
Line by Line Meaning
Burning sign – in the sky – storms rise – on the northern side
A sign in the form of fire appears in the northern sky, signaling the coming of a storm from that direction.
Thunder roars – lightning strikes – man the ships – to war we ride
The thunder is deafening and lightning is striking as the ships are prepared for battle.
Demons from a place unknown – where evil dwells and dark things grow
The demons that are attacking come from an unknown place where evil thrives and dark creatures exist.
By the grace of firegods – assault our land if ice and snow
The attack is being led by the firegods, who are assaulting the land of ice and snow.
Written in the prophecy ages ago – the war between fire and snow
The war between fire and snow was predicted by a prophecy that was written ages ago.
Demons unleashed from the darklands core – this time it's war
The demons, which have been unleashed from the core of the darklands, have started a war.
My heart for the lands of winter
The singer pledges his heart to the lands of winter.
And my sword strikes for the light
The singer's sword is wielded in the name of light and justice.
For my god I will die
The singer is willing to die for his god.
And my fate is the shield of mine
The singer's fate is his shield, protecting him from harm.
Born in the land of north and here I will die
The singer was born in the north and expects to die there as well.
Sail across the seven seas – that is your destiny
It is the listener's destiny to sail across the seven seas.
Where great evil reigns – and the oceans meet eternity
The journey will take the listener to a place where great evil exists, where the oceans never end.
The fortress of shadows – in the frozen wasteland
There is a fortress of shadows in a frozen wasteland.
The core of darkness – mankind's fate of is at hand
The core of darkness is where mankind's fate will be decided.
Of mother of north – hold safety your sons
The mother of the north is being asked to protect her sons.
Oh father of storms – bring us north from here
The father of storms is being implored to help them move northwards.
Hold darkness from us – not death only failure we fear
They hope to avoid being consumed by darkness; failure is worse than death.
Sail across the seven seas – through the seven gates of hell
The listener must sail through the seven seas and the seven gates of hell.
To the forbidden place – where great evil dwells
The forbidden place where great evil resides is their ultimate destination.
Moving shades of black – shining eyes of fire
There are moving shades of black and eyes that appear to be on fire.
Death hiding in the darkness – and it seems that all our gods have left
Death is lurking in the darkness and it appears that the gods have abandoned them.
Approaching the realm of fire – fighting side by side
They are approaching the realm of fire and they are fighting together.
Fighting day and night – we will win or we all will die
They will fight day and night and either win or die trying.
Contributed by Leo O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
SchwebeKaddse
This deserves way more views and a fuckton of likes... a timeless masterpiece
metalpsyche82
best tune from the album