Founded in 1996, the band has progressed in style from black metal on their first album, Nicht um zu sterben, to what the band describes as “a vision beyond (black) metal, neofolk and ambient” on their latest works. The music on their second album, Bitter ist's dem Tod zu dienen, released in 1997, can be described as symphonic black metal with some folk and some gothic influences. With their most modern-sounding 2001 album Her von welken Nächten they reached a point where deep sentiment and contemplation of life and death induces a very own style of music that was critically acclaimed by all metal magazines. After that album, drummer Moritz Neuner (also in Leaves' Eyes, Darkwell, Atrocity) left the band due to some differences with the two remaining members. Shortly after, an upcoming album with the name Hexenwind was announced, with which the band would return to a more pure black metal style. However, during the track-writing period the band’s progression took a new direction towards a more calm and mature approach, and Hexenwind was not released until 2005.
In 2006, Valñes left Dornenreich to start a new project called Eyas and Evíga found a new Dornenreich member in 2006 as Inve, who had already contributed as a violinist on Her von welken Nächten. By the end of the same year, the fifth album Durch den Traum was released, and the band used a session drummer after Moritz left. Their last release, In Luft geritzt (Carved in air), released in 2008, shows a complete departure from previous styles, where Dornenreich has chosen to play completly unplugged, with only acoustic guitars and violin as instruments and bells as percussion.
Notably absent from their poetry and interviews are allusions to controversial spiritual and ideological issues common with many other bands of similar musical genres.
Current line-up:
Evíga (Jochen Stock) - vocals, guitar, bass
Inve (Thomas Riesner) - violin
Former members:
Valñes / Dunkelkind (Thomas Stock) - keyboards, vocals
Dragomir / Gilván (Moritz Neuner) - drums
Discography:
Mein FlügelSchlag (demotape), 1997
Nicht um zu sterben, 1997
Bitter ist's dem Tod zu dienen, 1999
Her von welken Nächten, 2001
Hexenwind, 2005
Durch den Traum, 2006
In Luft geritzt, 2008
Eigenwach
Dornenreich Lyrics
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Was zieht her von welken Nächten?
Was zieht her von welken Nächten?
Was zieht her von welken Nächten?
Was zieht her von welken Nächten?
Was zieht her von welken Nächten?
Was zieht her von welken Nächten?
Was sie Dir bringen sie schon brachten
Was zieht her von welken Nächten?
Fühl' nun selbst, was diese Dir brächten,
Was sie Dir bringen sie schon brachten
Stummes Dunkelsehen stolpernder Dunkelblick
Ein menschähnlicher Riss in welker Nacht Gewand
Tapfere Töne tummeln sich in dunkelwellenden Unbehagen
Schattengroße Schwebeklänge
Ein menschähnlicher Lauschepflock
In welker Nächte Schlummertanz
Blauschwere Süße gekostete Traumschleier
Ein menschleiser Sog in welker Nächte Himmelhauch
Nahegleitende Lauerlüfte hautzüngelnde Schlotterschergen
Knochenströmendes Kältewehen
Ein menschähnlicher Zittersplitter in welker Nächte grauem Wind
Ich bin fassende Ungeduld
Und oft erdachtes Zögern
Sagbar Ich,
Ein Mensch von welker Nacht Gestalt,
Ein Mensch in seinem eig'nen Halt
The song "Eigenwach" by Dornenreich is a deep and melancholic reflection on the human experience of loneliness and solitude, as well as the fleeting nature of existence. The lyrics are repetitive, with the phrase "Was zieht her von welken Nächten?" (What draws near from withered nights?) being repeated throughout the song. This repetition creates a haunting and hypnotic effect, emphasizing the cyclical nature of human experience and the inevitability of certain emotions and concerns.
The song uses rich imagery and metaphors to paint a picture of the various states of mind and emotions that can arise from solitude and isolation. These images include "stummes Dunkelsehen stolpernder Dunkelblick" (silent dark seeing stumbling dark glance), "blauschwere Süße gekostete Traumschleier" (blue-heavy sweetness tasted dream veils), and "knochenströmendes Kältewehen" (bone-flowing cold breeze). The repeated references to human-like figures in the midst of these images, such as "ein menschähnlicher Riss in welker Nacht Gewand" (a human-like tear in withered night dress) and "ein menschleiser Sog in welker Nächte Himmelhauch" (a human-like whisper in withered night sky breath), highlight the sense of isolation and disconnection that can arise from being alone.
Overall, "Eigenwach" is a powerful and introspective exploration of the human experience of solitude, set to haunting and atmospheric music.
Line by Line Meaning
Was zieht her von welken Nächten?
What comes from withered nights?
Fühl' nun selbst, was diese Dir brächten,
Feel for yourself what they would bring to you,
Was sie Dir bringen sie schon brachten
What they bring to you, they already have brought
Stummes Dunkelsehen stolpernder Dunkelblick
Silent dark seeing, stumbling dark glance
Ein menschähnlicher Riss in welker Nacht Gewand
A human-like tear in a withered night's garment
Tapfere Töne tummeln sich in dunkelwellenden Unbehagen
Brave tones frolic in dark, undulating discomfort
Schattengroße Schwebeklänge
Shadow-sized floating sounds
Ein menschähnlicher Lauschepflock
A human-like eavesdropping flock
In welker Nächte Schlummertanz
In the sleep dance of withered nights
Blauschwere Süße gekostete Traumschleier
Blue-heavy sweetness tasted in dream veils
Ein menschleiser Sog in welker Nächte Himmelhauch
A human-like suction in the breath of withered night
Nahegleitende Lauerlüfte hautzüngelnde Schlotterschergen
Close sliding ambushing airs, slapping slob servants
Knochenströmendes Kältewehen
Cold wind flowing through bones
Ein menschähnlicher Zittersplitter in welker Nächte grauem Wind
A human-like trembling fragment in the grey wind of withered nights
Ich bin fassende Ungeduld
I am grasping impatience
Und oft erdachtes Zögern
And often conceived hesitation
Sagbar Ich,
Speakable I,
Ein Mensch von welker Nacht Gestalt,
A person of withered night's shape,
Ein Mensch in seinem eig'nen Halt
A person in their own hold
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DeathRider 96769
Dornenreich ist einfach, die beste Black Metal Band aller Zeiten!! :) Wirklich Mal was außergewöhnliches!!! :D
Cin Dy
Dornenreich ist so genial ... Daumen hoch \m/
stefan riedl
Geniales Lied.Danke fürs reinsetzten.Es gibt halt doch noch Leute mit Musikgeschmack!!
Mandy Louis
Bis heute das mit Abstand beste Album von Dornenreich! Liebe jedes einzelne Lied...
domanz1
Das Lied geht so ab
einfach geil
Balin
Geniales Ding, vor allem das Intro!
Christoph
Ein Lied ey !!! Grüße aus Magdeburg !!
Herbert West
ich hab die cd mal in einem libro geklaut - hab sie angehört und dann sicher 3 mal gekauft und an freunde weitergegeben weil so endgeil
Prophecy Productions
Kennen- und Liebenlernen auf Umwegen, haha.
Glückspilz
Pretty cool Song, i like this.