Darkwell - Biography
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Biography
Darkwell was formed in early 1999 in order to create live and profound Gothic Metal. All the band members came already possessed experience as musicians and brought their own know-how to the project: Each had his own recipe for inspiring liveliness in the music and compose strong and mature arrangements.
In 1999, Darkwell signed a recording deal with Austrian label Napalm Records, and in March 2000 they began recording their debut Suspiria. They coupled fragile, yet powerful, female vocals with pounding guitars and pressing bass lines. Shortly after entering the studio, the five went on tour with labelmates Tristania and The Sins of Thy Beloved. This tour was the beginning of a long line of live performances to come: They were booked for the Wave Gothic Treffen even before releasing their first record, and went on to play many more shows, finally completing a tour in support of Graveworm and Vintersorg.
In 2002, Darkwell completed the MCD Conflict Of Interest. Once again they united the already characteristic dark sound with the angelic and feminine voice of Alexandra P. The CD contains an expressive cover version of Tanita Tikarams endless sad "Twist in my Sobriety." The success of the MCD helped in obtaining a co-headlining tour with Ashes You Leave, a headlining tour across the Netherlands, as well as festival gigs at Eurorock, Skeleton Bash and 666-Festival.
In 2003, Darkwell parted ways with vocalist Alexandra, as personal and musical difficulties arose and remained unresolved, but wasted no time in searching for her replacement, which they found in Stephanie, an expressive and powerful voice.
After few rehersals, Stephanie overwhelmingly passed her glorious live debut with flying colors at the Wave Gothic Treffen. She enchanted the audience with her energetic live show and bewitched those who made their way to Summer Breeze 2003.
Darkwell's latest CD "Metatron" is a fusion of fire and and the dark of night. The strong and womanly voice centers the sweeping compositions that enlist the support of rocking guitars, an unrelenting bass, and the challenging drum lines. Metatron is a homage to the feminine magic of Gothic Metal and takes the listener into a world of bittersweet desires and delicious seduction.
Darkwell needed a break and put the band on indefinite hiatus due to personal reasons. In 2012, the band started thinking about returning. Soon it was clear that the band wanted to reunite with original singer Alexandra Pittracher, and both parties realized that the fire was still burning. Darkwell was finally back with an official reunion show at the Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2014 in Leipzig, Germany.
2015 was consumed by composing and recording, and now the new album is ready to be released. Moloch[/] was forged in the cold realm of [i]Metropolis, will leave the cold machine halls on September 23, 2016, and will be released worldwide via Massacre Records. The music transports the vision the band had for this album, but the concept will also be realized audio-visually with 2 video clips, which will be released around the album's release date!
In 1999, Darkwell signed a recording deal with Austrian label Napalm Records, and in March 2000 they began recording their debut Suspiria. They coupled fragile, yet powerful, female vocals with pounding guitars and pressing bass lines. Shortly after entering the studio, the five went on tour with labelmates Tristania and The Sins of Thy Beloved. This tour was the beginning of a long line of live performances to come: They were booked for the Wave Gothic Treffen even before releasing their first record, and went on to play many more shows, finally completing a tour in support of Graveworm and Vintersorg.
In 2002, Darkwell completed the MCD Conflict Of Interest. Once again they united the already characteristic dark sound with the angelic and feminine voice of Alexandra P. The CD contains an expressive cover version of Tanita Tikarams endless sad "Twist in my Sobriety." The success of the MCD helped in obtaining a co-headlining tour with Ashes You Leave, a headlining tour across the Netherlands, as well as festival gigs at Eurorock, Skeleton Bash and 666-Festival.
In 2003, Darkwell parted ways with vocalist Alexandra, as personal and musical difficulties arose and remained unresolved, but wasted no time in searching for her replacement, which they found in Stephanie, an expressive and powerful voice.
After few rehersals, Stephanie overwhelmingly passed her glorious live debut with flying colors at the Wave Gothic Treffen. She enchanted the audience with her energetic live show and bewitched those who made their way to Summer Breeze 2003.
Darkwell's latest CD "Metatron" is a fusion of fire and and the dark of night. The strong and womanly voice centers the sweeping compositions that enlist the support of rocking guitars, an unrelenting bass, and the challenging drum lines. Metatron is a homage to the feminine magic of Gothic Metal and takes the listener into a world of bittersweet desires and delicious seduction.
Darkwell needed a break and put the band on indefinite hiatus due to personal reasons. In 2012, the band started thinking about returning. Soon it was clear that the band wanted to reunite with original singer Alexandra Pittracher, and both parties realized that the fire was still burning. Darkwell was finally back with an official reunion show at the Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2014 in Leipzig, Germany.
2015 was consumed by composing and recording, and now the new album is ready to be released. Moloch[/] was forged in the cold realm of [i]Metropolis, will leave the cold machine halls on September 23, 2016, and will be released worldwide via Massacre Records. The music transports the vision the band had for this album, but the concept will also be realized audio-visually with 2 video clips, which will be released around the album's release date!