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Empyrium is a German symphonic folk/doom metal and (later) neofolk/dark folk band.

Empyrium at the Opera national du Rhin, Strasbourg - 2017
Empyrium at the Opera national du Rhin, Strasbourg - 2017

History


Empyrium was founded in 1994 by Markus Stock (mostly using the pseudonym Ulf Theodor Schwadorf) and Andreas Bach, but later many other musicians participated.

The band draws inspiration from nature. Empyrium are often referred to as a dark folk or apocalyptic folk band[citation needed], expressing in their music sentiments akin to those expressed by some other 'legislators' of the genre, Forseti, Orplid, and Ulver (Kveldssanger)[citation needed]. Like the Norwegian black metal band Burzum, Empyrium also used a Theodor Kittelsen drawing on one of their album covers (Where at Night the Wood Grouse Plays).


Metal records


Their first two albums, A Wintersunset and Songs of Moors and Misty Fields, following a demo entitled ...Der wie ein Blitz vom Himmel fiel..., are considered doom metal (or folk metal) with folk and symphonic influences. They combine harsh and operatic male vocals, with deep slow guitar parts and atmospheric sounds.


Acoustic records


The following two albums, Where at Night the Wood Grouse Plays and Weiland are acoustic, display a constantly heavier neofolk influence. Instead of keyboards, the band switched to acoustic instruments such as acoustic guitars, violins, cellos and the flute. Operatic male vocals are still used, and in Weiland the band uses choir vocals and the piano. Though the music remains dark and melancholic, Empyrium's music has largely moved away from heavy metal.


Departure


After their 2002 album, Weiland, the band decided to stop recording. As Schwadorf himself put it,

Empyrium has explored nature-mystics since 1994, and after 8 years we feel to move on and made a glorious farewell to the concept with "Weiland"[1]


A Retrospective


Empyrium at the Opera national du Rhin, Strasbourg - 2017
Empyrium at the Opera national du Rhin, Strasbourg - 2017

In August 2006, Empyrium's label, Prophecy Productions, announced publicly for the first time that a new album was going to be released in late November the same year. Called A Retrospective, it is a look back on the history of the band. Aside from ten remastered tracks from their previous albums, it contains a re-recorded version of The Franconian Woods In Winter's Silence from the album A Wintersunset, as well as two new tracks in the neofolk style of late Empyrium (Der Weiher and Am Wolkenstieg). The sixty-page booklet provides an extensive account of the musical influences of the band, and how Empyrium has changed over the years. The album leaked onto the Internet in early November 2006.


Comeback


On September 17, 2010, Prophecy Productions and Schwadorf personally announced that the band had reunited and revealed plans to release a new album soon, beside contributing to the label's upcoming v/a compilation Whom The Moon A Nightsong Sings.[2]

We are incredibly happy to announce that Empyrium, the most renowned Prophecy act ever, has decided to reunite and to record new music! Here's the official statement of Schwadorf on the reunion: Since the rumours start to spread we think it's about time to make this official: Empyrium is alive again! Our first new sign of life will be the song 'The Days Before The Fall' on the Prophecy Prod. compilation 'Whom The Moon A Nightsong Sings' but we have plans for more! The spirit is back and it really feels right to us to start writing songs with Empyrium again. We are not in a rush though so don't expect a full length today or tomorrow but we have the patience and faith to make this new songs outstanding and unique. Just as Empyrium ever was...[3]


Discography


Demos

Studio albums

EPs

Compilation albums

Live albums


Line-up



See also



References


  1. "Empyrium - the official website - weiland". Archived from the original on 2008-12-17. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
  2. "Prophecy Productions :: Auerbach Tonträger :: Lupus Lounge". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-10-18.
  3. "Prophecy Productions :: Auerbach Tonträger :: Lupus Lounge". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-10-18.
  4. "Prophecy Productions :: Auerbach Tonträger :: Lupus Lounge". Archived from the original on 2010-11-10. Retrieved 2010-10-18.



На других языках


[de] Empyrium

Empyrium ist eine deutsche Band aus dem unterfränkischen Hendungen,[3] die von 1994 bis 2002 aktiv war und nach einer Wiedervereinigung seit 2010 wieder aktiv ist. Als führende Persönlichkeit hinter Empyrium fungiert Markus Stock alias Ulf Theodor Schwadorf. Die Musik war zuerst von Einflüssen aus verschiedenen Metal-Subgenres, wie dem (melodischen) Black Metal geprägt, ab dem dritten Album wurden aber die Metal-Einflüsse weitestgehend verworfen und die Band konzentrierte sich auf düstere Folkmusik. Textlich verarbeitete Empyrium ein romantisch-animistisches Naturbild (Naturmystik[4]) sowie andere Themen aus dem Bereich der Romantik. Die Texte zu den Liedern sind mit Ausnahme des letzten, deutschsprachigen Albums, in zum Teil archaischem Englisch gehalten.
- [en] Empyrium

[ru] Empyrium

Empyrium — немецкая группа из Нижней Франконии, исполняющая музыку в стилях дум-метал и дарк-фолк которая была активна с 1994 по 2002 год и снова активна с 2010 года после воссоединения. В качестве ведущей фигуры Empyrium выступает Маркус Сток, он же Ульф Теодор Швадорф. Сначала музыка была наполнена влиянием различных поджанров металла, таких как (мелодичный) блэк-метал, но с третьего альбома влияние металла в значительной степени было отброшено, и группа сосредоточилась на мрачной народной музыке. Текстически обработанный Эмпириум создал романтико-анимистическую картину природы (мистика природы), а также другие темы из области романтики. Тексты песен, за исключением последнего альбома на немецком языке, частично написаны на архаичном английском языке.



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