Daniel Droste (born 2 April 1980 in

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) is a German musician. He was a member of Midnattsol between 2003 and 2010, and founded

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in 2004.

Career

Droste was the guitarist of the gothic/

folk metal Folk metal is a fusion genre of heavy metal music and traditional folk music that developed in Europe during the 1990s. It is characterised by the widespread use of folk instruments and, to a lesser extent, traditional singing styles (for example ...

band Midnattsol and is the vocalist, guitarist, and keyboardist of the

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band

Personal

Droste also works as a therapist.

Discography

With Penetralia

*''Schwarz'' (demo, 1996) *''Tribute to the Moon'' (demo, 1998) *''Carpe Noctem - Legends of Fullmoon Empires'' (full-length, 1999) *''Seelenkrank'' (full-length, 2000)

With Midnattsol

*''Midnattsol'' (demo, 2003) *'' Where Twilight Dwells'' (full-length, 2005) *'' Nordlys'' (full-length, 2008) *'' The Metamorphosis Melody'' (full-length, 2011) Daniel Droste @ discogs.com
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With
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*"The Stream" (single, 2004) *''The Oath'' (demo, 2005; EP, 2007) *'' The Call of the Wretched Sea'' (full-length, 2006) *'' The Divinity of Oceans'' (full-length, 2009) *'' The Giant'' (full-length, 2012) *'' The Boats of the Glen Carrig'' (full-length, 2015)

References

1980 births Living people People from Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis German heavy metal guitarists German male guitarists German keyboardists 21st-century German male singers German multi-instrumentalists 21st-century German guitarists {{Germany-guitarist-stub