Prophecy Productions is an international record label, founded in Germany by Martin Koller in 1996. It proclaims promoting "transcendental ..captivating music".Prophecy Productions homepage
Retrieved 8 December 2020. Its artists perform genres like dark rock,

black metal Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, a shrieking vocal style, heavily distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, raw ( lo-fi) recording, unconventional song structures, and an em ...

, and neofolk.

History

Since 1993, Martin Koller used the moniker Prophecy for his small, self-operated mail-order business. According to him, the actual birth of Prophecy Productions as a label was the release of the album '' A Wintersunset...'' by

Empyrium Empyrium is a German symphonic folk/doom metal and (later) neofolk/dark folk band. History Empyrium was founded in 1994 by Markus Stock (mostly using the pseudonym Ulf Theodor Schwadorf) and Andreas Bach, but later many other musicians par ...

. While this record was intended to be the sole release under the name of Prophecy, the success of it encouraged Koller to continue the label.metal.de
Article on occasion of Prophecy's tenth anniversary
(in German). Retrieved 13 July 2010. Even in the early days, it was obvious that Prophecy took interest in single musicians' entire work and that some of the label's artists felt attached the label. In 1998, for example, Autumnblaze were signed, a new band with musicians from Paragon of Beauty, as well as Sun of the Sleepless, the side project of Markus Stock from Empyrium. Throughout Prophecy's history, there are many more collaborations of that kind between the label and new projects or bands. Also in 1998, the place of business was moved from

Wittlich The town of Wittlich (; Moselle Franconian: ''Wittlech'') is the seat of the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Its historic town centre and the beauty of the surrounding countryside make the town a centre for tourism in ...

to nearby Zeltingen-Rachtig,volksfreund.de
"Geburtstag in der 'Plattenfirma'" from Trierischer Volksfreund
(in German). Retrieved 13 July 2010. and a long-term cooperation was decided on with Markus Stock and his recording studio Klangschmiede Studio E to ensure a continuous high standard for Prophecy's music productions. In the same year, Prophecy put out ''Hallavedet'', the first official release by progressive Folk band

Tenhi Tenhi is a Finnish neofolk band formed in 1996. The music of Tenhi is minimalistic and dark. Usually, the rhythm instrument lines follow the customs of modern rock music. The melodical instruments and vocals are however very heavily folk-influ ...

. The Finnish group quickly became one of the most popular artists on Prophecy and is currently (as of December 2014) still signed to the label. In 1999, Prophecy announced contracts with the established and renowned bands In the Woods... and

Bethlehem Bethlehem (; ar, بيت لحم ; he, בֵּית לֶחֶם '' '') is a city in the central West Bank, Palestine, about south of Jerusalem. Its population is approximately 25,000,Amara, 1999p. 18.Brynen, 2000p. 202. and it is the capital ...

. Those were two A&r-coups which put significantly more attention on the label and heightened its status. The next groundbreaking signing was that of

Dornenreich Dornenreich (up to ''Bitter ist's dem Tod zu dienen'' known as DornenReich) is an Austrian melodic black metal band, founded in 1996. Alongside their initial metal sound, Dornenreich also regard their music as being neofolk influenced. They have ...

in 2000, whose label-debut ''

Her von welken Nächten ''Her von welken Nächten'' is the third studio album by the Austrian band Dornenreich Dornenreich (up to ''Bitter ist's dem Tod zu dienen'' known as DornenReich) is an Austrian melodic black metal band, founded in 1996. Alongside their initi ...

'' (2001) ranks amongst the most successful releases in Prophecy's history.The album has been awarded with an Impala Silver Award in 2012, see vut.de
Impala Sales Award-Preisträger 2012
(in German). Retrieved 5 December 2014. Likewise, Dornenreich have stayed loyal ever since and belong to the label's figureheads. The year 2002 saw Prophecy emerge as a book publisher as well, the first release being the German translation of the book '' Lords of Chaos'' by Michael Moynihan and Didrik Søderlind. In 2005, they released the book ''Looking for Europe'', a history of Apocalyptic Folk by Andreas Diesel and Dieter Gerten. In the meantime, Index Verlag continues the book-publishing business. In 2003, The Vision Bleak were signed, who have played a major role in the label's history. For their debut ''

The Deathship Has a New Captain ''The Deathship Has a New Captain'' (subtitled ''9 Songs of Death, Doom and Horror'') is the debut studio album by German gothic metal band The Vision Bleak, released on 23 February 2004 through Prophecy Productions. The album counts with a guest a ...

'', Prophecy succeeded in convincing renowned German actor and voice actor Otto Mellies of a collaboration. The band's second album ''

Carpathia - A Dramatic Poem ''Carpathia: A Dramatic Poem'' is the second studio album by German gothic metal band The Vision Bleak, released on 29 August 2005 through Prophecy Productions. A digipak edition containing four additional live bonus tracks was also released. Trac ...

'' became one of the biggest sellers for the label. With their third record ''

The Wolves Go Hunt Their Prey ''The Wolves Go Hunt Their Prey'' is the third studio album by German gothic metal band The Vision Bleak, released on 31 August 2007 through Prophecy Productions. Track listing Trivia * Tracks 1 to 2 reference the famous case of the Indian fera ...

'', the group entered German

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charts for the first time.musicline.de
Chart trace The Vision Bleak
(in German). Retrieved 5 December 2014. The following albums

Set Sail to Mystery ''Set Sail to Mystery'' is the fourth studio album by German gothic metal band The Vision Bleak, released on 2 April 2010 through Prophecy Productions. A digipak edition containing seven bonus tracks was also released. It counted with a guest ...

and ''Witching Hour'' did this as well. In 2007,

Alcest Alcest is a French post-black metal band from Bagnols-sur-Cèze, founded and led by Neige (Stéphane Paut). It began in 2000 as a black metal solo project by Neige, soon a trio, but following the release of their first demo in 2001, band memb ...

were signed, who developed into Prophecy's most successful band as years went by. Alcest's ambitious fourth album Shelter was recorded on Iceland with

Sigur Rós Sigur Rós () is an Icelandic post-rock band from Reykjavík, active since 1994. The band comprises singer and guitarist Jón Þór "Jónsi" Birgisson, bassist Georg Hólm, and keyboardist Kjartan Sveinsson. Known for their ethereal sound, fr ...

' producer Birgir Jón Birgisson and features Neil Halstead, leader of

Shoegazing Shoegaze (originally called shoegazing and sometimes conflated with " dream pop") is a subgenre of indie and alternative rock characterized by its ethereal mixture of obscured vocals, guitar distortion and effects, feedback, and overwhelming vol ...

-veterans

Slowdive Slowdive is a British rock band that formed in Reading, Berkshire, in 1989. The band consists of Rachel Goswell on vocals and guitar, Neil Halstead on vocals and guitar, Christian Savill on guitar, Nick Chaplin on bass and Simon Scott on d ...

, as guest musician. ''Shelter'' marked the so-far highest chart entry of a Prophecy-artist (#28), surpassed to years later by '' Kodama.musicline.de
Chart trace Alcest
(in German). Retrieved 5 December 2014.'' Amongst multiple entries in Germany, USA, Finland and Norway,en.prophecy.de
Chart successes of Prophecy releases
Retrieved 5 December 2014. Alcest are the only band on the label who not only tour Europe and North America, but also South America, Asia and Australia. Alcest belong to the most prominent representers of

Shoegaze metal Post-metal is a music genre rooted in heavy metal but exploring approaches beyond metal conventions. It emerged in the 1990s with bands such as Neurosis and Godflesh, who transformed metal texture through experimental composition. In a way s ...

. Due to their ongoing work with Alcest and groups such as Les Discrets or Lantlôs, Prophecy play a crucial role in this scene. 2010 saw the release of the compilation ''

Whom the Moon a Nightsong Sings ''Whom the Moon a Nightsong Sings'' is a compilation album by various neofolk and metal artists. It was released through Prophecy Productions on October 29, 2010. Artists featured on the compilation album include Ulver, Nest, Syven, Les Discr ...

'' on Prophecy's sublabel Auerbach Tonträger as a double album putting together many established and new artists from the field of nature-related

Folk music Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has ...

with exclusive songs. This sampler also announced the reunion of Empyrium, who were on temporary hiatus, in the shape of the track ''The Days Before the Fall''. Eventually, Empyrium put Prophecy into public awareness for the first time due to the label's economic success: In 2011, it was awarded with the so-called Silver Award by European independent label association

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for the first three Empyrium-albums, meaning that they have sold 20.000 copies within Europe each.impalamusic.org
IMPALA announces Europe's best selling independent artists
Retrieved 5 December 2014. One year later, Prophecy also received Impala Silver Awards for albums by Dornenreich, The Vision Bleak, Alcest and

Sol Invictus Sol Invictus (, "Unconquered Sun"), sometimes simply known as Helios, was long considered to be the official Solar deity, sun god of the later Roman Empire. In recent years, however, the scholarly community has become divided on Sol between tradi ...

.vut.de
Impala Sales Award-Preisträger 2012
(in German). Retrieved 5 December 2014. 2014 was the first time Prophecy were featured with two releases simultaneously in the Media Control charts: Empyrium's ''The Turn of the Tides'' and ''1994 – 2014'', a vinyl boxset.en.prophecy.de

Retrieved 5 December 2014. In 2017, founder Martin Koller adopted Los Angeles as his second home and today uses the City of Angels as the epicenter for Prophecy's foray into America. Metal industry veteran Rayshele Teige, who is based in L.A., works alongside Koller in California.noisey.vice.com

Retrieved 15 January 2019. In 2020, ''Summerland'' by Dutch rock band Dool marked the first top-ten entry of a Prophecy act in Germany at #9 and #5 (vinyl). in 2021, Prophecy started its 25th anniversary celebration by collaborating with Venus Principle, Magma (band), Magma and Arthur Brown (in collaboration with

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) as well as several other acts while further cultivating its roster.

Concept

On their admission, it is Prophecy's underlying idea to release "wayside atmospheric music which defies categorization."en.prophecy.de
Prophecy label profile
Retrieved 5 December 2014. Furthermore, the label is grounded on the three pillars constancy (long term collaborations with its artists, close relations to clients and fans), quality (lush editions with special production, layout and design) and community (multiple cooperations among Prophecy-artists, intimate relationship with fans). Due to their eye on musical talent and business ethos relying on constancy, Prophecy accompany many of their artists from their first records on and release the musicians' entire work.

Stylistic direction and sub-labels

Even with their first releases, Prophecy displayed an extraordinary amount of stylistical diversity. Empyrium's ''A Wintersunset...'' offered tuneful, romantic Metal with Folk influences, Nox Mortis' ''Im Schatten des Hasses'' obscure

doom metal Doom metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much "thicker" or "heavier" sound than other heavy metal genres.K. Kahn-Harris, ''Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge'' ...

, Penitent's ''Melancholia'' a combination of

dark wave Dark wave (also typeset as darkwave) is a music genre that emerged from the new wave and post-punk movement of the late 1970s. Dark wave compositions are largely based on minor key tonality and introspective lyrics and have been perceived as be ...

and neoclassical dark wave, Oberon's ''Oberon'' avantgardistic Pop, and Nærvær's ''Nærvær''

psychedelic Psychedelics are a subclass of hallucinogenic drugs whose primary effect is to trigger non-ordinary states of consciousness (known as psychedelic experiences or "trips").Pollan, Michael (2018). ''How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science ...

acoustic music. This diversity and unpredictability have always been cherished by the label and became its trademark. Thanks to its unconventional and selective approach when it comes to signing artists as well as the resulting originality of the music published, Prophecy have grown to be a "quality label"lordsofmetal.nl
V/A: Whom the Moon a Nightsong Sings (review)
Retrieved 5 December 2014.musikreviews.de
Klimt1918: Just In Case We’ll Never Meet Again (review)
(in German). Retrieved 5 December 2014.amazon.de
Elend: Winds Devouring Men (customer review)
(in German). Retrieved 5 December 2014.amazon.de
Nucleus Torn: Nihil (customer review)
(in German). Retrieved 5 December 2014. among media and fans alike. To help customers, press and distribution partners to classify Prophecy's stylistically diverse repertoire, the sub-labels Lupus Lounge and Auerbach Tonträger were founded in 2003. While Lupus Lounge primarily is a platform for cooperation with musicians rooted in extreme metal, Auerbach Tonträger is principally devoted to styles of music that, because of predominantly acoustic arrangements and a more tranquil nature, can be described as contemporary folk in the widest sense of the word. Even though one can see a focus on unconventional, atmospheric Metal and melancholic, nature-related acoustic music in Prophecy's artist roster, the label's palette encompasses genres such as

progressive rock Progressive rock (shortened as prog rock or simply prog; sometimes conflated with art rock) is a broad genre of rock music that developed in the United Kingdom and United States through the mid- to late 1960s, peaking in the early 1970s. Init ...

, pop,

indie rock Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the mu ...

shoegaze Shoegaze (originally called shoegazing and sometimes conflated with "dream pop") is a subgenre of indie and alternative rock characterized by its ethereal mixture of obscured vocals, guitar distortion and effects, feedback, and overwhelming volu ...

, singer-songwriter,

electronica Electronica is both a broad group of electronic-based music styles intended for listening rather than strictly for dancing and a music scene that started in the early 1990s in the United Kingdom. In the United States, the term is mostly used to ...

, neofolk, ambient or neoclassic.

''Prophecy Konzertnächte'' and further live activities

In 1999, Prophecy Productions organised their first label festival under the name "Prophecy Konzertnacht" ("concert night"). It took place on 20 November in

Leiwen Leiwen is a municipality in the Trier-Saarburg district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is within a ten-mile radius of the city of Trier. Leiwen is one of the most significant wine growing municipalities on the Moselle river.Leiwen village w ...

at the river

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and featured concerts by Paragon of Beauty, Nox Mortis and the so-far only one by Sun of the Sleepless. In May 2001, another batch of concert nights followed in

Zweibrücken Zweibrücken (; french: Deux-Ponts, ; Palatinate German: ''Zweebrigge'', ; literally translated as "Two Bridges") is a town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the Schwarzbach river. Name The name ''Zweibrücken'' means 'two bridges'; olde ...

Bielefeld Bielefeld () is a city in the Ostwestfalen-Lippe Region in the north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With a population of 341,755, it is also the most populous city in the administrative region ('' Regierungsbezirk'') of Detmold and ...

and

Erfurt Erfurt () is the capital and largest city in the Central German state of Thuringia. It is located in the wide valley of the Gera river (progression: ), in the southern part of the Thuringian Basin, north of the Thuringian Forest. It sits ...

, where Dornenreich, Blazing Eternity and Mysterium played. In 2006, a Prophecy concert night coincided with the label's tenth anniversary and took place in Zeltingen-Rachtig. There, Dornenreich gave their first concert in four years, and The Vision Bleak offered one of their rare performances with the classical ensemble The Shadow Philharmonics. Balve-BalverHoehle1-Asio

Nine years passed, and in 2015 an edition titled ''Prophecy Fest'' followed which took place in a natural cave from Old Stone Age located in

Balve Balve is a town in the Märkischer Kreis district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in ''Hönnetal'', a narrow valley created by the river Hönne, which is near the Sorpe Dam, formerly part of Balve, and at the north end of the S ...

, Germany. After a successful one-day festival in the Balve Cave (german: link=no, Balver Höhle), Prophecy decided to extend the festival to last two days in 2016 and 2017. In 2018, for the first time, an edition of Prophecy Fest in the US featured Alcest,

Völur Völur is a Canadian doom metal band based in Toronto, Ontario, signed to Prophecy Productions. Since forming in 2014 they have released two full-length albums, two EPs, one split and have toured Canada, the United States and Europe. They play a ...

and more in the Williamsburg neighborhood of New York City. 2019 saw another German edition, with a 25th anniversary edition to follow in September 2021. Prophecy has been organizing tours since 2001 (for Dornenreich,

The 3rd and the Mortal The Third and the Mortal were a Norwegian metal band from Trondheim, founded in 1992. The band started out as doom metal, mixing distorted guitars and heavy drumming with clean guitars and vocals from Kari Rueslåtten. The band went on to expe ...

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, The Vision Bleak and Bethlehem, among others), as well as conducting impressive one-off concerts by Empyrium in Christuskirche Bochum and Passionskirche

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Roster

Current Prophecy Productions bands

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* Alternative 4 * Amber Asylum *

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* Arthur Brown *

Coven A coven () is a group or gathering of witches. The word "coven" (from Anglo-Norman ''covent, cuvent'', from Old French ''covent'', from Latin ''conventum'' = convention) remained largely unused in English until 1921 when Margaret Murray promot ...

* Darkher *

Deine Lakaien Deine Lakaien is a German band project active since 1985. It is formed by the vocalist Alexander Veljanov and by the composer and multi-instrumentalist Ernst Horn. The group unites influences from dark wave with pop music and elements of avant-g ...

* Disillusion * Dool *

* Eight Bells * E-L-R *

* Eye Of Nix * Falkenbach * Fvnerals * Germ * GlerAkur * Illudium * Iron Mountain * Isenordal * Kall * Katla. * Kayo Dot * Klimt 1918 * Lantlôs * Laster * Les Discrets * Lifelover * Lotus Thief * LowCityRain *

Magma Magma () is the molten or semi-molten natural material from which all igneous rocks are formed. Magma is found beneath the surface of the Earth, and evidence of magmatism has also been discovered on other terrestrial planets and some natura ...

* Nochnoy Dozor * Noêta * Novembers Doom * Nucleus Torn * Pencey Sloe * Silence in the Snow * Soror Dolorosa * Sunset in the 12th House *

Tengil ''The Brothers Lionheart'' ( sv, Bröderna Lejonhjärta) is a children's fantasy novel written by Astrid Lindgren. Well established as one of the most widely read and beloved books for children in Sweden, it was originally published in the autumn ...

* The Dark Red Seed * The Mystery of the Bulgarian Voices feat. Lisa Gerrard * The Vision Bleak * Thief * Unreqvited * Vemod *

* Year of the Cobra

Current Lupus Lounge bands

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* Aureole * Dordeduh * Drown * Farsot *

Fauna Fauna is all of the animal life present in a particular region or time. The corresponding term for plants is ''flora'', and for fungi, it is '' funga''. Flora, fauna, funga and other forms of life are collectively referred to as ''biota''. Zoo ...

Fen A fen is a type of peat-accumulating wetland fed by mineral-rich ground or surface water. It is one of the main types of wetlands along with marshes, swamps, and bogs. Bogs and fens, both peat-forming ecosystems, are also known as mires. T ...

* Fortíð *

Helrunar Helrunar is a German pagan metal band from Münster, founded in 2001. They played at the Summer Breeze Open Air in August 2007, and at the pagan metal Ragnarök Festival in 2008. Line-up Current members * Skald Draugir – vocals (2001–presen ...

* Imha Tarikat *

Nachtmystium Nachtmystium was an American psychedelic black metal band formed by Blake Judd, formerly known as Azentrius, and Pat McCormick. The band's name is derived from the German word ''Nacht'' meaning "night", and the made-up term ''mystium'' which re ...

Negură Bunget Negură Bunget was a black metal band from Timișoara, Romania whose atmospheric sound incorporated elements of progressive metal and Romanian folk music. Biography Negură Bunget originally formed at the end of 1994 under the name Wiccan Rede, ...

* Nhor *

Perchta or (English: Bertha), also commonly known as and other variations, was once known as a goddess in Alpine paganism in the Upper German and Austrian regions of the Alps. Her name may mean "the bright one" ( goh, beraht, bereht, from Proto-Germa ...

Secrets of the Moon Secrets of the Moon were a black metal band from Osnabrück, Germany, founded in 1995. Biography Secrets of the Moon were founded in 1995.Silencer * Strid *

Sun of the Sleepless ''The Sun of the Sleepless'' ( ka, უძინართა მზე ''Udzinarta mze'', "Sleeping sun") is a 1992 Georgian drama film directed by Temur Babluani. It was entered into the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival where it won the ...

* Tchornobog *

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Valborg Walpurgis Night (), an abbreviation of Saint Walpurgis Night (from the German ), also known as Saint Walpurga's Eve (alternatively spelled Saint Walburga's Eve), is the eve of the Christian feast day of Saint Walpurga, an 8th-century abbess i ...

* Vuur & Zijde *

Xasthur Xasthur () is the project of American musician Scott "Malefic" Conner. Conner formed Xasthur in 1995 and released eight studio albums of black metal by 2010, when he announced the end of the project. However, he began using the name once again i ...

Current Auerbach Tonträger bands

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Fräkmündt Fräkmündt is a folk music project from Central Switzerland. The band calls its musical style "Ur-Folk". They re-interpret old folk songs of their region and create new songs based on legends, stories and the iconic landscape of central Switze ...

* Hekate * Ian Read * Moon Far Away *

Orplid Orplid is a neofolk, Martial industrial, martial, post-industrial music, post-industrial and experimental music group of German musicians, Uwe Nolte and Frank Machau. The name is drawn from the poem Gesang Weylas by Eduard Mörike, beginning ‘Du ...

* Spiritual Front *

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* Stille Volk *

The Moon and the Nightspirit The Moon and the Nightspirit is a Hungarian folk music duo founded in 2003 by Ágnes Tóth and Mihály Szabó. Their songs deal mostly with pagan fairy tales and shamanism. History The lyrics of their debut album ''Of Dreams Forgotten and Fabl ...

* Vàli * Vrîmuot * Wöljager

Past Prophecy Productions bands

* Arcane Art *

Arctic Plateau Arctic Plateau is an Italian post-rock and shoegaze one-man band formed by Gianluca Divirgilio in 2006. He released part of his early raw songs on Myspace and signed with Prophecy Productions in 2008. Divirgilio describes his music as "Music Ex ...

* Autumnblaze *

* Blazing Eternity * Canaan * Crowhurst *

Dark Suns Dark Suns is a German progressive metal band formed in 1997. It is currently composed of guitarists Maik Knappe and Torsten Wenzel, with Maik's brother Niko performing the vocals and drums. The band has released one demo, one EP, and five studi ...

* Din Brad * Drautran * Drawn *

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* Eïs * Elend * Ewigheim *

Finnr's Cane Finnr's Cane is an atmospheric black metal band from Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, founded in 2008. The band consists of The Peasant, The Slave, and The Bard, with each self-assigned pseudonym chosen to afford anonymity for the members. Finnr's Ca ...

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* Green Carnation * In the Woods... * Kari * Khôrada *

Leakh Liyeh ( fa, ليه, also Romanized as Līyeh; also known as Leah and Leakh) is a village in Deylaman Rural District, Deylaman District, Siahkal County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 144, in 40 families. Refer ...

* Mysterium * Nachtmahr * Naervaer * Nàttsòl *

Neun Welten Neun Welten (meaning Nine Worlds in German, which relates to the nine worlds of Norse mythology) is a German music group primarily incorporating instrumental acoustic, Traditional music, traditional folk music, folk and dark folk in their music. The ...

Noekk Noekk is a German progressive doom metal band that is a collaboration of two then former Empyrium members ( Markus Stock, Ulf T. Schwadorf, and Thomas Helm). The origin of the band's name is supposed to come from a water creature that wa ...

* Nox Mortis *

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Of the Wand & the Moon Of the Wand & the Moon (stylized as :Of the Wand & the Moon:) is the neofolk/ experimental project of Danish musician Kim Larsen and various guest contributors. History Larsen was originally a member of the gothic/doom metal band Saturnus, bu ...

* Paragon Of Beauty *

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* Sleeping Pulse * Sonnentau * Subaudition *

* The Loveless * Todesbonden

References

External links

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