Darkwell

 

darkwell_logo_2015_thinDARKWELL was born in early 1999, with the aim and motivation to create vivid and profound gothic metal. All band members are experienced musicians, and they know well how to add liveliness to their music, which results in strong compositions and mature arrangements. In 1999, DARKWELL signed a record deal with the Austrian label Napalm Records, and started recording the band’s debut album “Susperia” in March 2000. They matched fragile but also powerful female vocals with pounding guitars and driving bass lines. Soon after, the quintet went on tour with then label colleagues Tristania and The Sins Of Thy Beloved. This tour was crowned with success: They got booked for the German Wave-Gotik-Treffen, even before releasing their first record. Numerous shows and a tour with Graveworm and Vintersorg followed.

In the year of 2002, DARKWELL released the MCD “Conflict Of Interest”. They once again united the band’s already characteristic dark sound with the angelic and feminine voice of Alexandra P. The CD contains an expressive cover version of Tanita Tikaram’s endlessly sad “Twist In My Sobriety”, and topped all expected sales figures. Based on these promising facts, a headliner-tour with Ashes You Leave, and a headlinertour across the Netherlands followed, as well as festivals appearances at

Eurorock, Skeleton Bash and 666-Festival. In 2003, DARKWELL parted ways with their vocalist Alexandra, as personal and musical difficulties occurred, and started to search for a new dark front-beauty.

Soon they discovered Stephanie M., who emphasized DARKWELL’s independent musical path even more. After a few rehearsals, Stephanie made her glorious live debut with the band at the Wave-Gotik-Treffen. She enchanted the audience with her energetic live show and bewitched everybody at the Summer Breeze 2003. In 2004, DARKWELL went on another headliner tour through Germany, Austria and Switzerland! DARKWELLs album “Metatron” is a fusion of fire and night: It burns a warming afterglow in the heart of the listener. The strong and feminine voice is in the focus of the catchy compositions and is accompanied by rocking guitars, driving bass sounds and sophisticated drums. The release of the album followed a successful European tour with Atrocity and Leaves’ Eyes, as well as a headliner tour with Vanitas as support in 2005. They also played at a few festivals from 2005 to 2007. 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. The band also went on a headliner-tour through Germany, Austria and Switzerland in 2004. 2015 was consumed by composing and recording, and now the new album is ready to be released. The “Moloch” was forged in the cold realm of Metropolis, will leave the cold machine halls on September 23, 2016 and will be released worldwide via Massacre Records. The music  ransports 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!

The new and 3rd studio album by the Austrian female-fronted gothic rock/metal pioneers DARKWELL! Album also available as limited digipak with 2 bonus tracks. Recorded, produced and mixed by Stefan Graf and Roland Wurzer at Mirror Productions in Innsbruck, Austria. Mastered by Eike Freese (Apocalyptica, Gamma Ray, Lord Of The Lost) at the Hammer Studios in Hamburg, Germany.

Darkwell (6)TRACK LISTING

1. Moloch
2. In Nomine Serpentis
3. Yoshiwara
4. Fall Of Ishtar
5. Save My Sight
6. Bow Down
7. Clandestine
8. Loss Of Reason
9. Im Lichte
10. Golem
11. Awakening
12. Hope Unborn #2016 (Digipak Bonus)

13. Midlife Crisis (Digipak Bonus)

LINE-UP
Alexandra Pittracher – Vocals
Mathisa Nussbaum – Guitars
Raphael Lepuschitz – Keys
Roland Wurzer – Bass
Michael Bachler – Drums
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DISCOGRAPHY
2000 Suspiria
2002 Conflict Of Interest (MCD)
2004 Metat[r]on
2016 Moloch
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