Founded in 1996, Dornenreich’s trademarks for the past fourteen years have been uniquely intense music, expressive German lyrics and a charismatic stage presence. After gaining a reputation as an individualistic, avant-garde Black Metal act with their first two albums “;Nicht um zu sterben”; (1997) and “;Bitter ist’s, dem Tod zu dienen”; (1999) that were released via CCP Records, Dornenreich published their third album “;Her von welken Nächten”; via Prophecy Productions in 2001.