Lacrimas Profundere
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Lacrimas Profundere is a gothic metal band from Germany
. Their name means "to shed tears" in Latin
. Their stylistic aesthetic has evolved over time, originally a death doom rooted gothic metal band, they have progressively changed their style to a more mainstream gothic style with the late albums.
, and also made use of feminine vocals and classical elements. With the entrance of vocalist Anja Hötzendorfer, they drew enough attention to themselves to be able to record their debut, entitled ... and the Wings Embraced Us, which was released in 1995 and was followed by La Naissance d’un Rêve (French for "Birth of a Dream"), from 1997.
After the said releases, the band was granted a deal with Napalm Records
which included five albums. A harp
ist was added to the band's line-up and they proceeded to record Memorandum (1999).
Burning: A Wish from 2001 was Lacrimas Profundere's first album to receive attention from the international specialized press. This album featured the removal of the band's classical elements to some degree, and was also the first time they employed baritone
vocals, supplied by Oliver's brother, Christopher Schmid
. Their first international tour then began, including countries of Europe
and Latin America
.
Lacrimas Profundere's subsequent albums were Fall, I Will Follow from 2002 and Ave End from 2004.
Filthy Notes For Frozen Hearts received considerable attention from Jackass
star Bam Margera
and the songs My Velvet Little Darkness, Short Glance, Should and Sweet Caroline along with a vocal excerpt from Sad Theme For a Marriage were played on his show Bam's Unholy Union
.
In April 2007, Christopher Schmid, the band's founding member and vocalist left the band; citing prolonged stress from touring. It did not take long to find a new vocalist: Peter Kafka, who also sings for the German band Sonicslave.
A Few months later basist Daniel Lechner left the band and vocalist Peter Kafka became the new basist and Rob Vitacca employed as the new vocalist, who also sings for the German Rock band Lost. Long time keyboardist Christian Steiner also left the band but supplied some parts for the new album. The album called "Songs For The Last View" was released in the summer of 2008. This was the first album featuring their new singer, Rob Vitacca.
Lacrimas Profundere's new album, The Grandiose Nowhere
has been released on 30 April 2010.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. Their name means "to shed tears" in Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
. Their stylistic aesthetic has evolved over time, originally a death doom rooted gothic metal band, they have progressively changed their style to a more mainstream gothic style with the late albums.
Biography
Lacrimas Profundere was founded in 1993 by guitarist Oliver Schmid. At the time, the band was influenced by doom metalDoom metal
Doom metal is an extreme form of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much "thicker" or "heavier" sound than other metal genres...
, and also made use of feminine vocals and classical elements. With the entrance of vocalist Anja Hötzendorfer, they drew enough attention to themselves to be able to record their debut, entitled ... and the Wings Embraced Us, which was released in 1995 and was followed by La Naissance d’un Rêve (French for "Birth of a Dream"), from 1997.
After the said releases, the band was granted a deal with Napalm Records
Napalm Records
Napalm Records is an Austrian independent record label focused on heavy metal and hard rock.Originally, Napalm Records focused mainly on black metal acts such as Abigor and Summoning and folk metal bands such as Falkenbach and Vintersorg....
which included five albums. A harp
Harp
The harp is a multi-stringed instrument which has the plane of its strings positioned perpendicularly to the soundboard. Organologically, it is in the general category of chordophones and has its own sub category . All harps have a neck, resonator and strings...
ist was added to the band's line-up and they proceeded to record Memorandum (1999).
Burning: A Wish from 2001 was Lacrimas Profundere's first album to receive attention from the international specialized press. This album featured the removal of the band's classical elements to some degree, and was also the first time they employed baritone
Baritone
Baritone is a type of male singing voice that lies between the bass and tenor voices. It is the most common male voice. Originally from the Greek , meaning deep sounding, music for this voice is typically written in the range from the second F below middle C to the F above middle C Baritone (or...
vocals, supplied by Oliver's brother, Christopher Schmid
Christopher Schmid
Christopher Schmid is the baritone ex-vocalist of the German gothic doom band Lacrimas Profundere.Christopher left the band April 4, 2007 due to prolonged stress from touring with the band...
. Their first international tour then began, including countries of Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
.
Lacrimas Profundere's subsequent albums were Fall, I Will Follow from 2002 and Ave End from 2004.
Filthy Notes For Frozen Hearts received considerable attention from Jackass
Jackass (TV series)
jackass is an American reality series, originally shown on MTV from 2000 to 2002, featuring people performing various dangerous, crude, ridiculous, self-injuring stunts and pranks...
star Bam Margera
Bam Margera
Brandon Cole "Bam" Margera is an American professional skateboarder, television and radio personality, actor and daredevil. He released a series of videos under the CKY banner and came to prominence after being drafted into MTV's Jackass crew...
and the songs My Velvet Little Darkness, Short Glance, Should and Sweet Caroline along with a vocal excerpt from Sad Theme For a Marriage were played on his show Bam's Unholy Union
Bam's Unholy Union
Bam's Unholy Union is an American reality series that aired on MTV and MTV Canada. It follows Bam Margera and his fiancee Missy Rothstein as they plan their wedding...
.
In April 2007, Christopher Schmid, the band's founding member and vocalist left the band; citing prolonged stress from touring. It did not take long to find a new vocalist: Peter Kafka, who also sings for the German band Sonicslave.
A Few months later basist Daniel Lechner left the band and vocalist Peter Kafka became the new basist and Rob Vitacca employed as the new vocalist, who also sings for the German Rock band Lost. Long time keyboardist Christian Steiner also left the band but supplied some parts for the new album. The album called "Songs For The Last View" was released in the summer of 2008. This was the first album featuring their new singer, Rob Vitacca.
Lacrimas Profundere's new album, The Grandiose Nowhere
The Grandiose Nowhere
The Grandiose Nowhere is the ninth studio album by Lacrimas Profundere, released on April 30, 2010.-Track listing:-Bonus limited edition Digipack tracks:"All Is Suffering""Of Words and Rain"...
has been released on 30 April 2010.
Current members
- Rob Vitacca - Vocals
- Oliver Nikolas Schmid - Guitars
- Tony Berger - Guitars
- Korl Fuhrmann - Drums
Guitars
- Marco Praschberger
- Christian Freitsmiedl
- Stefan Randelshofer
- Manuel Ehrlich (Seraph (Ger))
- Ryan Gabriel Short
Drums
- Willi Wurm (ex-Darkseed)
- Christian Greisberger
- Stefan Eireiner
- Lorenz Gehmacher
- Kevin Sumner
Other
- Christopher SchmidChristopher SchmidChristopher Schmid is the baritone ex-vocalist of the German gothic doom band Lacrimas Profundere.Christopher left the band April 4, 2007 due to prolonged stress from touring with the band...
- Vocals - Christian Steiner - Keyboards
- Anja Hötzendorfer - Violin, Backing Vocals
- Ursula Schmidhammer - Harp
- Eva Stöger - Flute, Keyboards
Discography
- ...And the Wings Embraced Us...And the Wings Embraced Us...And the Wings Embraced Us is the premiere studio album by the German gothic metal band Lacrimas Profundere. It was originally released in 1995, and remastered and re-released in 2002.-Track listing:-Personnel:*Christopher Schmid – vocals...
(1995) - La Naissance D'Un RêveLa Naissance D'Un Rêve-Personnel:Christopher Schmid: Vocals Anja Hotzendorfer: Violin and Female VocalsOliver Nikolas Schmid: GuitarsMarkus Lapper: BassStefan Eireiner: DrumsChristian Steiner: KeyboardsEva Stoger: Flute...
(1997) - The Crown of Leaving (1997)
- The Embrace and the Eclipse (1998)
- MemorandumMemorandum (album)-Track listing:-Personnel:Christopher Schmid: Vocals Anja Hotzendorfer: Violin and Female VocalsOliver Nikolas Schmid: GuitarsMarco Praschberger: Guitars Markus Lapper: BassLorenz Gehmacher: DrumsChristian Steiner: Keyboards-External links:* * *...
(1999) - Burning: A WishBurning: A Wish-Personnel:* Christopher Schmid: Vocals* Oliver Nikolas Schmid: Lead Guitars* Marco Praschberger: Rhythm Guitars* Rico Galvagno: Bass* Willi Wurm: Drums* Christian Steiner: Keyboards...
(2001) - Fall, I Will FollowFall, I Will FollowFall, I Will Follow is the fifth album by the German band Lacrimas Profundere.-Track listing:...
(2002) - Ave EndAve EndAve End is the sixth album by the German band Lacrimas Profundere.On Ave End, the band pursues the style previously developed on the Fall, I Will Follow album, which sounds remarkably different from their other releases, as its orientation leans more toward rock 'n roll , whereas their first four...
(2004) - Again It's OverAgain It's Over EP-Track listing:...
(2006) - Filthy Notes for Frozen HeartsFilthy Notes for Frozen HeartsFilthy Notes for Frozen Hearts is the seventh album by the German band Lacrimas Profundere.A video clip was released for the song "Again It's Over" and "My Velvet Little Darkness"...
(2006) - Songs for the Last ViewSongs for the Last ViewSongs for the Last View is the eighth album by Lacrimas Profundere, which was released on the 27th of June 2008 in mainland Europe, with a US/Canada release on the 15th of July.-Track listing:*All Songs Written and Arranged By Lacrimas Profundere...
(2008) - The Grandiose NowhereThe Grandiose NowhereThe Grandiose Nowhere is the ninth studio album by Lacrimas Profundere, released on April 30, 2010.-Track listing:-Bonus limited edition Digipack tracks:"All Is Suffering""Of Words and Rain"...
(2010)
Videos
- "Ave End" (2004)
- "Amber Girl" (2004)
- "Again It's Over" (2006)
- "My Velvet Little Darkness" (2006)
- "A Pearl" (2008)
- "And God's Ocean" (2009)
- "The Letter" (2010)
- "Lips" (2011)
External links
- Official website
- Lacrimas Profundere at Napalm RecordsNapalm RecordsNapalm Records is an Austrian independent record label focused on heavy metal and hard rock.Originally, Napalm Records focused mainly on black metal acts such as Abigor and Summoning and folk metal bands such as Falkenbach and Vintersorg....
- Lacrimas Profundere at MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....