Dark Fortress
Bavarian black metal outfit Dark Fortress formed in 1994 and steadily evolved from a raw, melodically aggressive debut through increasingly progressive and technically sophisticated territory, blending metaphysical horror, occult spirituality, and sophisticated compositional ambition across seven studio albums released primarily through Century Media. Highlighted by standout records Stab Wounds (2004) and Séance (2005), and featuring cover art by Travis Smith, the band distinguished themselves as one of Germany's most serious and intellectually rigorous black metal acts before disbanding in 2023.
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Dark Fortress Discography
15 tracks
- 1 Intro (Live in 2023) 1:31
- 2 CataWomb (Live in 2023) 6:21
- 3 The Silver Gate (Live in 2023) 6:43
- 4 Isa (Live in 2023) 8:26
- 5 Pulling at Threads (Live in 2023) 4:00
- 6 Crimson Tears (Live in 2023) 7:34
- 7 Cohorror (Live in 2023) 5:43
- 8 Self Mutilation (Live in 2023) 6:35
- 9 Chrysalis (Live in 2023) 6:39
- 10 To Harvest the Artifacts of Mockery (Live in 2023) 4:38
- 11 Ylem (Live in 2023) 7:06
- 12 Insomnia (Live in 2023) 8:05
- 13 Evenfall (Live in 2023) 4:45
- 14 Baphomet (Live in 2023) 7:01
- 15 Sycamore Trees (Outro) [Live in 2023] 2:45
12 tracks
- 1 Nascence (Intro) 1:36
- 2 Coalescence 4:32
- 3 The Spider In The Web 5:26
- 4 Spectres From The Old World 5:50
- 5 Pali Aike 5:18
- 6 Pazuzu 5:50
- 7 Isa 7:38
- 8 Pulling At Threads 3:16
- 9 In Deepest Time 5:16
- 10 Penrose Procession (Interlude) 2:36
- 11 Swan Song 7:16
- 12 Nox Irae 3:38
11 tracks
- 1 Iconoclasm Omega 6:41
- 2 Self Mutilation 6:45
- 3 Stab Wounds 8:11
- 4 When 1000 Crypts Awake 4:00
- 5 Despise The "Living" 5:36
- 6 A Midnight Poem 8:46
- 7 Rest In Oblivion 8:29
- 8 Vanitas... No Horizons 1:24
- 9 Like A Somnambulist In Daylight's Fire 7:52
- 10 Sleep! 3:04
- 11 Endtime 8:21
12 tracks
- 1 Introduction 1:45
- 2 Defiance Of Death 8:35
- 3 Passage To Extinction 9:11
- 4 In Morte Aeternitas 9:03
- 5 Moribound Be Thy Creation 6:19
- 6 Through Ages Of War 6:04
- 7 Blood Of The Templars 7:20
- 8 Warlord (Face The Angel Of Pestilence) 5:01
- 9 Battles Rage In The Infernal Depth 6:49
- 10 A Fortress Dark 8:15
- 11 I Am The Black Wizards (Bonus Track) 6:04
- 12 Eye Of The Greyhound (Bonus Track) 4:35
19 tracks
- 1 The Arcanum Of The Cursed 1:42
- 2 Pilgrim Of The Nightly Spheres 4:12
- 3 Twilight 4:33
- 4 Apocalypse 3:37
- 5 Immortality Profound (Trilogy) - Dreaming... (Chapter 1) 4:14
- 6 Immortality Profound (Trilogy) - Throne Of Sombre Thoughts (Chapter 2) 5:04
- 7 Immortality Profound (Trilogy) - Captured In Eternity's Eyes (Chapter 3) 4:16
- 8 Misanthropic Invocation 5:49
- 9 Crimson Tears 6:43
- 10 Tales From Eternal Dusk 8:33
- 11 Moments Of Mournful Splendor (At The Portal To Infinity) 3:02
- 12 Cryptic Winterforest 6:03
- 13 Towards Immortality 6:09
- 14 Emperor Of The Majestic Nights 5:56
- 15 The Mystic Medieval Times (Demo 1996) 5:30
- 16 Eternal War (Demo 1996) 3:07
- 17 Passing The Shadowgates (Demo 1996) 3:26
- 18 Into My Deepest Desire (Demo 1996) 4:57
- 19 Reborn In A Frozen Kingdom (Demo 1996) 6:10
10 tracks
- 1 Venereal Dawn 11:03
- 2 Lloigor 7:07
- 3 Betrayal And Vengeance 7:10
- 4 Chrysalis 6:29
- 5 I Am The Jigsaw Of A Mad God 8:33
- 6 The Deep 3:09
- 7 Odem 6:29
- 8 Luciform 7:25
- 9 On Fever's Wings 11:12
- 10 The Deep - Acoustic Version 2:58
12 tracks
- 1 Ylem 6:33
- 2 As The World Keels Over 6:35
- 3 Osiris 7:35
- 4 Silence 4:27
- 5 Evenfall 5:36
- 6 Redivider 7:07
- 7 Satan Bled 4:35
- 8 Hirudineans 4:56
- 9 Nemesis 6:35
- 10 The Valley 8:01
- 11 Wrath 8:15
- 12 Sycamore Trees 4:02
9 tracks
- 1 The Silver Gate 6:50
- 2 Cohorror 5:37
- 3 Baphomet 6:24
- 4 The Unflesh 5:08
- 5 Analepsy 6:01
- 6 Edge Of Night 3:56
- 7 No Longer Human 6:22
- 8 Catacrusis 4:33
- 9 Antiversum 7:22
10 tracks
- 1 Ghastly Indoctrination 7:39
- 2 Catawoumb 6:41
- 3 Requiem Grotesque 6:50
- 4 While They Sleep 7:11
- 5 To Harvest The Artifacts Of Mockery 4:11
- 6 Poltergeist 5:57
- 7 Revolution:vanity 5:14
- 8 Incide 5:20
- 9 Shardfigures 6:24
- 10 Insomnia 6:31
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