Twilight (band)
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![]() Twilight at the 2013 Burgfolk Festival at Broich Castle |
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General information | |
origin | Regensburg , Germany |
Genre (s) | Medieval rock |
founding | 2007 |
Website | www.zwielicht-band.de |
Founding members | |
Vocals, acoustic guitar |
Oliver Fischer |
Singing, harp |
Regina Laxgang |
Current occupation | |
Oliver Fischer | |
Singing, harp
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Regina Laxgang |
Singing, violin
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Christof Uhlmann |
Benedikt Dreher | |
Roland Huber | |
Alexander Gotthardt | |
Benjamin Kroll | |
former members | |
Thomas Stumpf (2007-2011) |
Zwielicht is a medieval rock band that was founded in 2007 in Regensburg .
history
The medieval band Zwielicht was founded at the beginning of 2007 by Oliver Fischer and Regina Laxgang. Benedikt Dreher, Christof Uhlmann, Alexander Gotthardt, Benjamin Kroll and Thomas Stumpf later joined the group. In autumn 2007 the band released their first demo CD. In 2008, Zwielicht was already on tour with Fiddler's Green . A year later she was the opening act for the band Schandmaul on the Anderswelt tour . In the same year the band won the Festival Mediaval Award in Selb , which gave them a record deal. Zwielicht were able to prevail against Ingrimm , Ignis Fatuu and Arundo and produce a promo DVD at Zeberus Records.
Since February 2009 Benjamin Kroll has also been part of the live cast of the Sava group .
In early 2009, the band released their debut album Zeitlos , which was distributed through Otter Records. So far the band has played in Germany, Austria and Switzerland .
In 2010, Zwielicht appeared at several festivals, including the Wave-Gothic-Treffen in Leipzig for the first time , and made three appearances with Corvus Corax .
In February 2011 the group performed together with Nachtgeschrei in Ingolstadt. Also in February 2011, the band released their second CD Das tiefste Ich on the label Banshee Records . At the release party, the group Vroudenspil appeared in the opening act. Banshee also releases albums by Dunkelschön , Faun , Omnia , Sava and Schelmish . The debut album Zeitlos was also reissued by Banshee.
In summer 2011 guitarist Thomas Stumpf left the band and was replaced by Roland Huber. On August 19, 2011 the group played at the Cave Gladium in Furth im Wald .
style
The musical style of Zwielicht can be compared with Schandmaul and, initially, also with Rabenschrey . On the first album, the medieval instruments play the main role, while the modern musical instruments play a secondary role. On the new album, the guitar and drums come to the fore. The band continues to operate with several singers and a female singer.
Awards
- 2nd place at Ritter in Munich in a newcomer contest by Radio Aena
- Winner of Mediaval Festival -Awards
Discography
Demos
- 2007: Demo CD (CDR; in-house production)
- 200 ?: Promo DVD (DVD; Zeberus Records)
Albums
- 2009: Timeless (CD; Otter Records)
- 2011: The Deepest Me (CD; Banshee Records / Alive AG)
- 2016: Between the Worlds (CD; Banshee Records / Alive AG)
Sampler
- 2008: Sampler contribution to the Sonic Seducer-Beilagen CD (with the song Zwielichtige Gestalten )
- 2011: "Sampler contribution" on the Zillo Mediaval Beilagen CD (with the song The Contract )
- 2012: Contribution to the Citroën DS5 music competition (version of "In the Hall of the Mountain King - Edvard Grieg")
Special
- The band already has several articles in the Mittelbayerische Zeitung , the Regensburger Stadtzeitung, in the Miroque and in the Sonic Seducer .
- On June 2, 2012, the musicians of the band Musikkomparsen could be heard in the crime series Kommissarin Lucas (“The Seven Faces of Fear”) on ZDF with the piece dance .
Web links
- Official website
- Twilight at Discogs (English)
- Zwielicht on MusicBrainz (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Interview in the Dark Feather ( Memento of the original from July 17, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives: fairytale appearance. In: Blizz. September 28, 2008.
- ↑ Benjamin Kroll Profile on sava-music.de ( Memento from May 15, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Twilight - Timeless - Review