luna

concept

with luna and aurora, we release our third and fourth album as complementary works.

stylistically, they employ a mixture of old and new elements. we have once again found a balance between melodicism and heaviness by combining black metal and post rock: guitar tremolos, blast beats and harsh vocals alternate with clean guitars, sidestick drumming and whispers, each accentuated by catchy piano melodies or spherical string harmonies.

we added more progressive elements such as unusual time signatures and rhythms, which were hinted at on rekonvaleszenz and which have now been fully elaborated on luna and aurora to interrupt the melancholic post-black-metal foundation in the right places. the vocals, which had always been varied, also show new facets to effectively present the german nature-loving lyrics.

in a way, the two albums can be pictured as yin and yang: while luna plays in winter and tries to develop more hopeful lyrical and musical moods out of a melancholic atmosphere, spring announces itself on aurora, but not without memories of frost and dreariness.

tracklist and lyrics

Release Date

19 august 2022

total playtime

45:43

Sample

sturmgeweiht on youtube

play/download sturmgeweiht as mp3

Spotify

of course, the album can also be found on spotify:

Order

you can order luna as well as aurora here:

… or directly from us:

reviews

Dave ‘That Metal guy’ campbell for Metal Temple

10/10 — masterpiece

‘I am near speechless when it comes to describing this album, but I will leave you with a few words …glorious, astonishing, and remarkable … this is one album that you just must listen to this year.’

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Metalhead.it

9.5/10

‘Un costante equilibrio tra sonorità aggressive e aperture atmosferiche: chitarre melodiche e blast beats, arpeggi profondi e groove di basso, voce estrema e sussurri ipnotici, tempi irregolari accentati da crescendo strepitosi e cambi stilistici repentini, con un pianoforte che emerge dal nulla ed un incedere degli arrangiamenti che vuole portare verso una intensa teatralità.’

read the full review (italian).

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‘A constant balance of aggressive sounds and atmospheric openings: melodic guitars and blast beats, deep arpeggios and bass grooves, extreme vocals and hypnotic whispers, irregular tempos accentuated by resounding crescendos and sudden stylistic changes, with a piano emerging from nowhere and a progression of arrangements that aims to lead towards an intense theatricality.’

metal only

9.5/10

‘Die Lyrics sind ebenso virtuos geschrieben wie die Musik komponiert ist. Es werden Geschichten erzählt, Bilder kreiert, und jedes Wort wirkt so, als ob es passender nicht hätte gewählt werden können. Auch soundtechnisch haben träumen von aurora zum Vorgängeralbum noch mal eine Schippe drauf gelegt. Beide Alben sind absolut fett produziert, alle Facetten, die musikalisch zum Ausdruck gebracht werden, sind klar verständlich und zu keiner Sekunde überladen.’

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‘The lyrics are as virtuosically written as the music is composed. Stories are told, images created, and every word seems as if it could not have been chosen more appropriately. In terms of sound, träumen von aurora have also gone one better than the previous album. Both albums are produced with a fat sound, all facets that are musically expressed are clearly understandable and not overloaded at any second.’

read the full review (german).

metallerium

9.5/10

‘träumen von aurora con luna/aurora es un disco bien logrado en todo nivel, porque desde que se ve la portada, sabrás que no estas ante algo cotidiano y que tiene mucho misterio por descubrir en cada canción, y eso se acrecienta mientras el disco sigue su trayecto y lo llevas escuchando por horas. Y sobre el idioma, pues bueno, hoy en día ya no es un problema de entender o saber que pasa por su cabeza gracias a las diferentes herramientas virtuales que tiene Internet. Buen disco y altamente recomendado.’

read the full review (spanish)

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‘träumen von aurora’s luna/aurora is a well done album on every level, because as soon as you see the cover, you know that you are in for something unconventional, and that there will be a lot of mystery to discover in each song, and that increases as the album continues its course and you listen to it for hours. Good album and highly recommended.’

Musika

95/100

‘De twaalf nummers volgen immers erg goed op elkaar en je krijgt wisselende gemoedsstemmingen te horen: van ingetogen verdriet en weemoed tot agressieve wanhoop en boosheid. Het feit dat in de ruigere stukken de band ook zin heeft voor progressieve elementen en melodie is in dit genre eerder uitzondering dan regel maar geeft een extra dimensie aan hun sound. Dit is werkelijk muzikaal vakmanschap van het bovenste schap. Zoals alle klasse albums hebben deze albums zeer veel draaibeurten nodig om alle schoonheid te ontdekken.

Zal zeer hoog eindigen in mijn eindejaarslijstje.’

read the full review (dutch).

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‘The twelve songs follow each other very well, and you get to hear changing moods: from subdued sadness and melancholy to aggressive despair and anger. The fact that in the rougher parts the band also has a taste for progressive elements and melody is more the exception than the rule in this genre, but it gives an extra dimension to their sound. This is really musical craftsmanship of the highest order. Like all classy albums, this one needs many spins to discover all its beauty.

Will end up very high in my year-end list.’

Ave Noctum

9/10

‘What is clear is the sheer ambition and class we have on offer, both releases setting the bar within post black metal extremely high indeed with a deluge of extravagant, complex and enthralling compositions.

An unmatched double album from träumen von aurora, one of scintillating textures and outright brilliant musicianship, this is unreservedly superb.’

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soundmagnet

9/10

‘träumen von aurora liefern ein Comeback im Doppelpack ab, das sich sehen lassen kann. Sowohl luna als auch aurora sind Alben, die man sich auf keinen Fall so nebenbei anhören sollte. Wer aber auf ausgefeilten Black Metal steht und sich Zeit nimmt, wirklich aktiv reinzuhören, wird seine helle Freude haben. Beide Alben nehmen sich hier gar nichts und verdienen sich eine entsprechende Wertung.’

read the full review (german).

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‘träumen von aurora deliver a comeback in a double pack that is impressive. Both luna and aurora are albums that should not be listened to casually. But if you like sophisticated black metal and take the time to really listen to it, you will be very happy. Both albums are of equal quality and deserve an appropriate rating.’

Nocturnal Hall

8.5/10

‘Creativity has struck, because träumen von aurora release two albums at the same time and can deliver over 90 minutes of exciting, peculiar and multi-layered quality. When diving into the opulent sound world, the removal of any stylistic blinkers seems very helpful. Here the band experiments blithely and offers a colorful mix that challenges the listener. Many small pieces of the puzzle interlock: moderate black metal, dreamy post rock, variable vocals and wonderfully gliding melodies.

Whoever gets involved in these two complementary works needs a lot of time, openness and patience, but will be rewarded with detailed compositions, if the pinch of weirdness and show-like theatricality can be tolerated or appreciated.

luna and aurora are profound works that demand with variability and need an open ear!’

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the dark melody

8.4/10

‘luna and aurora are poetic antipodes. Darkness and light, but they do not coexist without the other. A journey of mixed emotions transmitted by the mastery of the compositions in each of the tracks. The albums are rooted in previous entries of the discography, but this time, the step of evolution for träumen von aurora can be felt, both in the practice of this genre and in the search to experience it. Without a doubt, there is much more to appreciate about this virtuous trio after these two works.’

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OccultBlackMetalZine

8/10

‘In my opinion, this is another great-sounding album from träumen von aurora, and if you are a fan of avantgarde and progressive post black metal, you should check out this recording. recommended tracks include gram und verve and … kann eines lichtes flackern trüben.’

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music-scan.de

4/5

‘Die Musik hier speist sich aus so verschiedenen Quellen, von denen man nicht gedacht hätte, dass sie vereinbar sind. Das ist sicher nichts für all jene Vertreter der reinen Lehre. Nein, träumen von aurora verlangen ihren Hörern alles ab. Zumindest Offenheit und die Bereitschaft in einen ganz eigenen Klangkosmos einzutauchen. Das wird nicht jedem schmecken, ist aber eine musikalische Entdeckungsreise sondergleichen und in seiner Art herausragend. Tiefgründig, düster, schwarz, außerordentlich musikalisch und letztlich mit nichts zu vergleichen.’

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‘The music here feeds from such different sources that you wouldn’t have thought they were compatible. This is certainly not for all those advocates of pure doctrine. No, träumen von aurora demand everything from their listeners. At the very least, openness and the willingness to dive into a very unique sound cosmos. Not everyone will like it, but it is an unparalleled musical voyage of discovery and outstanding in its way. Profound, dark, black, extraordinarily musical and ultimately incomparable to anything else.’

read the full review (german).

metal epidemic

‘Think about it this way, imagine if someone created a band out of that teleportation machine from 1986’s The Fly, starting Jeff Goldblum, that mixed a black metal band with Leprous, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Foo Fighters and a German dictionary all at once. It’s hard to put one’s finger on what gives träumen von aurora their “sound”, but it’s fairly impressive in its totality.’

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metal addicts

‘Maybe some reviewers would label luna & aurora as “post something”. Maybe they’re not wrong, but they’re not right either. There is much more in the albums. There is the intent of exploring comlex emotions through a progressive escalade. The impression that it gets is that metal music traits are not enough for träumen von aurora to express all their emotions.’

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Suffissocore.com

‘La novità principale, riascoltando i primi due lavori, è un pesante utilizzo di synth, che rendono le atmosfere ancora più oscure e danno corpo al guitar work, in linea con quello di formazioni del calibro di Dornenreich, Nocte Obducta e Karg. ‘stille, mehr stille’, ‘sturmgeweiht’ e ‘aurora II’ sono gli episodi più significativi di un’opera ambiziosa in grado di allargare la fanbase.’

read the full review (italian).

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‘The main novelty, listening back to the first two works, is a heavy use of synths, which make the atmospheres even darker and give body to the guitar work in line with that of the likes of Dornenreich, Nocte Obducta and Karg. ‘stille, mehr stille’, ‘sturmgeweiht’ and ‘aurora II’ are the most significant episodes of an ambitious work capable of broadening the fanbase.’