As the saying goes "All good things come in threes". For the third time in a row we can say Crewlove is true love, because our dear Flo is a live member of the following band.
It took a few years, but the time has finally come and we can welcome Sylvaine to the castle ruins.
Originally from California, Kathrine has been living in beautiful Norway for most of her life. Till now she has released four fantastic albums and an EP.
Light and darkness, nature and urbanity, the introspect and extroverted, spirituality versus humanity. The music is all about balancing out the extreme outer points in sound, showcasing the emotions that arise as a result of feeling restricted by our human form.

Here is a song of the current album "Nova": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAj5IS_wrtU&ab_channel=SeasonofMist

Today it's Crewlove is true Love again.
This time, however, it will be a little darker and they will be playing for the first time at Dark Troll.
Our dear Malte has been with us for some time now and we are delighted that his black metal band, which was founded in 2018, will be making the castle ruins unsafe for the first time.
Last year their debut album was released via @TeufelsZeug Records and two months ago they were in the studio with our sound professional Irsins Sound to record their second album. We are looking forward to a mix of both albums of Norest!

Here is their debut album "1993" in full length: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzNc0ETWIA0&ab_channel=HartschnackPodcast

St Nicolas had a bagpipe in his sack for us.
Crewlove is true love!
Our dear Muscus has been a permanent crew member for several years now and his band played 2016 the last time at Dark Troll, so we thought it's definitely time to finally inviting them again.
Fittingly, their new EP "Ravenous Dreams" was released last month.
We are very much looking forward to the Folk Metal band Dvalin from Würzburg!

Here is a song from the EP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gWwDBG5z98&ab_channel=DvalinOfficial

It's getting dark earlier and earlier and large parts of Germany are covered snowed. We thought that no time could be more suitable for the following band. In addition, the death / doom metallers from Thuringia were also requested by many of you.
They halready played at our Fimbul Festival in 2021, but they have not yet been to Dark Troll. So we are all pleased that this will happen next year.
They will be bringing a new album with them, which was only released in October, meaning that the band, which was founded in 2008, can now look back on five albums and one EP.
We are delighted to welcome Décembre Noir to the billing.

Here is a song of their latest album "Your Sunset | My Sunrise": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzspI0II85o&ab_channel=LifeforceRecords

Dear troll community, we heard you!
Yesterday they just finished their first big tour and now follows the confirmation for the folk metal newcomers at the cult pagan / folk and black metal festival par excellence.

The band, which was only founded at the end of 2021, has already impressed us live, so we didn't want to miss out on inviting the Skalds from Sylt and Hamburg to the annual troll ritual in the old walls of the castle ruins.
We are very much looking forward to Sagenbringer!

And here's a song and video of their self-titled debut album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7eL8j7KZos&ab_channel=Sagenbringer_Official

We are expecting a visit from Saksenland! We are delighted that our long-time friends Saxorior will be celebrating the release of their new album "Ewighaid" next year. And not only that, the melodic black metallers will be playing a fantastic set in honor of their thirtieth anniversary.
We can't wait for it and hope you're looking forward to it just as much as we do.

Here is a live audio sample of this year's EP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u45FwJHghyM

Our second headliner comes from Olympia, Washington and definitely belongs on the Olympus of atmospheric black metal. With their two demos, seven albums and three EPs, they create melancholic atmospheres that are an ode to rainstorms, wood smoke and the wild energies of the Pacific Northwest.
Founded in 2002, the band knows how to inspire with their unique style and have been conquering the world's biggest stages ever since.
We are delighted that they are now bringing their dreamlike soundscape to the stage of our castle ruins. Please welcome Wolves In The Throne Room to our ranks!

Here is a song of their current EP "Crypt Of An Ancestral Knowledge": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRbWsnhMbuo&ab_channel=WolvesintheThroneRoom

We'd like to continue with our programme.
With a new logo, we are delighted to be able to expand our folk metal batch at the Dark Troll. Because from now on it will be strengthened by the seven Norns from the Ruhr area!
Female fronted and based on the fundamentals of death & black metal, they also know how to skilfully incorporate bagpipes and viola into their songs.
With this mix, the listener is fluidly thrown back and forth between the battlefield and the subsequent victory celebration.
We are looking forward to Tales of Ratatösk!

Here's a song for those who don't know the band yet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTX2u4zBye0&list=OLAK5uy_mim52TpGbAUmizHDUrnSjZ-BBiHfsdgfQ&index=3&ab_channel=TalesofRatat%C3%B6sk-Topic

Like we teased past Thursday here comes the next band.

There's probably no band which fits better to the current season. Especially with that name.
The band, founded in 2010, emerged from the ashes of a previous project and the first album took longer than expected. In 2020 they could finally release their debut. However, as they were very productive during the 10 years, the follow-up album could be released already one year later.
Beautiful Slovakia is there homeland and they knows how to convince with their atmospheric/post/ambient black metal and we are already looking forward to Autumn Nostalgie!

Here is a song from the split CD, which was recently released by our friends from Northern Silence Productions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUS2TAIKLac&ab_channel=AutumnNostalgie

As promised, we have the first headliner today.
We want to start with the one who represents the Pagan/Folk/Viking genre. The Black Metal headliner is already fixed and we hope to be able to present it to you soon.

The band we want to introduce to you today doesn't need many words, but we would like to say a few. The band, founded 30 years ago, is one of the pioneers of Viking Metal.
The Norwegian band has already played on many stages around the world and now we are happy that they will be with us for the first time.
Nine albums, two EPs and two demos have been released so far. We are very happy that Einherjer will turn the castle ruins into a real battlefield of emotions!

Here is a live video from last year's great performance at Midgardsblot:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhN3BZwGaz8&ab_channel=MidgardsblotMetalFestival