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Yet EMPYRIUM also revisit the dark folk style, which the Germans had progressively embraced on their third and fourth albums.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat used to appear to be a crossroad in their musical development has now merged into one breath-taking sound. The combined force of mastermind, multi-instrumentalist, clean and extreme vocalist as well as producer Markus \"Schwadorf\" Stock and classical singer Thomas Helm, who lends his amazing voice also to the Bayerische Staatsoper in  Munich, is painting a radiant sonic picture. It comes with the melancholic grounding of the sophomore album \"Songs of Moors \u0026amp; Misty Fields” (1997), adds brushstrokes of the fairy-tale tempera colours of \"Where at Night the Wood Grouse Plays\" (1999), and also makes use of a few hues from the palette that DEAD CAN DANCE have infused with world music, which EMPYRIUM have already employed on \"The Turn of the Tides\" (2014). The crowning varnish is diligently crafted from rougher elements that reach all the way back to the Germans' legendary debut \" A Wintersunset…\" (1996). EMPYRIUM have reconciled their early vintage sound with the acoustic expression of later recordings.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStaying true to the Romantic tradition, EMPYRIUM continue to take inspiration for their lyrical flights of fantasy from the local myths, ancient places, and natural wonders of the Rhön Mountains and their Lower Franconian homeland in the West of Germany. A circle is closing, and with EMPYRIUM's label Prophecy Productions, which were originally founded with the mission to release the band's debut album, celebrating their 25th anniversary in 2021, it happens in more than one way.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Season of Mist - International","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53418488791383,"sku":"P-104209-","price":12.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/6500\/8471\/files\/Empyrium-Uber-Den-Sternen-CD-DIGIPAK-104209-1-1607150376.jpg?v=1778079437"},{"product_id":"empyrium-the-turn-of-the-tides-cd-digipak","title":"Empyrium - The Turn of the Tides - CD DIGIPAK","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith their fifth album, Empyrium embark on a new creative phase. Twelve years after their last studio effort \"Weiland\", Empyrium - the masters of natural ambiances set to music - return with a much-anticipated new album. Notwithstanding their creative break, \"The Turn Of The Tides\" is an Empyrium-album par excellence, although it bears strong testimony to the artistic and personal growth Schwadorf and Helm have undergone since 2002. Concurrently with the music, the conceptional aspect of \"The Turn Of The Tides\" attests to a mature and evolved elaboration on Empyrium's essence. Nature and human emotion as reflected in it still remain subject matter of the songs, but here, too, Helm and Schwadorf choose a more abstract approach. \"The Turn Of The Tides\" adresses cycles, both within nature - the tides of the sea, the change of seasons, the eternal circulation of water - as well as human life, and insinuates how everything rediscovers itself in everything.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Season of Mist - International","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53873642832215,"sku":"P-38840-","price":14.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/6500\/8471\/files\/Empyrium-The-Turn-of-the-Tides-CD-DIGIPAK-38840-1-1400601419.jpg?v=1782476045"},{"product_id":"empyrium-into-the-pantheon-fanbox-cd-dvd-blu-ray","title":"Empyrium - Into the Pantheon Fanbox - CD + DVD + BLU-RAY","description":"\u003cp\u003e**NON-RETURNABLE ITEM!**\u003cbr\u003eExperience the first-ever concert by Empyrium, captured live and presented in \"Into the Pantheon.\" This stunning video testament showcases a memorable evening where the legendary band performed 11 tracks from their four albums, along with two brand new songs. With an intimate atmosphere and a charismatic performance, the most iconic name in atmospheric dark folk from Germany reminds us who the true masters are... BUY OR DIE!\u003cbr\u003eThe live lineup features members from Les Discrets, Alcest, Dornenreich, Leave's Eyes, and The Vision Bleak.\u003cbr\u003eThis box set includes Blu-ray, DVD, and CD.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Season of Mist - International","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53958752469335,"sku":"P-36156-","price":31.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/6500\/8471\/files\/Empyrium-Into-the-Pantheon-Fanbox-CD-DVD-BLU-RAY-36156-1-1378109955.jpg?v=1783427263"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.season-of-mist.com\/collections\/band-music-empyrium.oembed","provider":"Season of Mist - International","version":"1.0","type":"link"}