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Infobox musical artist | name = Midnattsol| image =| caption =| image_size = | background = group_or_band| origin = Germany / Norway | genre = Symphonic metal Folk metal Melodic metal | years_active = Since 2002| label = Napalm Records | associated_acts = Leaves' Eyes | current_members = Carmen Elise Espenæs Daniel Droste Daniel Fischer Birgit Öllbrunner Chris Merzinsky Alex Kautz | past_members = Christian Hector- Fabian Pospiech | Midnattsol is a Symphonic metal band from Germany and Norway , The band was formed in 2002 by singer Carmen Elise Espenæs and guitarist Christian Hector.
History
In 2002, singer Carmen Elise Espenæs and guitarist Christian Hector founded the German-Norwegian Symphonic metal band Midnattsol; their intention was to start working on this project once they found like-minded persons to join their band. The new members were then identified in Chris Murzinsky (former drummer for Penetralia), Daniel Fischer (keyboard player), and later on Daniel Droste (guitarist) and Birgit Öllbrunner (bassist).
Their sound is essentially Symphonic metal , with some folk influences in the melodies. Although their sound can be classified as symphonic metal, the band prefers to call their style 'Nordic folk metal' because of the folk elements in their music and occasional Norwegian lyrics. http://www.poplexikon.com/bands/midnattsol Their lyrics are largely based on Norwegian folk tales. Their first full-length album, Where Twilight Dwells , was released in 2005; their new album, Nordlys , was released on March 28, 2008. http://www.metal1.info/reviews/reviews.php? rev_id=2752
Midnattsol means " midnight sun " in Norwegian language|Norwegian .
Guitarists Daniel Droste and Christian Hector recently joined forces with Stephan Adolph to form Ahab (band)|Ahab , a German Doom metal|funeral doom band. http://www.laut.de/wortlaut/artists/m/midnattsol/biographie/index.htm
Chris Merzinsky and Birgit Öllbrunner are also playing in the band R:I:P .
Carmen Elise Espenæs is the younger sister of Liv Kristine|Liv Kristine Espenæs Krull , former vocalist of Theatre of Tragedy and current vocalist for Leaves' Eyes . http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? Mode=Search& searchtext=finnvox& PageNum=4
On July 10, 2009, Midnattsol announced guitarist Fabian Pospiech had left the band to concentrate on his family.cite news|publisher= Blabbermouth.net |date=July 10, 2009|accessdate=July 11, 2009|url= http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=123380|title=Midnattsol parts ways with guitarist, seeks replacement
The band won the 'Best Hope' Award at the Metal Female Voices Fest 2009 due to the majority of votes by the fans.
In spring 2010 they announced their return to the studio to record Midnattsol's third album from May to about July 2010. They've been keeping their fans up to date via studio reports on YouTube posted on their official Twitter http://twitter.com/Midnattsol_Band In November 2010, they announced the title of the new album, "The Metamorphosis Melody". In December 2010 they announced that "The Metamorphosis Melody" would be released on the 22nd of April 2011. They also announced the departure of guitarist Daniel Droste.
http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php? id=21147 Midnattsol at Metal Archives
Category:Musical groups established in 2002 Category:Folk metal musical groups Category:Norwegian gothic metal musical groups Category:Norwegian symphonic metal musical groups Category:Musical sextets
