funeral doom metal
Doom metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much "thicker" or "heavier" sound than other heavy metal genres.K. Kahn-Harris, ''Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge'' ...
band founded in 2004 by
Midnattsol
Midnattsol are a gothic/folk metal band from Germany. The band was founded in 2002 by Norwegian vocalist Carmen Elise Espenæs and German guitarist Christian Hector.
The band's name is a modified spelling of the Norwegian word ''midnattssol'', wh ...
guitarists Christian Hector and
Daniel Droste
Daniel Droste (born 2 April 1980 in Mosbach) is a German musician. He was a member of Midnattsol between 2003 and 2010, and founded Ahab in 2006.
Career
Droste was the guitarist of the gothic/folk metal band Midnattsol and is the vocalist, ...
. The band is named after Captain Ahab, a character in the 1851 novel '' Moby-Dick'' by
Herman Melville
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. Along with its name, the band also draws thematic and lyrical inspiration from ''Moby-Dick''; some songs even feature direct quotations from the book.Interview with Christian R. Hector @ mental-solitude.com /ref>
Background
Near the end of 2004, with one song already written, Christian Hector and
Daniel Droste
Daniel Droste (born 2 April 1980 in Mosbach) is a German musician. He was a member of Midnattsol between 2003 and 2010, and founded Ahab in 2006.
Career
Droste was the guitarist of the gothic/folk metal band Midnattsol and is the vocalist, ...
decided to form a band and recorded their first single, ''The Stream''. On 15 April 2005, after several months of rehearsing, the band's first demo, ''The Oath'', was released. The demo was limited to 30 hand-numbered copies and contained the band's first song, "The Stream", as well as two new songs and an outro track. Nearly a year and a half later, ''
The Call of the Wretched Sea
''The Call of the Wretched Sea'' is the debut album by the German funeral doom band Ahab. It was released in October 2006.
History
''The Call of the Wretched Sea'' is Ahab's first studio album. It was the band's first recording since their fi ...
'', the group's first full-length album was released on
Napalm Records
Napalm Records is an Austrian independent record label focused on heavy metal and hard rock. Originally, Napalm focused on black metal bands, such as Abigor and Summoning, and folk metal bands, such as Falkenbach and Vintersorg. The label later ...
with the help of new band member Stephan Adolph and session drummer Cornelius Althammer.
After the release of ''
The Call of the Wretched Sea
''The Call of the Wretched Sea'' is the debut album by the German funeral doom band Ahab. It was released in October 2006.
History
''The Call of the Wretched Sea'' is Ahab's first studio album. It was the band's first recording since their fi ...
'', the band played some few gigs in Europe. In 2008, shortly after playing at the
Summer Breeze Open Air
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Germany
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, bassist Stephan Adolph left the band due to "personal differences." He was quickly replaced by Stephan Wandernoth, a member of the band Dead Eyed Sleeper to which the drummer, Cornelius, also belongs.
The band's next album ''
The Divinity of Oceans
''The Divinity of Oceans'' is the second album by the German funeral doom metal band Ahab. This album was also released through Napalm Records, like their previous releases were.The Boats of the "Glen Carrig"
''The Boats of the "Glen Carrig"'' is a horror novel by English writer William Hope Hodgson, first published in 1907.Keith Neilson, in Frank N. Magill (ed.), ''Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature'', Volume One. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Salem Pres ...
'', on 28 August 2015. It is a concept album based on
William Hope Hodgson
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's
novel
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of the same name.
To date, Ahab has released four studio albums and has performed across Europe. The band is currently endorsed by several music gear manufactures including Framus Guitars, Laboga Guitar Amplifiers, Neunaber Audio, and Agner Drumsticks.
Discography
;Studio albums
* ''
The Call of the Wretched Sea
''The Call of the Wretched Sea'' is the debut album by the German funeral doom band Ahab. It was released in October 2006.
History
''The Call of the Wretched Sea'' is Ahab's first studio album. It was the band's first recording since their fi ...
The Giant
A giant is a being of human appearance, sometimes of prodigious size and strength, common in folklore.
Giant(s) or The Giant(s) may also refer to:
Mythology and religion
*Giants (Greek mythology)
*Jötunn, a Germanic term often translated as 'gi ...
'' (2012)
* ''
The Boats of the "Glen Carrig"
''The Boats of the "Glen Carrig"'' is a horror novel by English writer William Hope Hodgson, first published in 1907.Keith Neilson, in Frank N. Magill (ed.), ''Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature'', Volume One. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Salem Pres ...
Daniel Droste
Daniel Droste (born 2 April 1980 in Mosbach) is a German musician. He was a member of Midnattsol between 2003 and 2010, and founded Ahab in 2006.
Career
Droste was the guitarist of the gothic/folk metal band Midnattsol and is the vocalist, ...
– guitars, vocals, keyboards (2004–present)
* Christian Hector – guitars (2004–present)
* Cornelius Althammer – drums (2004–present)
* Stephan Wandernoth – bass (2008–present)
File:Ahab Rockharz 2018 05.jpg, Singer Daniel Droste
File:Ahab Rockharz 2018 06.jpg, Guitarist Christian R. Hector
File:Ahab Rockharz 2018 07.jpg, Drummer Cornelius Althammer
File:Ahab Rockharz 2018 02.jpg, Bassist Stephan Wandernoth
Former members
* Stephan Adolph – bass, guitars, vocals (2004–2008)
Encyclopaedia Metallum
Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives (commonly known as Metal Archives per the URL or abbreviated as MA) is an online encyclopedia based upon musical artists who predominantly perform heavy metal music along with its various sub-genres. E ...