Dorn is a German
black metal
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band.
It was founded as a solo project in 1998 by Roberto Liebig, the ex-
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ist of pagan metal band Riger. Dorn's 2000 debut album ''Falschheit'' was recorded in the studios of
CCP Records
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in
Linz, with Liebig playing all of the instruments himself.
The album received good reviews, so Liebig was signed by CCP Records and left his role in Riger. ''Falschheit'' was followed by ''Brennende Kälte'' in 2001 and ''Schatten der Vergangenheit'' in 2002.
For the 2004 album ''Suriel'', Liebig was joined by Michael Werber, Sebastian Ziem, Lars, and Ira. With this lineup, Dorn toured in Germany, but in 2005 Lars and Ira left the band. In October 2006, Liebig and the other two remaining band members recorded the album ''Spiegel der Unendlichkeit'', which was released on February 23, 2007.
Discography
*2000: ''Falschheit''
*2001: ''Brennende Kälte''
*2002: ''Schatten der Vergangenheit''
*2004: ''Suriel''
*2007: ''Spiegel der Unendlichkeit''
References
External links
Official websitemdash;in German, with album samples and more information on the band.
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Band MySpace Pagemdash;contains an extended biography in both English and German.
Dorn at Encyclopaedia Metallum
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German symphonic black metal musical groups
German Viking metal musical groups
Musical groups established in 1998