Golden Dawn is an
Austrian band formed by Stefan Traunmüller, originally as a one-man
black metal
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project, in 1992. It eventually attracted the attention of two influential Austrian metallists, Ray Wells of
Pazuzu and
Martin Schirenc of
Pungent Stench and
Hollenthon, which led to a compilation appearance and eventually a recording contract with Dark Matter Records.
Traunmüller recorded his debut album, ''
The Art of Dreaming
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'', while still a one-man band, but with session help from Thomas Tannenberger of
Abigor and Martin Schirenc.
Dark Matter soon folded, however. It was not until seven years later that the band, now consisting of four members, recorded its next album, ''
Masquerade
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'', for
Napalm Records.
In January 2012, the new album, ''Return To Provenance'', was released on
Non Serviam Records Non, non or NON can refer to:
* ''Non'', a negatory word in French, Italian and Latin
People
* Non (given name)
* Non Boonjumnong (born 1982), Thai amateur boxer
* Rena Nōnen (born 1993), Japanese actress who uses the stage name "Non" since J ...
. In 2018, the band released a split with The Negative Bias via Casus Belli Musica and Beverina Productions.
Members
*Stefan Traunmüller - vocals, keyboard
*Karim Kienzle - guitar
*Sebastian Reiter - guitar, bass
*Moritz Neuner - drums
Discography
*''Rehearsal 1994'' (1994, Seedstock Records)
*''Way of the Sorcerer'' (1995)
*''Split Demo 95'' split with Apeiron (1995, Impure Creations Records / Seedstock Records)
*''Lullaby'' (1995 Seedstock Records / Iron Bonehead Productions)
*''The Art of Dreaming'' (1996, Dark Matter Records / Valentine Sound Productions /
Napalm Records / Beverina Productions / Casus Belli Musica)
*''Masquerade'' (2003,
Napalm Records / Scarecrow Records / Irond Records)
*''Return to Provenance'' (2012, Non Serviam Records)
* ''Lullaby / Way of the Sorcerer'' (2017, Iron Bonehead Productions / Tour De Garde)
*''Early Obscurity... Part 1'' (2017, Beverina Productions)
*''Early Obscurity... Part 2'' (2017, Beverina Productions)
* ''The Temple of Cruel Empathy / Lunar Serpent'' split with The Negative Bias (2018, Beverina Productions / Casus Belli Musica / Seance Records)
References
External links
Golden Dawnat
Non Serviam Records Non, non or NON can refer to:
* ''Non'', a negatory word in French, Italian and Latin
People
* Non (given name)
* Non Boonjumnong (born 1982), Thai amateur boxer
* Rena Nōnen (born 1993), Japanese actress who uses the stage name "Non" since J ...
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Austrian black metal musical groups
Austrian heavy metal musical groups
Beverina Productions artists
Casus Belli Musica artists
Musical groups established in 1992
Austrian musical quartets
Napalm Records artists