Adorned Brood

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Adorned Brood
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Adorned Brood at Heathen Rock 2014
Background information
Origin Neuss, Germany
Genres Folk metal, [1] black metal [1]
Years active1993present
LabelsBlack Bards Entertainment
MembersMarkus 'Teutobot' Frost
Anne
Thorsten Derks
Jan Jansohn
Niklas Enns
Mischa Kliege
Website www.adornedbrood.de

Adorned Brood is a German folk black metal band from Neuss, Germany.

Contents

History (1993–2006)

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Ingeborg Anna at the Metal Inferno Festival, April 2007

After the foundation in 1993, Adorned Brood recorded two demo tapes. They signed a contract to German music label Folter Records. They recorded their first studio album Hiltia in 1996. They recorded a new album, called Wigand , in 1998. Only 1,000 copies of each album were released.

They signed a contract with Moonstorm Records. Their third album, Asgard , was released in 2000. Lead singer Erik Hecht from the band Subway to Sally joined Adorned Brood for their fourth album, Erdenkraft , in 2000.

They toured with Subway to Sally, and played at the music festivals Summer Breeze Open Air, Partysan, Wave Gotik Treffen and Feuertanz Festival.

Line-up

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Adorned Brood at Heathen Rock 2014
Markus Frost Adorned Brood - Heathen Rock Festival 2014 18.jpg
Markus Frost

Current line-up

Live members

  • Mike "Ariovist" Engelmann ("Black sails over Europe Tour 2009")

Former members

Timeline

Adorned Brood

Discography

Demos

Studio albums

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  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2012-10-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)