The Vision Bleak is a German gothic metal duo comprising Ulf Theodor Schwadorf and Allen B. Konstanz. The group's lyrics are noted for their horror themes and heavily allude to works of classic writers/filmmakers of the genre, such as H. P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, George A. Romero and John Carpenter, among others. They self-describe their musical style, which mixes gothic metal, doom metal, symphonic metal and horror punk aesthetics, as "horror metal".
The Vision Bleak performing live at Prophecy Fest, 2017
The Vision Bleak performing live at Summer Breeze, 2005
Empyrium is a German symphonic folk/doom metal and (later) neofolk/dark folk band.
Empyrium at the Opera national du Rhin, Strasbourg - 2017
Empyrium at the Opera national du Rhin, Strasbourg - 2017