Samsas Traum

 Today in 2001 Samsas Traum released the album Utopia

Marburg, Hesse, Germany Gothic/Avant-garde Black Metal (early), Neoclassical/Darkwave/Gothic Metal (later)

Status:Active

Years active:1996-present

Formed in 1996 by Alexander Kaschte, Samsas Traum was a German (eventually calling Austria home) experimental metal act, encompassing elements of dark wave, black metal, and symphonic metal. The project came together out of Kaschte's frustration with the group dynamic, and he released his first solo work, Nostalgische Atavismen, in 1996. That was followed by a second demo release, Home Recordings, that same year. Following these demo releases on his own, Samsas Traum, ironically, took on members, and became a group. Now a trio, Samsas Traum scored a record deal with Trisol Music Group in 1999. The group's ‘official debut,' Die Liebe Gottes -- Eine märchenhafte black metal --Operette (The Love of God -- A Black Metal Fairy Tale Opera) saw the dark of night in 1999, and was met with mixed reception. Their next album, O Luna Mein, came out in 2000, and was a more avant garde affair. The band released a handful of albums and EPs over the next few years (2001's Utopia, 2002's Ipsissima Verba EP, 2003's Tineoidea oder: Die Folgen einer Nacht -- Eine Gothicoper in Blut-Moll, a best-of in 2004, 2005's DVD and CD release, Einer gegen Alle, and a smattering of re-releases and remixes). In 2007 the band released two markedly different albums, one very black, Heiliges Herz -- Das Schwert deiner Sonne, and one very acoustic and personal, Wenn schwarzer Regen.

Armageddon Shadow

Alexander Kaschte Guitars, Programming, Vocals

Daniel Schröder Bass clarinet, Saxophone

Sebastian Franke Bass

Lydia Budnick Vocals (female)

1. Terra... 02:28  

2. ...an Solaris 07:53   

3. Scherenschnitt 04:22   

4. Phantasai, lieb' Phantasai! 07:11   

5. Alles oder alles! 03:52  

6. Ach Schwesterlein im Eispalast 05:03    

7. Mein großer Scharlatan 04:15   

8. Der Triumph des Herzens 03:51   

9. Stromausfall im Herzspital 04:28   

10. Ein Duell mit Gott 06:45  

11. Die Kinderarmee 04:44  

12. Stirb endlich... 07:16    

13. Terra Titanic (Peter Schilling cover) 04:50  

14. Phantasai, lieb' Phantasai! (Kellerkind Version) 07:11    

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Re-released in 2005 by Trisol in a DVD-digipack, with different artwork and a bonus CD:

01. Scherenschnitt

02. Schwesterlein im Eispalast

03. Mein großer Scharlatan

04. Ahab

05. Gitter

06. Intro / Ein Name im Kristall

07. K.haos-Prinz und Wind-Prinzessin

08. Für immer

09. Mater Lagrimarum

10. Mater Tenebrarum (Opus Tenebrarum)

11. Tineoidea (Hagbard Celine RMX)

12. Kamikaze!

13. 20 Schritte Freiheit (Teil III)

01-03: Remixes

04-05: Unreleased studio material

06-08: Live tracks (Kulturbrauerei Görlitz / 05.02.2005)

09-10: Rarities from the "Kazanian / Nostalgische Atavismen"-Demotape

11-12: Rarities from the "Ipsissima Verba"-EP

13: Continuation radio play

Re-released in 2006 by Trisol with original artwork and the bonus CD of the 2005 re-release.

Re-released in 2006 by Over the Rainbow Records without bonus material.