Lacrimosa (band)

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Lacrimosa

Background information

Origin Germany

Genres Early:

Gothic rock

Darkwave

Neue Deutsche Todeskunst

Later:

Gothic metal

Symphonic metal

Years active 1990present

Labels Hall of Sermon

Associated acts Snakeskin

Website www.lacrimosa.ch

Members Tilo Wolff

Anne Nurmi
Lacrimosa is a gothic duo led by German Tilo Wolff, the main composer, and Finn Anne Nurmi.
They are currently based in Switzerland, but originally from Germany. Originally counted among the
bands of the Neue Deutsche Todeskunst genre, Lacrimosa have developed their style more towards
powerful metal, but Gothic elements still remain.[1]
Their current musical style mixes gothic rock and heavy metal along with violin, trumpet and
more classical instruments, although their musical development throughout the years has also led to
changes in instrumentation. Lacrimosa's lyrics are written almost exclusively in German, although
since the 1995 album Inferno every album has featured one or two songs in English, generally
written by Anne Nurmi. Finnish has also appeared in the spoken intro to two songs ("Schakal"
on Inferno and "The Turning Point" onElodia) and on a bonus track in a limited edition release
of Fassade called Vankina. Their lyrics are mainly about loneliness, sadness, darkness, despair and
love.
The band has sold more than 20,000 copies of each album in Germany but has also gained a large
fanbase in Mexico and China.[1]