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Dark Sanctuary Is A Neoclassical Darkwave Group Founded In Paris France In February 1996. Their Songs Can Be Categorized Primarily As "dark Atmospheric" Most Of Them Having A Unique Feel To Them - Mixtures Between Gothic Ethereal And Ambient Music Relying On Classical Instruments For The Most Part. Their First Official Release Was A 20 Minutes Single Track MCD "Funeral Cry" Released In 1997 And At That Time The Band Only Consisted In Two Members Arkdae On Keyboards And Marquise Ermia On Vocals. In 1998 The Band Wanted To Increase Its Strength By Adding New Members Another Keyboards Player Hylgaryss A Percussionnist/bassist Sombre Cÿr And A Violinist Eliane Joined Dark Sanctuary. Together They Recorded The First Album "Royaume Mélancolique" And Made Their First Concert In September 1998 Near Paris.
In November 1999 They Signed With Wounded Love Records And After The Second Violinist Marguerite Joined They Recorded Their Second Album "De Lumière Et D'obscurité" Which Was Released In November 2000. But Right After Their Recording Sessions Marquise Ermia Left The Band To Carry On Her Studies And A New Singer Dame Pandora Thus Joined Dark Sanctuary. Their Third Album "L'être Las - L'envers Du Miroir" Was Recorded In March 2002 And Released At The Beginning Of 2003 Few Months After The Release Of A Two-Track Single. This Album Which Has Had A Huge Success In France And Germany Definitely Established Dark Sanctuary As One Of The Greatest Bands In This Musical Style.
After Few Concerts In France The Band Returned To Germany In Order To Record Its 4th Album "Les Mémoires Blessées". This Album Was Released In Early 2004 And Confirmed Dark Sanctuary's Own Style While Providing A Deeper Maturity As Well As New Musical Horizons.
The Same Year The Band Was On Tour In Europe Including A Memorable Date At The Wave Gothik Treffen In The Majestic Leipzig's Theatre. Then The Year 2005 Began With A Major Event Their First Compilation "Thoughts 9 Years In The Sanctuary" Was Released On The US Label Projekt It Summarizes No Less Than 9 Years Of Career.
The Other Event Of The Beginning Of This Year Is Dark Sanctuary's Appearance In The Tribute To Dead Can Dance "Summoning Of The Muse A Tribute To Dead Can Dance" Also Released On Projekt. In July 2005 Dark Sanctuary Went Back To Germany To Record Their Fifth Opus At The E-Klangschmiede Studio. Consequently Their New Album "Exaudi Vocem Meam Part I" Is Scheduled For November 2005.
The Year 2006 Promises To Be Rich Too As The Sequel Of This Opus "Exaudi Vocem Meam Part II" As Well As Concerts Are Announced. As Of 2009 They Will Be On An Indefinite Hiatus. They Have Finished Recording And Shall Be Releasing A Collaborative Effort With Victoria Francés Titled "Dark Sanctuary". Official Site Http //www.Dark-Sanctuary.Com read less