Dornenreich Up To Bitter Ist's Dem Tod Zu Dienen Known As DornenReich Is An Ambient Music Band From Austria Founded In 1996. They Initially Played Melodic Black Metal And Changed To Neofolk-Influenced Ambient With Her Von Welken Nächten. Thomas "Valñes" Stock Founded The Band In 1996 And Choose "Dornenreich" As The Name Due To The Various Possible Interpretations "Realm Of Thorns" Or "Full Of Thorns" . Jochen "Evíga" Stock Joined The Band During 1996 And They Started To Write The First Songs.