Lightless

Short biography
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Coming from its initial state as a solo project of Christian, Lightless became a band based in Dresden (Germany) in late 2021. Their music offers a unique blend between Doom and Black Metal, with noticeable influences by Sludge and Post Metal. Songwriting is typically elaborated during regular jam sessions. Hereby, the timbre discontinuously meanders between harsh/rude and heavy/slow sections, with the addition of atmosphere through clean and drone parts creating vast landscapes of melancholy. The lyrics reflect impressions of both every-day life and overall societal issues. We live in a world about to die sooner than later: conflicts, wars, extremist political perspectives, corruption, bullshit lifestyle, climate change, contamination, destruction of habitats (...) Mehr anzeigen - this list is a shear endless one. Many countries are at the brink of destabilization. Facts are widely ignored, and freedom of speech is abused, with stakeholders and even scientist showing tendencies of mass manipulation. Lightless primarily addresses these conflicts and the risk of a desolated earth linked to it.

Shortly after consolidating the first songs, a couple of first shows followed in 2022. Given positive resonances, the session EP “Descent to insignificance” was released in August 2022. With this release, Lightless were able to gain recognition in the local scene and could raise further opportunities for live shows. A two-digit number of shows followed in 2023 and 2024, sharing the stage partially with well-known (inter)national acts. This provided additional recognition beyond the borders of their home federal state. In winter 2024/25 recordings for “A foreseen loss” were carried out at the band’s rehearsal place. This debut full-length album was then released on April 30, 2025, and subsequently promoted during a three-day tour through the Czech Republic. Subsequently other concerts in Germany followed, including three festival attendances (In Flammen Open Air, Knispival Festival, Sundrowner Fest), a tour supporting Pantheist (UK), and single shows in six different countries of western Europe. The band is primarily based in Stockholm (Sweden) since 2026.

Line-up
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Dr. Christian Engelmann - guitars, vocals, lyrics, production

Marc Kade - bass, backing vocals

Martin Heidler - drums

Social Media
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Facebook:
facebook.com...eDoomPostMetal

Instagram:
instagram.com...lightlessdoom

Bandcamp:
lightlessdoom.bandcamp.com

YouTube:
youtube.com@fadinglightstudio85/videos

Contact:
[email protected]

Booking:
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