Graveworm

Graveworm
Graveworm performing at Rock the Lake in 2007
Background information
Genres	Melodic Black metal, Gothic metal, Symphonic Black metal
Years active	1992- Present
Labels	Serenades Records Last Episode Napalm Records Nuclear Blast Massacre Records
Website	graveworm.de
Members	Stefan Fiori Stefan Unterpertinger Martin Innerbichler Florian Reiner Eric Righi
Past members	Sabine Mair Thomas Orgler Lukas Flarer Didi Schraffel Eric Treffel Harry Klenk

Graveworm is an Italian symphonic black metal band from Brunico. The group was founded in 1992.

Before Graveworm even released a demo, they were signed by Serenades Records after a performance close to their hometown of Brunico, northern Italy. Graveworm was signed to Serenades Records in 1997, releasing their first EP, Eternal Winds, in that same year. During their first tour together with Crematory, Therion and Lake of Tears, the band promoted the album When Daylight's Gone.

In 1998, the EP Underneath the Crescent Moon was released, featuring Sarah Jezebel Deva (Cradle of Filth, Therion) in the track "Awake...Thy Angels Of Sorrow". Graveworm also performed at the Wacken Open Air festival in Germany with bands such as Children of Bodom, Cradle of Filth and Vader.

The second album As the Angels Reach the Beauty was finished in 1999, and followed by a European tour with Agathodaimon. Scourge of Malice was released in 2001, which allowed the band their first headlining tour together with Dornenreich, Vintersorg and Darkwell. In 2002, they changed to the German Nuclear Blast label. At this point, Didi Schraffel (bass) left the band and Harry Klenk (guitars) was replaced by Eric Treffel. Treffel soon left the band in the same year and was replaced by Eric Righi on guitar.