Lyriel

Lyriel
Origin	Gummersbach, Germany
Genres	Folk metal, folk rock, Celtic metal, symphonic metal, gothic metal
Years active	2003 - present
Labels	Black Bard, Femme Metal Records, AFM
Website	lyriel-band.de
Members	Jessica Thierjung Thomas Raser Linda Laukamp Joon Laukamp Marcus Fidorra Tim Sonnenstuhl
Past members	Daniel de Beer Sven Engelmann Martin Ahman Johannes Anand Matthias Kirchler Steffen Feldmann Olliver Thierjung

Lyriel are a German heavy metal band who formed in autumn of 2003 in Gummersbach. Originally playing folk metal, they turned more towards symphonic and gothic metal. Lyriel has recorded five studio albums and published a DVD of a live performance.

The band's lineup remained unchanged from their formation until 2008. Lyriel played as opening act for bands such as Elis, Visions of Atlantis, Regicide, Xandria, Schandmaul, Corvus Corax, Saltatio Mortis,Oomph, Schelmish, Korpiklaani and Manfred Mann's Earth Band.

In 2005 they toured Germany, Austria and Belgium with Elis and Visions of Atlantis, in February 2006 Lyriel played on the “Romantic Darkness Tour“ together with Regicide and Xandria. Moreover they played on the Celtic Rock Festival at Greifenstein castle in Hesse. A video was released of the show. The first studio album Prisonworld was released on 17 January 2005. Especially notable is the song "Lind e-huil" which is sung in Sindarin, the fictional Elvish language created by J. R. R. Tolkien. The song "The Symmetry of Disfiguration" was inspired by Wendy and Richard Pini's Elfquest series.

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