The DVD’s main content is made up of two concert recordings that represent both sides of Dornenreich: live at Summer Breeze 2007 (metal gig) and live at Wave Gotik Treffen 2007 (acoustic performance). The two additional clips “Dornenreich live 2000 – 2002” and “Recording ‘Her von welken Nächten'” as well as photo galleries with many unreleased pictures will give you exciting glimpses into Dornenreich ‘s history. The DVD has a total length of ca. 115 minutes.

In parallel to the “Nachtreisen” DVD, a homonymous double CD with audio versions of both live performances will be released. The WGT recording will also feature a yet unreleased Dornenreich song that’s not included on the DVD. Collectors may look forward to a limited deluxe edition of “Nachtreisen” in decorative special packing including both the DVD and the double CD.

Dornenreich, from what I understand, started life as a Black Metal band. This new album is not a Black Metal album but, inherently, it could be a collection of interludes from a Black Metal album. The music here is not so much about musicianship as it is mood creation. The whispered, sometimes shouted, vocals…the somber acoustic guitar strumming…the mournful violin melodies & subtle percussion…all woven into a thick, light-obscuring sonic tapestry. I pictured many times these songs being played deep within a damp cave in some remote mountain range. Other times, it sounds as if corpse-painted gypsies are dancing around a fire burning in a snow-covered valley with only rocks and dead trees protruding from the seemingly endless white.

This is great, great music to listen to in the dark…headphones, candles, the whole nine yards. I can’t really say any more than that. It’s a fantastic album from start to finish that you’ll most likely find yourself playing over and over.