Germany’s most spectacular band are Weimar’s DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER. The band whose name translates as “Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse”, brandish a unique brand of melodic heaviness, accompanied by singular, intense lyrics. Since forming back in 1995, DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER have remained innovative and courageous, delivering a form of extreme metal that is second to none. In the artistic realm of the Weimar based quartet there are no rules -...

Today, eclectic German metal horde DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER is celebrating the release of its new experimental record "The Divine Horsemen" with a visualizer video for the track Aletheia. Borrowing its name from the ancient Greek spirit of truth and daughter of Zeus, the ritual titled Aletheia showcases the deeply psychedelic nature of the underlying recording sessions, using oriental soundscapes and tribal drumming as a build-up for the heavy and sinister...

Today, German metal band DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER are proud to release another track from their upcoming experimental record, "The Divine Horsemen", which will be out July 2nd, 2021. Nachtblume is a clear nod to atmospheric black metal, but with the running time of a grindcore or hardcore punk song. It showcases the artistic freedom and stylistic diversity that can be expected on the full release, because one thing is for...

»Der Rote Reiter« (engl.: »The Red Rider«), the tenth studio album of DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER will be released in summer 2017. On this week-end there will be an exclusive listening session of the new album for the press.

But there will be also a big surprise for the fans: The band will stream the opener of the upcoming album live from the listening session on their facebook page! You should...