Genre(s): Melodic Black Metal
Lyrical Theme(s): Necromantic Rites, Occult, Undeath, Otherworldly
Origin: Germany (Landshut, Bavaria)
Formed In: 1994
Status: Active
Current line-up: Asvargyr - Guitars (1994-) (ex-Carnage (Ger), Crom (live))
Paymon - Keyboards (1998-)
Draug (formerly T. Killer) - Bass (2000-) (ex-The Shroud, ex-Crom (live), Noneuclid, Obscura (Ger))
Seraph - Drums (2001-) (Daylight Misery, Noneuclid, Thulcandra, ReVamp (live), ex-Crom (live), ex-Soul Demise (live))
V. Santura - Guitars (2001-) (Noneuclid, Triptykon, ex-Crom (live), ex-Celtic Frost (live))
Morean - Vocals (2007-) (Noneuclid)
Former/Past Member(s): Azathoth (Matthias Jell) - Vocals (also in Sindecade) (1994-2007)
Njord - Bass (1994-1997)
Zoltan (Alex Stьtz) - Bass (1997-2000) (Cremation (Ger))
Charon - Drums (1997-2001)
Crom - Guitar, Bass (1997-2001) (also in Crom (Ger), Sindecade)
Thamuz - Keyboards (1997)
Additional notes:Not to be confused with the Melodic Heavy Metal band Dark Fortress, also from Germany.
Discography:Dark Fortress - Rebirth Of The Dark Age [demo] - 1996Dark Fortress & Barad Dûr - Towards Immortality [split] - 1997 Dark Fortress - Tales From Eternal Dusk [full-length] - 2001 Dark Fortress - Profane Genocidal Creations [full-length] - 2003 Dark Fortress - Stab Wounds [full-length] - 2004 Dark Fortress - Séance [full-length] - 2006Dark Fortress - Eidolon [full-length] - 2008 Dark Fortress - Ylem [full-length] - 2010Dark Fortress - Venereal Dawn [full-length] - 2014Dark Fortress - Spectres From The Old World [full-length] - 2020*****
Official site:Dark Fortress @ HomepageDark Fortress @ MySpace