---
title: "Ahab"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/ahab"
genre: "Doom Metal"
country: "Germany"
formed: 2004
---

# Ahab

**Ahab** is a doom metal band, from Germany, active 2004 to present.

Ahab is a German funeral doom metal band founded in 2004 by Midnattsol guitarists Christian Hector and Daniel Droste. The band is named after Captain Ahab, a character in the 1851 novel Moby-Dick by Herman Melville. Along with its name, the band also draws thematic and lyrical inspiration from Moby-Dick; some songs even feature direct quotations from the book.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahab_(band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Ahab |
| Genre | Doom Metal |
| Parent genre | Doom Metal |
| Origin | Heidelberg, Germany |
| Formed | 2004 |
| Releases in catalog | 5 |

## Genres

[Doom Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/doom-metal) · [Funeral Doom Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/funeral-doom) · [Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/death-metal) · [Death-Doom Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/death-doom)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Cornelius Althammer](https://themetalnet.com/musician/cornelius-althammer) | Drums (drum set) | 2004 to present | Current |
| [Christian Hector](https://themetalnet.com/musician/christian-hector) | Guitar | 2004 to present | Current |
| [Daniel Droste](https://themetalnet.com/musician/daniel-droste) | Keyboard, Lead vocals, Guitar | 2004 to present | Current |
| [Stephan Wandernoth](https://themetalnet.com/musician/stephan-wandernoth) | Bass guitar | 2008 to present | Current |
| [Stephan Adolph](https://themetalnet.com/musician/stephan-adolph) | Background vocals, Guitar, Bass guitar | 2004 to 2008 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2006 | [The Call of the Wretched Sea](https://themetalnet.com/album/6d612852-f32b-3954-ba55-1a6b6dda905b) | Album |
| 2009 | [The Divinity of Oceans](https://themetalnet.com/album/e03e2652-8a86-4ee3-b16d-706c466308d0) | Album |
| 2012 | [The Giant](https://themetalnet.com/album/25756f6f-1524-41d7-83a3-a169969cdee1) | Album |
| 2015 | [The Boats of the Glen Carrig](https://themetalnet.com/album/76b38641-6930-447b-bf91-89ee41a21c8c) | Album |
| 2023 | [The Coral Tombs](https://themetalnet.com/album/b741064e-a18c-4924-a4a2-cea85a81494f) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Opeth](https://themetalnet.com/band/opeth) (listened together)
- [Alcest](https://themetalnet.com/band/alcest) (listened together)
- [Amorphis](https://themetalnet.com/band/amorphis) (listened together)
- [Nile](https://themetalnet.com/band/nile) (listened together)
- [Mastodon](https://themetalnet.com/band/mastodon) (listened together)
- [Iron Maiden](https://themetalnet.com/band/iron-maiden) (listened together)
- [Electric Wizard](https://themetalnet.com/band/electric-wizard) (listened together)
- [Doom:vs](https://themetalnet.com/band/doom-vs) (listened together)
- [Slayer](https://themetalnet.com/band/slayer) (listened together)
- [Evoken](https://themetalnet.com/band/evoken) (listened together)
- [Shape of Despair](https://themetalnet.com/band/shape-of-despair) (listened together)
- [Novembers Doom](https://themetalnet.com/band/novembers-doom) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AhabDoom
- x: https://twitter.com/AHAB_Official
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqDxsNQGQmRf2VfwoHDirfA
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/112899
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2N8XkSGgBeH1VrFHxbarbz
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/de/artist/200377463
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Ahab/35791
- bandcamp: https://ahab.bandcamp.com/
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ahabdoom/

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/ahab](https://themetalnet.com/band/ahab). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt