---
title: "Cryptic Wintermoon"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/cryptic-wintermoon"
genre: "Melodic Black Metal"
country: "Germany"
formed: 1993
---

# Cryptic Wintermoon

**Cryptic Wintermoon** is a melodic black metal band, from Germany, active 1993 to present.

Cryptic Wintermoon is a German melodic black metal band that released two albums on Massacre Records.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptic_Wintermoon

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Cryptic Wintermoon |
| Genre | Melodic Black Metal |
| Parent genre | Black Metal |
| Origin | Münchberg, Germany |
| Formed | 1993 |
| Releases in catalog | 5 |

## Genres

[Melodic Black Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/melodic-black) · [Black Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/black-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Alexander Pöhlmann](https://themetalnet.com/musician/alexander-pohlmann) | Drums (drum set) |  | Current |
| [Andrea Walter](https://themetalnet.com/musician/andrea-walter) | Keyboard |  | Current |
| [Christian Ender](https://themetalnet.com/musician/christian-ender) | Electric bass guitar |  | Current |
| [Larsen Beattie](https://themetalnet.com/musician/larsen-beattie) | Electric guitar |  | Current |
| [Michael Schürger](https://themetalnet.com/musician/michael-schurger) | Electric guitar |  | Current |
| [Ronny Dörfler](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ronny-dorfler) | Lead vocals |  | Current |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1997 | [Cryptic Wintermoon](https://themetalnet.com/album/f4025fd1-708b-32a0-9228-5c70ace7016c) | EP |
| 1999 | [The Age of Cataclysm](https://themetalnet.com/album/9c35e001-c53c-38e3-89ae-fa3bfca690c7) | Album |
| 2003 | [A Coming Storm](https://themetalnet.com/album/1a78e23f-8fd7-3ade-af1b-dd6068dc38e4) | Album |
| 2005 | [Of Shadows... and the Dark Things You Fear](https://themetalnet.com/album/96c452c9-34b3-3746-8868-bef7252bebd2) | Album |
| 2009 | [Fear](https://themetalnet.com/album/9a847db7-8ea2-4d36-a723-d4b7ac835162) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Graveworm](https://themetalnet.com/band/graveworm) (listened together)
- [Hypocrisy](https://themetalnet.com/band/hypocrisy) (listened together)
- [Cradle of Filth](https://themetalnet.com/band/cradle-of-filth) (listened together)
- [Borknagar](https://themetalnet.com/band/borknagar) (listened together)
- [Cruachan](https://themetalnet.com/band/cruachan) (listened together)
- [Dark Tranquillity](https://themetalnet.com/band/dark-tranquillity) (listened together)
- [Catamenia](https://themetalnet.com/band/catamenia) (listened together)
- [Illnath](https://themetalnet.com/band/illnath) (listened together)
- [Amorphis](https://themetalnet.com/band/amorphis) (listened together)
- [Children of Bodom](https://themetalnet.com/band/children-of-bodom) (listened together)
- [Arch Enemy](https://themetalnet.com/band/arch-enemy) (listened together)
- [Moonsorrow](https://themetalnet.com/band/moonsorrow) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Cryptic_Wintermoon/3733
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/crypticwintermoon
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4uOYBz4YrGkEAUteqDqkAe
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/1440615056

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