---
title: "The Ruins of Beverast"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/the-ruins-of-beverast"
genre: "Black Metal"
country: "Germany"
formed: 2003
---

# The Ruins of Beverast

**The Ruins of Beverast** is a black metal band, from Germany, active 2003 to present.

The Ruins of Beverast is a German blackened doom metal project formed by Alexander von Meilenwald in 2003 after the disbandment of his previous band Nagelfar. "Beverast" is Meilenwald's own derivation of the word "Bifröst", the old Norse term for the bridge between Midgard and Asgard.

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

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | The Ruins of Beverast |
| Genre | Black Metal |
| Parent genre | Black Metal |
| Origin | Aachen, Germany |
| Formed | 2003 |
| Releases in catalog | 11 |

## Genres

[Black Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/black-metal) · [Atmospheric Black Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/atmospheric-black) · [Doom Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/doom-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Alexander von Meilenwald](https://themetalnet.com/musician/alexander-von-meilenwald) |  | 2003 to present | Current |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2004 | [Unlock the Shrine](https://themetalnet.com/album/1e3479ab-03ab-3fec-8a81-86d72f37b099) | Album |
| 2006 | [Rain Upon the Impure](https://themetalnet.com/album/55525c90-53c8-34c5-958e-e12d4741e51f) | Album |
| 2007 | [Urfaust / The Ruins of Beverast](https://themetalnet.com/album/ee34aad5-c0a5-3b1a-87fd-7a204d73392a) | EP |
| 2009 | [Foulest Semen of a Sheltered Elite](https://themetalnet.com/album/6408b68b-aba4-4e2f-90b9-c8da4952a688) | Album |
| 2013 | [Blood Vaults – The Blazing Gospel of Heinrich Kramer](https://themetalnet.com/album/4375ddb1-be35-4d79-a2b7-76012c8be9b7) | Album |
| 2016 | [Takitum Tootem!](https://themetalnet.com/album/01bad7d0-8086-40de-abc0-51fdef44d981) | EP |
| 2017 | [Exuvia](https://themetalnet.com/album/3ba218b6-7bd7-4471-9285-c67f24366a4c) | Album |
| 2020 | [Almyrkvi / The Ruins of Beverast](https://themetalnet.com/album/d960026d-66d5-424c-82d7-522f2a8722e3) | EP |
| 2020 | [Don’t Walk on the Mass Graves](https://themetalnet.com/album/500d5b08-343e-4dd4-8d71-d27a1addf0f1) | EP |
| 2021 | [The Thule Grimoires](https://themetalnet.com/album/9f0e4294-750d-4909-be1a-5f8a5ff567e3) | Album |
| 2026 | [Tempelschlaf](https://themetalnet.com/album/8bd2f6e4-c3fc-4bce-9200-628401891eac) | Album |

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## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/The_Ruins_of_Beverast/11562
- bandcamp: https://theruinsofbeverast.bandcamp.com/
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Ruins-Of-Beverast/116265971848680
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/4081146
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1RtWv2DQzIGsnjHPXBRaR5
- youtube: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UC-VpRyQnXg-Mq489uIezZ7g
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/de/artist/333649724

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