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title: "Vanitas"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/vanitas"
genre: "Gothic Metal"
country: "Austria"
formed: 1996
disbanded: 2007
---

# Vanitas

**Vanitas** is a gothic metal band, from Austria, active 1996 to 2007.

Vanitas war eine Dark-Metal-Band aus Österreich, die im Jahr 1996 gegründet wurde und sich 2007 auflöste. Ihren Stil bezeichneten sie selbst als „Melodic Dark Metal“.

Biography source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanitas_(Band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Vanitas |
| Genre | Gothic Metal |
| Parent genre | Doom Metal |
| Origin | Austria |
| Formed | 1996 |
| Disbanded | 2007 |
| Releases in catalog | 3 |

## Genres

[Gothic Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/gothic-metal)

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2000 | [Das Leben ein Traum](https://themetalnet.com/album/8aec4a12-c158-34b7-ad40-b0cd84e88004) | Album |
| 2002 | [Der Schatten einer Existenz](https://themetalnet.com/album/4168dc69-579d-3b5c-80e6-50f7c7f76997) | Album |
| 2004 | [Lichtgestalten](https://themetalnet.com/album/20e37bd3-9df0-30da-b2a1-4ffae329b39b) | Album |

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## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Vanitas/4913
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2e6JoJL1OT83lq8hYpLH3R

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