Dreams of Sanity

Dreams of Sanity was a gothic metal band from Austria. Founded in 1991, they released three full-length albums, before disbanding in 2002.

History

After forming in 1991, Dreams of Sanity released two demos in 1994 and 1996. They toured Europe late in 1996<ref>Garry Sharpe-Young, Dreams of Sanity biographyTemplate:Dead link at MusicMight</ref> before releasing their proper debut in 1997, which was inspired by The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri.<ref>Eduardo Rivadavia, [[[:Template:Allmusic]] Dreams of Sanity] at Allmusic</ref> Two further full-lengths were issued by the band, the first based upon Phantom of the Opera and the second exploring the concept of life as a game.<ref>Biography at ProgArchives.net</ref> The group went through a series of lineup changes around the recording of the third album.<ref>Template:Usurped, Tartareandesire.com</ref> Following this they were dropped by their label Hall of Sermon; the group broke up in 2002.

Members

Final line-up

• Michael Knoflach - bass (1991-2002)
• Christian K. Marx - guitars (1991-2002)
• Andreas Wildauer - guitars (1994-2002)
• Sandra Schleret - lead vocals (1994-2000, 2001-2002)
• Patrick Schrittwieser - drums (1999-2002)
• Florian Steiner - keyboards (2000-2002)

Session & Touring members

• Laura Angelmayer - vocals (1993)
• Tilo Wolff - male vocals (1999)
• Jan Peter - guitars (1999-2000)

Former members

• Hannes Richter - drums (1991-1993)
• Florian Ratzesberger - keyboards (1992-1993), Guitars (1993-1994)
• Gudrun Gfrerer - lead vocals (1992-1993)
• Romed Astner - drums (1993-1997)
• Stefan Manges - keyboards (1993-1997)
• Robert - lead vocals (1993-1994)
• Birgit Moser - lead vocals (1993-1994)
• Martina Hornbacher - vocals (1994-1997)
• Harald Obexer - drums (1997-1999)
• Frédéric Heil - keyboards (1997-2000)
• Barbara Peer - vocals (2000-2001)

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Discography

Demos

• Demo (1994)
• A God Damned City (demo compilation CD, 1995)
• Ein Liebeslied (demo, 1996)

Studio albums

• Komödia (Hall of Sermon, 1997)
• Masquerade (Hall of Sermon, 1999)
• The Game (Hall of Sermon, 2000)

Singles

• Window to the Sky (2000)

Videos

• (1999) Blade of Doom (Live in Mexico)
• (1999) The Maiden and the River (Live in Mexico)
• (1999) Treesitter (Live in Mexico)