1994 marked the beginning of his first semi-professional musical ambitions, when RAL established himself musically as a songwriter for the black metal formation MIGHTIEST.
Along with this and not long after, interest in dark ambient music arose, which gave rise to one of the most influential dungeon synth projects to date: DEPRESSIVE SILENCE, with which RAL is now considered a pioneer in this genre as co-songwriter. Longing for a more individual sound, the dungeon synth solo project GOTHMOG was realized in 1998, with the last song "A view into my abyss" of the only released demo "Medieval Journeys" already clearly aiming at a fusion of the two styles black metal and dungeon synth.
Years passed, and what remained at first was the passion for the compositions around MIGHTIEST. But with the emerging rediscovery of the old tunes by a constantly developing Dungeon Synth fan community and emerging scene, the old fire was also rekindled, which, especially in recent years, led to a reworking of the musical relics of DEPRESSIVE SILENCE and GOTHMOG, especially for the purpose of live productions.
But as much and as much as one enjoyed a revival of the past, the desire - but especially the creativity and motivation - to expand one's own musical horizons with new compositions in the sense of combining the two styles also manifested itself.
This ultimately and logically led to A SPELL ENRAGED - mentally years before, musically the development took its course from 2022 onwards.
Without self-imposed pressure, without obligations, everything should be subordinate to the purpose of one's own self-realization. Now everything is finally coming together to form an impending debut, and the 2024 demo should give a small foretaste of what to be expected: a symbiosis based on dungeon synth with metal influences... dark-romantic, horrifying-melodic, grotesque-idyllic, brutal-enchanting, complemented by an overall lyrical concept dedicated to the horror genre.
The demo contains the song "Blood Is Life Eternal", which is a story about vampirism, as well as "Won't Wake Up", which is dedicated to the tale of nightmares.
Both have been released on October 31, 2024 (just in time for Halloween) as a deluxe box limited to 50 units, containing a CD, a tape, a download code and a lyric sheet. The near future will see a strictly targeted debut album, as well as the establishment of live activities, which should guarantee performances worth experiencing, not least due to good networking among ambitious musicians (references MIGHTIEST, DEPRESSIVE SILENCE, GOTHMOG).
