Midnattsol

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Midnattsol
Origin	Germany / Norway
Genre(s)	Symphonic metal Folk metal
Years active	2003-present
Label(s)	Napalm Records
Members
Carmen Elise Espenæs Daniel Droste Christian Hector Daniel Fischer Birgit Öllbrunner Chris Merzinsky

Midnattsol is a Symphonic metal and folk metal band from Germany and Norway.

Their sound is essentially Symphonic metal, with some folk influences in the melodies. Their lyrics are largely based on Norwegian folk tales. Their first full-length album, Where Twilight Dwells, was released in 2005; their new album, Nordlys, was released on March 28, 2008.

Midnattsol means "midnight sun" in Norwegian. Although their sound can be classified as Symphonic metal, the band prefers to call their style "Nordic folk metal" because of the folk elements in their music and occasional Norwegian lyrics.

Guitarists Daniel Droste and Christian Hector recently joined forces with Stephan Adolph to form Ahab, a German funeral doom band.

Chris Merzinsky and Birgit Öllbrunner are also playing in the band R:I:P