Autumnal black metallers Waldgeflüster reveal the new track „Krähenpsalme.“ The track is the third to be revealed from the band’s seventh album, Knochengesänge I and Knochengesänge II, set for international release on November 7th via AOP Records. Featuring Austin Lunn of Panopticon, hear Waldgeflüster – Krähenpsalme feat. Austin // Panopticon (New Track 2025)
Founded fittingly in autumn 2005, Waldgeflüster have steadily perfected an individual mix of melancholic and nature-bound topics, rendering homage to black metal and its complexity with every note and every word of their lyrical songs. Began as a solo project of German multi-instrumentalist Winterherz, Waldgeflüster released its first demo, Stimmen im Wind, during the summer of the following year. In 2009 came the band’s debut album, Herbstklagen. The sound of Waldgeflüster was able to capture the recondite might of nature by harmonic but also overwhelming melodies, while the lyrics underlined the projected thoughts and feelings and therefore perfected the record. With his brother P., Winterherz created the concept record Femundsmarka – eine Reise in drei Kapitel in 2011. After the release of the follow-up Meine Fesseln, as of August 2014, Waldgeflüster transformed from a solo endeavor into a full band, with live musicians Arvagr, Domi, Markus, and Thomas finally joining the band as full members.
Thereafter, in 2016 did Waldgeflüster join with the Swedish label Nordvis and released their first split with their brothers Panopticon, shortly followed by the highly praised album Ruinen that same year. In 2019, the successor record, Mondscheinsonaten, was released to yet more acclaim, further exploring the trademarks of Waldgeflüster but always reaching for new territories.
Since 2007, in addition to their steady stream of studio recordings, Waldgeflüster have become a prolific live force, playing many shows throughout Europe and the world, including such highlights as the Summer Breeze and Ragnarök festivals, a festival organized by Hammerheart Brewing Company in the US, and a full European tour during spring 2018 with Angantyr and Ereb Altor.
In 2021, Waldgeflüster joined the highly acclaimed roster of AOP Records, who will take care of the future endeavors of the band. That same year, the first fruit of this union brought forth the release of their sixth full-length record, Dahoam, followed in 2023 by the mini-album Unter bronzenen Kronen. In 2024, Martin Schirmann joined Waldgeflüster as the new vass-player. Now, at the end of 2025, the new double-album Knochengesänge will be released. Having worked on this album for four years, Waldgeflüster once more take the listener into their world of melancholy, woods and stone, while lyrically focusing on the question what we leave behind when we leave this world.
With powerful riffs and a unique soundscape paired with intense lyrics, Waldgeflüster have always created an unmistakable closeness to nature and emotion. Matured over the years and after four years of work, a new double-album is now ready: Knochengesänge I and Knochengesänge II, which are dedicated to the carousel of thoughts on the subject of mortality and legacy. Born from the same DNA and fragments, the two parts take different paths in how they present themselves. Detail-loving and densely composed, Waldgeflüster captivate listeners musically and intellectually, offering the chance to experience the same pieces in different variants: deep, emotional, and powerful.
