August - 2010
Two very readable new german reviews on MUSIKREVIEWS.de and KULTURTERROROSMUS.de
July - 2010
SD joining the roster of Eye Carver booking agency.
June - 2010 - 02
Two very readable new reviews on avantgarde-metal.com and schwermetall.ch
June - 2010
Bad news. Kolony metal festival is cancelled.
April - 2010
SEMEN DATURA live at Kolony Metal Festival II
Olden Live Club, Lonato del Garda, Italy - 12.06.2010
Secrets of the Moon, Frostmoon Eclipse, De Profundis
March - 2010
Feature with SEMEN DATURA available in "Terrorizer" magazine (issue #194, March 2010)
February - 2010
Press Items:
"EINSAMKEIT ist ein Album mit sowohl musikalischem als auch thematischem Tiefgang..."
- Legacy Magazine 01/2010
"As a BM fan, it’s great to see a band standing up for the intellectual and artistic value of black metal,and even better that they are able to back it up with some stunning and sometimes beautifully grave
music…"
- Zero Tolerance Magazine
"Fuck LITURGY – THIS is transcendental black metal.“
-Metalinjection.net
"Die Musik auf "Einsamkeit" ist von vorn bis hinten, von den Gitarren über den teils herrlich knarzenden Bass, das stilvolle Drumming bis zum Keyboard-Einsatz und dem Gesang variabel, facettenreich und dynamisch. Klasse."
- Metal.de
"Semen Datura should be given credit for putting out a body of work that isn’t generic or stale"
-About.com
"It are in the moments that the band open up and break out of the more typical black metal that I would argue the personality of this band shines through the most. It’s clear that this is where they will go in the
future, as well"
-The Convivial Hermit
"A fairly forward-thinking path that twists and turns…an invigorating listen…a record with character and
more than a bit of ambition"
-Metal Hammer
"Quite skillfully composed and unique sounding...The end result is infinitely interesting and keeps this CD
deeply rooted in my player, but it is rather disjointing to the senses. This is undoubtedly the band’s intention"
- Worm gear zine
Interviews/Reviews
Review 'schwarze news' [german]
Review 'hateful metal' [german]
Review 'metalreviews' [english]
Review 'rockfreaks' [english]
Review 'schlachtenruf' [german]
Review 'infernalmasquerade' [english]
Review 'seaoftranquility' [english]
Review 'about.com: Heavy Metal' [english]
Review 'Stalker Mag' [finnish]
Review 'Musik.Terrorverlag' [german]
Review 'Lords of Metal' [netherlands / english]
Review 'Metal.de' [german]
Review 'wormgearzine' [english]
Review 'Metalinjection Best of 2009' [english]
Review 'Canadian Assault Zine' [english]
Interview 'Lords of Metal' Mag [english]
Interview 'Minacious' Mag [english]
Interview 'Absolute Zero Media' [english]
Note: The T-shirts in L and XL are already sold out (but you can pre-order).
November - 2009
Last week the package with the "EINSAMKEIT" album arrived.Words can't describe the meaning...
The CDs can be ordered now via "info[at]semendatura[dot]com" too.
There is also the posibility to give you a personal dedication on the album...
Have a look to the shop section for payment datails.
October - 2009
Release Date for our 3rd Album "EINSAMKEIT": 16th october 2009 on ATMF
Black Metal as a renewed weapon can overcome the time passing by, shaped to infect and rage the rotten body of humanity with hateful pride. Semen Datura is the further demonstration of the great time that the German scene is living, performing their most impressive album to date, where personality and skilful songwriting is transcended into a pure form of darkness evocation.
Semen Datura music accrue to field that can be associated to bands like Secrets of the Moon, Deathspell Omega, investigating on the deepest corners of the decayed human being.
Audio Interview
A new shirt edition is available!
January - 2009
The works on the upcoming album 'EINSAMKEIT' are finally done.
It has been a very hard and long birth...but this album is what we always wanted to do!
June - 2008
We have signed with the very sophisticated label ATMF.
We are really looking
forward to dock on in the same haven with such a fine selection
of unique bands.
So the layouting process goes on and the
audiomastering will done next time.
October - 2007
During the last months, in wonderful seclusion, we had the chance to devote ourselves fully to new materials and new sounds. A description would be of no use now, you'll hear and see more when the time is right.