Single · 2022
Death and
the Maiden
A new interpretation of one of the earliest Pictura Poesis compositions, recorded in the band's contemporary sound.
Symphonic Extreme Metal · Netherlands
Pictura Poesis
Where art, history and extreme music collide.
Pictura Poesis
Music shaped by
mankind's darkest art.
Paintings, literature, history and mythology become the foundations for symphonic extreme metal.
Pictura Poesis explores the stories behind works of art and the worlds surrounding them. We are not simply retelling their subjects, but transforming their atmosphere, context and darker implications into music.
Explore the conceptDiscography
The works.
From the first demo to the latest single.
Death and
Full Length · 2018
Nightmares
Seven works revisiting and reshaping material from the earlier years of Pictura Poesis.
Full Length · 2017
Miseriae
Mundi
A journey through war, mythology, history, suffering and the fleeting nature of human existence.
The Archive
Earlier works.
EP · 2014
Demonic Delusions
The second chapter in the early development of the Pictura Poesis sound.
Demo · 2013
In Death's Embrace
The first recorded chapter and the beginning of the band's relationship between extreme music and visual art.
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Art & Music
Every work
has a story.
The image is not decoration. It is where the music begins.
Paintings, poems, mythology and historical events form starting points for Pictura Poesis. Their stories are examined, questioned and transformed into musical worlds of their own.
Enter the galleryThe Story
More than
a decade.
From the first recordings to a new chapter currently taking shape.
Pictura Poesis has developed through demos, albums, international stages and changing musical eras while the central idea remained the same: bringing visual art, history and extreme metal together.
Explore the history