Archive · 2012—Present
A decade of music, art, stages and changing chapters.
The beginning
From its earliest recordings, Pictura Poesis approached visual art and literature not as decoration, but as material to question, interpret and transform.
The band's musical language evolved across the years, but the foundation remained recognizable: orchestral colour, extreme metal and subjects drawn from art, mythology, history and literature.
Timeline
The first chapter
The earliest material was written during the band's formative period and became the first Pictura Poesis demo in 2013.
The recording introduced the relationship between extreme metal, orchestration and subjects taken from visual art.
Demo · 2013
Expanding the sound
A five-track EP followed, recorded at Tombstone Studio in Nieuwstadt.
The release was followed by shows including support appearances with Ancient Rites, Rotting Christ, Herfst and Madgod.
EP · 2014
Towards the first full length
Work began on a full-length record while the band continued performing and developing its orchestral extreme-metal sound.
Shows during this period included appearances alongside acts such as Dood, Matricidium and Slechtvalk.
First full length
Ten tracks built around war, mythology, history, mortality and human suffering became the band's first full-length record.
The release was followed by festival appearances including Beukfest, VDF2 and Brabant Metalfest.
Full Length · 2017
Revisiting the archive
Nightmares revisited material from the band's earlier years in a new production and orchestral context.
The following live period expanded outside the Netherlands, with performances in Germany, Belgium, Slovenia and Iceland.
Full Length · 2018
Beyond the Netherlands
The touring chapter continued into 2019, including an appearance at MetalDays in Slovenia alongside further club and festival performances.
Reinterpretation
One of the earliest Pictura Poesis compositions returned in a completely newly recorded version.
The single connected the early catalogue with the band's later musical language.
Single · 2022
The next chapter
A ten-track record is currently being completed, rebuilding the sound of Pictura Poesis around its present-day musical identity.
Instruments have been recorded. Vocals, artwork, mixing and mastering form the final stages of the new chapter.
Still the same question
The eras changed. The central idea did not.
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