Another band confirmed: Zeraphine

For the next edition of the festival, a real treat for all fans of gothic rock is being prepared. Sven Friedirch with his project - Zerpahine is due to perform at Castle Party 2011. A few words about the band:

Zeraphine is a gothic alternative band from Berlin, Germany, formed in 2000 by Sven Friedrich (vocals, programming, lead song writing) and Norman Selbig (guitars) from the then-defunct Dreadful Shadows. After the acclaimed goth rock band Dreadful Shadows decided to split up and go their separate ways, Sven and Norman started to work with ex-Dreadful Shadows producer Thommy Hein on a project called Helix. However, since the Helix name was under copyright by another band, they were forced to rename themselves as Zeraphine - taken from the Hebrew bible's concepts of the 'seraph' (or seraphim), which is a class of angel in traditional Judaism. This concept was probably an ironic procedure, as Sven's lyrics often (critically) refer to the issues of religion.

Zeraphine has signed with the Drakkar Entertainment record label. Originally, additional band members Manuel Senger (guitars), Michael Nepp (bass), and Marcellus Puhlemann (drums) joined the project as studio musicians. Unlike Dreadful Shadows, whose songs were written entirely in English, Sven chose to write an album completely in German, citing that "I simply tried to transfer my style of writing to my mother tongue and I liked it quite a lot. I always thought it would be impossible." In 2006, Zeraphine announced that they were severing their ties with their label, Drakkar Entertainment, so that they could have more creative control over their next record.

The band was decidedly less active in 2007, when Sven and Norman rejoined Dreadful Shadows for live shows exclusively. Also during this time, Sven began working on a side project, an electronic solo project titled Solar Fake.

Official website of the group: Zeraphine.de. Music can be listened to on MySpace group.