Origin: Nijmegen, Netherlands  
Genres: Doom Metal, Stoner Rock
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Last update/review: June 7, 2024

Celestial Season

Celestial Season is one of a handful of metal bands that have operated in two distinct subgenres over the course of their career. They arose in the early nineties as a standout doomdeath band, culminating with the excellent Solar Lovers album in 1995. Yet two years later, the band released with Orange, and just like that they'd transformed into a full-on Kyuss-influenced stoner metal band, right down to Cyril Crutz's striking vocal resemblance to John Garcia. To their credit, they were adept in this new style as they were in the doomdeath arena. They continued down this path for a couple more years, finally announcing their breakup in February of 2002, citing their creativity as "fulfilled". Ten years later the band, featuring several of the original/core members, reformed the band, and a new album was finally released in 2020. That album (The Secret Teachings) shows the band returning to their doomdeath roots.

Current Members

Stefan Ruiters

vocals

Pim van Zanen

guitars

Olly Smit

guitars

Lucas van Slegtenhorst

bass

Jason Köhnen

drums

Jiska ter Bals

violin

Elianne Anemaat

cello

Former Members/Guests

Cyril Crutz

vocals/drums

Robert Ruiters

guitars

Jeroen Haverkamp

guitars

Jacques de Haard

bass

Maaike Aarts

violin

Rob Snijders

drums (Agua De Annique, ex-Kong)


Discography



Forever Scarlet Passion  
1993 Adipocere
  1. Cherish my pain
  2. The merciful
  3. In sweet bitterness
  4. Ophelia
  5. Together in solitude
  6. Mother of all passions
  7. Flowerskin
  8. Afterglow
  9. For eternity
  • Stefan Ruiters
  • Robert Ruiters
  • Jeroen Haverkamp
  • Lucas van Slegtenhorst
  • Jason Köhnen
1993 Readers' Album #74



Solar Lovers  
1995 Displeased
  1. Decamerone
  2. Solar child
  3. Body as canvas
  4. Soft embalmer of the still midnight
  5. Will you wait for the sun?
  6. The holy snake
  7. Dancing to a thousand symphonies
  8. Vienna
  9. Fandago
  10. The scent of eve
  11. A tune from the majestic queen's garden
  • Stefan Ruiters
  • Robert Ruiters
  • Pim van Zanen
  • Olly Smit
  • Jason Köhnen
  • Jiska ter Bals
  • Maaike Aarts


Sonic Orb  EP
1995 Displeased
  1. Astral dub
  2. Icarus with you
  3. Pegasus
  4. King lizard
  5. ...
  • Cyril Crutz
  • Robert Ruiters
  • Pim van Zanen
  • Olly Smit
  • Jason Köhnen
  • Jiska ter Bals
  • Maaike Aarts
1995 Readers' Album #65



Orange  
1997 Big Bloke
  1. Wallaroo
  2. Too Much, Too Soon
  3. Black Queen Is Dynamite
  4. The Orleans Capsule
  5. Carmencita
  6. Salamandra
  7. One Eye Generator
  8. Warp Speed To Vulcan
  9. Diabolo Cruiser XL5
  10. 1000 Things
  11. Daisy's Lunch
  12. Dive
  13. Risin' (Out Of The Loop)
  14. Diesel Reptile
  • Cyril Crutz
  • Pim van Zanen
  • Olly Smit
  • Jason Köhnen


Chrome  
1999
  1. Jupiter
  2. Coming Down
  3. Stardust
  4. Monumenta
  5. Retrosky
  6. Trancewagon
  7. Who Sent the Workers Back Underground
  8. Desire
  9. Alooka's Boulevard
  10. Millenarian Drive
  • Cyril Crutz
  • Pim van Zanen
  • Olly Smit
  • Jacques de Haard
  • Rob Snijders


Lunchbox Dialogues  
2000
  1. Lonely Man Burning
  2. Sharks and Razors
  3. Outshine
  4. Boarding Music
  5. Mary Meets the Sky
  6. Body Overdrive
  7. The Celestial Dragon
  8. All Wrong
  9. Comfortable Mess
  10. From the Plains
  • Cyril Crutz
  • Pim van Zanen
  • Olly Smit
  • Jacques de Haard
  • Rob Snijders


Songs From The Second Floor  EP
2001 Drunken Maria
  1. Room 210
  2. Morning Theft
  3. Watching the fuss
  4. Saturday (wanna go for a ride?)
  • Cyril Crutz
  • Pim van Zanen
  • Olly Smit
  • Jacques de Haard
  • Rob Snijders


The Secret Teachings  
2020
  1. The Secret Teachings of All Ages
  2. For Twisted Loveless
  3. The Ourobouros
  4. Dolores
  5. Long Forlorn Tears
  6. Amor Fati
  7. White Lotus Day
  8. Salt of the Earth
  9. They Saw It Come from the Sky
  10. Lunar Child
  11. Beneath the Temple Mount
  12. A Veil of Silence
  13. Red Water (Type O Negative cover)
  • Stefan Ruiters
  • Pim van Zanen
  • Olly Smit
  • Lucas van Slegtenhorst
  • Jason Köhnen
  • Jiska ter Bals
  • Elianne Anemaat


The Merciful  COMPILATION
2020 Vic
  1. The Merciful
  2. Together in Solitude
  3. Surreal
  4. For Eternity
  5. Above Azure Oceans
  6. Will You Wait for the Sun?
  7. The Scent of Eve


Mysterium I  
2022 Burning World
  1. Black Water Mirrors
  2. The Golden Light of Late Day
  3. Sundown Transcends Us
  4. This Glorious Summer
  5. Endgame
  6. All That Is Known
  7. Mysterium
  • Stefan Ruiters
  • Pim van Zanen
  • Olly Smit
  • Lucas van Slegtenhorst
  • Jason Köhnen
  • Jiska ter Bals
  • Elianne Anemaat


Mysterium II  
2022 independent
  1. The Divine Duty of Servants
  2. Tomorrow Mourning
  3. Our Nocturnal Love
  4. In April Darkness
  5. The Sun the Moon and the Truth
  6. Pictures of Endless Beauty - Copper Sunset (Cathedral cover)
  • Stefan Ruiters
  • Pim van Zanen
  • Olly Smit
  • Lucas van Slegtenhorst
  • Jason Köhnen
  • Jiska ter Bals
  • Elianne Anemaat


Mysterium III  
2024
  1. Fecund Universe
  2. Black Goat of the Woods
  3. Empty Corridors
  4. Daughter of the Lake
  5. Nepenthe
  6. We Never Stray
  7. The Last Day
  8. Chained Phoenix
  • Stefan Ruiters
  • Pim van Zanen
  • Olly Smit
  • Lucas van Slegtenhorst
  • Jason Köhnen
  • Jiska ter Bals
  • Elianne Anemaat



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