Daniel Droste
Daniel Droste in Rockharz Open Air 2018
Background information
Also known as	Dr. Oste
Born	(1980-04-02) 2 April 1980 (age 43)
Origin	Mosbach, Germany[1]
Genres	Gothic metal, folk metal, funeral doom metal, death metal
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter, therapist
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar, keyboard, programming
Years active	1994–present
Labels	Napalm Records Last Episode Records

Daniel Droste (born 2 April 1980 in Mosbach)^[3] is a German musician. He was a member of Midnattsol between 2003 and 2010, and founded Ahab in 2006.

Career

Droste was the guitarist of the gothic/folk metal band Midnattsol^[1] and is the vocalist, guitarist, and keyboardist of the funeral doom band Ahab.^[4]

Personal

Droste also works as a therapist.^[1]

Discography

With Penetralia

• Schwarz (demo, 1996)
• Tribute to the Moon (demo, 1998)
• Carpe Noctem - Legends of Fullmoon Empires (full-length, 1999)
• Seelenkrank (full-length, 2000)

With Midnattsol

• Midnattsol (demo, 2003)
• Where Twilight Dwells (full-length, 2005)
• Nordlys (full-length, 2008)
• The Metamorphosis Melody (full-length, 2011)

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With Ahab

• "The Stream" (single, 2004)
• The Oath (demo, 2005; EP, 2007)
• The Call of the Wretched Sea (full-length, 2006)
• The Divinity of Oceans (full-length, 2009)
• The Giant (full-length, 2012)
• The Boats of the Glen Carrig (full-length, 2015)

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