Mystopera will release the folk metal opera ‘Das Lied Der Steinernen Engel’ on 1 August on Metalville records

Powerful metal, rousing folk, renowned guest musicians and an epic film music orchestra - that's MYSTOPERA

Composer/violinist Meike Katrin Stein and singer/songwriter Markus Engelfried have brought this folk-metal opera to life with a great deal of passion and creativity and have brought a host of talented guest musicians on board for their first album, including Schandmaul, Primal Fear, Corvus Corax, Harpyie, Crematory. They were able to win Chris Harms (Lord of the Lost) as music producer. ‘Das Lied der Steinernen Engel’ is the title of the first MYSTOPERA album and tells a gripping Viking story full of mysticism, suspense and devotion.

What began as an idea in Markus and Meike's joint band past with ‘Krayenzeit’ soon became a project close to their hearts.

“Meike and I first came up with the idea of combining film-musical orchestral epics and folk metal almost eight years ago,’ says Markus. ‘Then three years ago we said ‘Come on, let's do it now, let's write a folk metal opera.”

“Once the ball had been set rolling and the first guest musicians had been recruited, the project almost took on a life of its own. Successful musicians and singers asked us if they could still take part in the project.” remembers Meike.

In fact, in addition to Meike and Markus, an ensemble of 16 other high-calibre musicians from a wide variety of genres has come together:

Saskia Maria – Schandmaul / Ralf Scheepers – Primal Fear / Mr. Hurley – Mr. Hurley und die Pulveraffen / Norbert “Norri” Drescher – Corvus Corax / Katja Moslehner – (ex-) Faun / Aello – Harpyie / Alina Lesnik – ROBSE & erfolgreiche Youtuberin / Pínto von Frohsinn – Ganaim, (ex-)Versengold / Rolf Munkes – Crematory / Stefanus Rex – The Kings Pipers / Bernd Heining – Skull and Crossbones / Frank Herold – (ex-)Saidian, Krayenzeit and the four-piece medieval band Die Irrlichter have brought MYSTOPERA to life.

The Budapest Scoring Orchestra, which works for Netflix and Hollywood productions, has also been recruited for MYSTOPERA, so you can enjoy a truly bombastic, world-class orchestra.

The confirmation for the album release concert at Wacken Open Air 2025 is another major milestone on MYSTOPERA's journey.

„Das Lied der Steinernen Engel’ follows the concept of classical operas and tells a gripping fantasy story about Vikings, dragons and mystical beings in epic and energetic music. But to experience the story even more intensely, the album is accompanied by a book that tells the story of the Stone Angels in detail and allows fans to immerse themselves even deeper in the world of MYSTOPERA.