Alongside their initial metal sound, Dornenreich also regard their music as being neofolk influenced.

Jochen "Evíga" Stock joined the band during 1996 and they started to write the first songs.

In April 1997 Moritz "Gilvan" Neuner completed the line-up but left after the release of Her von welken Nächten.

Thomas Stock quit the band in April 2006 to concentrate on his musical project "Eyas".

In 2007, Dornenreich played at Summer Breeze and documented this concert with ten cameras for the upcoming DVD Nachtreisen.