Band Name:  Third Realm

Genre:  Dark Wave / EBM / Electro-Industrial

Current Location:  Buffalo, New York, U.S.

Band Members:  Nathan Reiner (Lead Vocals / Music Production) | Luke Vinland (Guitars & Bass) | Rob Early (Synths / Programming)

Primary Contact: Nathan Reiner |  thirdrealmcontact@gmail.com


BIO:
Third Realm (a name signifying the current earthly plane) is a pioneering Dark Wave / EBM / Electro-Industrial project led by Nathan Reiner from Buffalo, New York.  Since its inception in 1999, Third Realm has consistently shattered conventional genre boundaries, skillfully merging diverse alternative elements to create a distinctive and immersive auditory experience. The project quickly garnered acclaim with extensive club and radio airplay, securing placements in independent films.  Reiner has built a distinguished legacy in the underground scene, marked by an extensive discography of 15 full-length studio albums and over 28 compilation appearances.

 

A prominent live act, Third Realm has performed at esteemed festivals and conventions such as Dragon Con, Dark Force Fest 2023 + 2024 (Main Stage), Convergence XVIII, and Wilmington Goth Fest III. The project has also shared the stage with celebrated acts including 3Teeth, Hanzel und Gretyl, Priest, Empathy Test, and Aesthetic Perfection (among several others).

 

The current lineup features Nathan Reiner (Lead Vocals), Luke Vinland (Guitars), and Rob Early (Synths).


Festival Performances:
Convergence XVIII
12th Annual Music is Art Festival
Dark Force Fest 2023
Dark Force Fest 2024 (Main Stage)
Wilmington Goth Fest III
The Undead of Winter 2025
Immortal Forest Presents: World Goth Day 2025
Dragon Con 2025
Dark Force Fest 2026 (Confirmed)

Highlights:

Reached a top 5 position on the Deutsche Alternative Charts
Film Placement:  Broken Image | A Perfect Fit | DarkPlace | Haunted Boy | A Silent Scream | Necroville
Over 1 Million Streams of the song "Diabolic Crush" on Spotify
Featured in Sonic Seducer Magazine on their Cold Hands Seduction Vol. 216 Compilation 
Featured on Endzeit Bunkertracks Act VI & VII Compilations by Alfa Matrix
Featured on Electronic Body Matrix 2 Compilation by Alfa Matrix
Featured on Aderlass Vol. 7 Compilation by UpScene

Remixed By:

Aesthetic Perfection | Razed In Black | System Syn | Panic Lift | Mindless Faith | Social Station | Subliminal Code | Tragic Impulse | 11Grams | Reactor7x | Deconbrio | Christopher Saint Booth | Val Cain | The Dark Clan

Discography:

  • Renfield's Syndrome (EP) (2005) (self-released)
  • Under the Black Light (2007) (self-released)
  • Love is the Devil (2009) (Radio-Active-Music)
  • Romantic Death (2011) (self-released)
  • Manipulated (EP) (2011) (self-released)
  • New World Order (2011) (Radio-Active-Music)
  • Beyond Good and Evil (2012) (self-released)
  • Daydreams and Nightmares (2013) (self-released)
  • Deranged (2015) (self-released)
  • Psychosis (2016) (self-released)
  • The Suffering Angel (2017) (Distortion Productions)
  • Dystopian Society (2018) (Distortion Productions)
  • The Art of Despair (2019) (darkTunes Music Group)
  • Morbid Attitude (2021) (Morbid Attitude Records)
  • Rare Sessions (EP) (2021) (Morbid Attitude Records)
  • Sinister Device (2021) (Morbid Attitude Records)
  • Into Oblivion (2023) (Distortion Productions)
  • Her Name Was Melancholia (2025) (Morbid Attitude Records)