Diary Of Dreams

About

Diary of Dreams is a German darkwave project founded in 1989 by Adrian Hates in Düsseldorf, with the debut album Cholymelan appearing in 1994. Hates - a classically trained guitarist and pianist - writes, produces and sings everything himself, bringing in a live band only for touring. Over three decades the project has grown into one of Europe's most enduring gothic/darkwave acts, with more than 30 releases and 600 concerts across 43 countries, all issued on Hates' own label Accession Records.

50.8K

Spotify monthly listeners

5.47M

Spotify streams - top track 'She and Her Darkness'

600+

Concerts played across 43 countries

17K

Instagram followers

What's new

2025-10
Diary of Dreams released the mini-album Dead End Dreams - Chapter 1 on October 31, 2025 via Accession Records, the first instalment of a new open-ended series.
2025-11
The band embarked on the Dead End Dreams Tour across Germany in November 2025, with dates in Schwerin, Bielefeld, Oberhausen, Karlsruhe, Wiesbaden and other cities.
2024-04
Diary of Dreams released Under a Timeless Spell on April 26, 2024 via Accession Records, an orchestral re-recording of nine classic tracks made with the Leipzig Philharmonic.
2024-07
The band performed at the Amphi Festival in Cologne in July 2024.
2025-07
Diary of Dreams are scheduled to play the Festung Königstein Open Air in July 2026, with a further German club tour announced for November 2026.