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Celestial Season was a Dutch heavy metal band. They were formed in 1991 as a doom/death metal band along the lines of My Dying Bride. They have been described as doom metal, death/doom, stoner rock/metal and goth. The band split up in 2001.

Members

Last line-up

• Cyril Crutz (1995 - 2001) - Vocals (also drums 1996-99)
• Rob Snijders (1999 - 2001) - Drums
• Olly Smit - (1994 - 2001) - Guitar (Bass 1994 - 95 )
• Pim Van Zanen (1994 - 2001) - Guitar
• Jacques de Haard (1999 - 2001) - Bass

Former members

• Stefan Ruiters (1991 - 95) - Vocals
• Jason Kohnen (1991 - 97) - Drums (Bass 1996 - 97) (see also Bong-Ra)
• Robert Ruiters (1991 - 96) - Guitars
• Jiska ter Bals (1994 - 95) - Violins
• Maaike Aarts (1995) - Violins
• Jeroen Haverkamp (1991 - 93) - Guitars
• Lucas van Slegtenhorst (1991 - 93) - Bass

Session musicians

• Edith Mathot - Violin on "Forever Scarlet Passion".
• Sylvester Piyel - Keyboards on "Forever Scarlet Passion".
• Atie Aarts - Cello on "Solar Lovers".
• Lex Vogelaar - Vocals on "Solar Lovers"

Discography

• Promises (Demo, 1992)
• "Flowerskin" (Single, 1993)
• Forever Scarlet Passion (1993)
• Fire in the winter/Above azure oceans (Split with Lords of the Stone, 1994)
• Promo 1994 (Demo, 1994)
• Solar Lovers (1995)
• Sonic Orb (EP, 1995)
• 3 Track Demo (Demo, 1996)
• "Black Queen is Dynamite" (Single, 1997)
• Orange (1997)
• Demo '99 (Demo, 1999)
• Chrome (1999)
• Lunchbox Dialogues (2000)
• Songs from the Second Floor (EP, 2001)