Tacere

Tacere originally started as the solo project of front man Karri Knuuttila in the early 2000s.
A real band line-up and the name TACERE first appeared in 2002/2003, but the band was still
lead by just male vocals. After hiring Helena Haaparanta as the female singer in 2004 Tacere
got it's first stable line-up. The band put out a plethora of demos until in 2005 they were picked
up by a Finnish record label "Suomen Musiikki Oy / SM-Records" - a company ran by Kari
Hynninen a well known music mogul who has discovered and worked with talents such as
Apocalyptica and Amorphis in the metal scene, and several Finnish platinum artist on the pop
scene.

The band released it's first mini-CD "A Voice in the dark" in November 2006 reaching a top-10
chart position in Finland. Followed by nearly half a year of recording and a lot of other work
the band then finally released their debut album "Beautiful Darkness" in Scandinavia March
2007. Later during the same year releases followed for example in Russia, the CIS-states, Japan
and Thailand. The album was produced together by Karri Knuuttila and producer guru Anssi
Kippo (Children of Bodom etc.) and it received a great response from both the fans and critics.
In Japan the album got an especially good response and achieved remarkable sales to be a
debut album of an unknown metal band. Later on the band parted ways with the record label
"Suomen Musiikki" in early 2008..

Aesma Daeva

"Upon the lake, upon the windless water,
swim down to me, beautiful bird.
Mercy, stay not forever out of reach.
I hear, I hear your evening song, strange alien song."
-- "The Loon"
With accomplished musicians working in the symphonic terrain, Aesma Daeva draws from a rich background of 20th century music, world music, and rock instincts. As you listen, imagine and move.
Most audiences were introduced to A.D. with the songs "Stay" and "Introit II," both of which appear on several European compilations, including Orkus Magazine: Best of and Diva X Machina.
Following the band's first release, A.D. played Festival Obscuro in Mexico City, opening for H.I.M. and Tristania. They've also shared the stage with Nightwish, Kamelot and Therion. This fall, the band will reunite with Therion to tour the U.S. and Canada.
A.D.'s current lineup came to together in 2005, with Lori Lewis's versatile, classically trained voice at the forefront, Chris Quinn on bass, John Prassas on guitar, Earl Root on guitar, and Tim Klatt on drums. With this power lineup, A.D. was ready to record a new album but needed to reach a new level compared with the first release. A.D. was vigilant and stayed true to this goal. After enlisting Grammy award-winning producer Neil Kernon, the album Dawn of the New Athens was completed.
Dawn of the New Athens is a symphonic poem that journeys across the globe and the temporal realm, from the Tisza River in Hungary to a dark and timely Orwellian world.
"The meek and low christen the kingdom's coming,
building the great machines of war.
Men feed machines this century of dark
coming of the hour of the kingdom of night."
--"Since the Machine"
World instruments such as the bawu (a Chinese wind instrument) are blended with a symphonic metal backdrop, bringing a wealth of musical cultures together. Songs like "Artemis" showcase the bawu in its melancholic sound, emphasizing the lyrics of independence.
"In your name, cruel sacrifice,
embrace my art. Love let me go.
In your name, cruel goddess touch,
embrace this song, the wind, thy womb.
I don't need anyone.
I don't love anyone.
Embrace the art of letting go."
--"Artemis"
The idyllic beauty of nature provides inspiration for both "Tisza's Child" and the lament cried by the woman who has lost her lifelong mate in "The Loon." The seasons are particularly influential for the band: "The colors of fall are inspiring, and I find myself re-creating those colors in the music," says Prassas, original founder of the group.
"Bluish Shade" was inspired by the struggle that is very much part of a musician's life and the idea that "music chooses you." "I once read 'Our destinies are self-fulfilling prophecies; the energy you transmit via your music will be returned to you amplified," says Prassas. "However, the ability to control the course of our specific destiny is questionable. The entire band agrees that we really would have liked a different course at times."

Magica

Magica started in February 2002 as a project of Bogdan Costea, directly with the recordings for the 1st album “The Scroll of Stone” (having more of a demo purpose). After 2 months of intense work, the material was ready! 12 power melodic heavy metal songs, in the vein of Rhapsody, Nightwish, and Helloween, which show the high potential of the band. After the songs were ready Bogdan recruited the members of the band.
The second album, “Lightseeker”, has been launched in October 2004 in France through Underclass Music .
Magica’s first video, “Bittersweet Nightshade”, was ready on February 10, 2005. Magica has been featured in the famous “Metallian” and “Rock Hard Magazine”.
In 2006 the band had the pleasure of touring Europe opening for After Forever and Nightmare, Apocalyptica and Leaves Eyes .

The third album is called Hereafter and was recorded in the autumn of 2006 but due to label change, it was released at 19 October 2007 via AFM Records Germany. 2 videos were shot for this album, ” All waters have the colour of drowning” and “Entangled”.
In November 2007 Ana was invited to take part in the huge Hellish Rock tour alongside Helloween, Gamma Ray and Axxis for 3 months of intense touring . It was a unforgetable experience. Check out the tourreport.

2008 was the year of the “Wolves and witches” album.
2010 brings a brand new studio work, intitled “Dark Diary” . A lot more production efforts are thrown into this release and the band can’t wait to go on the road and play the songs live.


today Magica is :

Ana Mladinovici - vocals,
Bogdan Costea - guitar,
Hertz - drums,
Sorin Vlad - bass,
6fingers - keys

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Lightseeker : Click Here

Whyzdom

The Whyzdom project started in early 2007. Vynce Leff, more known in the progressive area, for producing several albums signed on the british label CYCLOPS RECORDS (bands : Saens, Sensitive To Light), decided to start a new metal band with symphonic elements. After auditioning many singers to fit the particular sound of the first compositions, he meets Telya, a young singer/actress, fond of metal and symphonic music as well as theater. Finding the rest of the band happens very quickly, since Vynce has many contacts among other bands he collaborated with : Regis Morin and Tristan Demurger join WHYZDOM in February, then Nico Chaumeaux (a talented drumming teacher) and Marc Ruhlmann. Anthony Lopez takes care of the sound engineering.

Many contacts are then enthusiasted by the first demo. Among them, VULTUS Creations, FLORENT CUAZ (alias CORTEZ77) and GHISLAINE PUJOL, come to our help, working for the visual aspect of the project. That’s why, thanks to VULTUS and the CHATEAU DE CULAN, it is decided to shoot a first video clip with a great and fantastic crew.

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From The Brink Of Infinity (2009) : Click Here

Mandrake

There are several bands bearing the name Mandrake;

1) Mandrake, Gothic Metal band from Germany:

The German Band Mandrake was brought to life by Lutz de Putter in the wastelands of northern germany (“Ostfriesland”) in the late 90`s. In 1998, the self-produced album Forever was recorded, presenting the band as a mixture of slow death-metal and elements of the gothic-scene. Female vocals were rare and sung by a guest-vocalist. In 1999, Birgit Lau joined the band and her part became bigger and bigger. After several demos, in 2003, Mandrake signed a contract with the label Greyfall/Prophecy Productions.

The label-debut Calm the Seas was released at the end of 2003. For the first time, this record presents the current line-up with Garvin Bösch on Bass-guitar and Jörg Uken on drums. Live-keyboarder Julius Martinek also became a full member, but soon prefered electric guitars.

The music of Mandrake is voluptuous, sometimes epic, sometimes fragile, supported by “real” strings, low guitars and powered by pounding drums. Above all, the significant voice of Birgit. Lyrics and music often deal with the forces of nature, especially water, and the desire to reach distant shores and galaxies.

The term mandrake (mandragora) is taken from a poisonous plant which is a symbol for spiritual and supernatural powers.

2) Mandrake was an obscure progressive rock band from Japan. The band was formed in the mid-seventies by Susumu Hirasawa as one of the pioneers of native original progressive rock music in Japan.

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MANDRAKE – The Balance Of Blue (2005) : Click Here 
Bonus CD :
01.: A Poet’s Serenade
02.: Who’s That Girl
03.: Pictures Of You
04.: Stay
05.: Fade To Black (Metallica Cover)
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Denia

Biography

DENIA is a side project to the band "NO LIFE AFTER LOVE" originally formed by Joey Denia (Songwritter) Maria Jose Erena (vocals) and Mario Infantes (Massakre Zombie, God Bless Us) in early 2009. In mid 2009 the band released their first LP called "No Life After Love" composed of 18 tracks and almost 80 minutes of music. The album was produced by Joey Denia and Jacky Roads in Hardleywood Records. . The fact that our first cd this consists of 18 tracks is the result of a compulsive need to create songs to express in a more visceral, our environment, our difficulties ... In fact, this project was born out of a traumatic experience. Soon you will know the new members of Denia. Currently, and while everything flows, the band doesn..t compose and are in full recording of their new album whose release date is scheduled for early / mid 2010. Denia.

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Beseech

Borås, Sweden (1992 – 2006)

A Swedish gothic metal/rock band, Beseech started out in Borås (near Gothenburg) in 1992, and after creating a demo, they became involved with the underground scene. In 1995, they recorded their first album, …From a Bleeding Heart, but due to the label having financial problems, it was not released until 1998, under the label of Metal Blade. In mid-2000, they released their second album, Black Emotions, and from that point, their career took off. The next albums, Souls Highway (2002) and Drama (2004) showed that the line-up changes affected the music in a way that many liked and others criticized. In 2005, they released Sunless Days, probably their most mature album.

In autumn of 2006, the band announced that Beseech would be put to rest for good: “We have grown apart from each other as persons and we have different views of how we want Beseech to work as a band.”

In 2007, Beseech’s Web site announced that their members had formed two new bands: The Mary Major, which contains 6 out of the 7 band members, and Those We Don’t Speak Of, with the remaining band member.

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Souls Highway (2002) : Click Here

Draconian

There are multiple artists with this name:

1) Draconian is a Swedish gothic doom metal band, formed in Säffle, Sweden in 1994. The band consists of Anders Jacobsson (vocals, writing), Lisa Johansson (vocals), Johan Ericson (guitars, writing), Jerry Torstensson (drums, percussion), Daniel Arvidsson (guitars), Fredrik Johansson (bass), and Andreas Karlsson (keyboards, programming). They produce songs with atmospheric, melodic, and emotive characteristics.

In May of 1994, drummer and vocalist Johan Ericson, bassist and vocalist Jesper Stolpe and guitarist Andy Hindenäs assembled the band Kerberos, initially playing melodic death metal with black metal influences. Seven months later, lead vocalist and lyrics composer Anders Jacobsson joined the band, and its name changed to Draconian.

Their first demo — Shades of a Lost Moon — was recorded in October 1995, a week subsequent to their first live concert. The demo counted with flutist and vocalist Jessica Eriksson, keyboardist and vocalist Susanne Arvidsson and with a special participation of Andreas Haag on the introductory section of “My Nemesis”. The album was released in February, 1996. The band was then joined by guitatist Magnus Bergström.

No recording contract was obtained with Shades of a Lost Moon, so in early 1997 the band proceeded to record their second demo, entitled In Glorious Victory. The band, however, became discontent with the quality of the recording and discontinued the release.

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Where Lovers Mourn (2003) : Click Here

Mortal Love

Biography

Mortal Love is a Norwegian metal band which is currently signed to Massacre Records. Their sound makes combined use of soprano and tenor vocals, whilst placing emphasis on a consistent rhythm section with heavy guitars, piano and synthesizer melodies. Their first three releases, which lyrically dealt with love and failed relationships, were composed as a trilogy, as can be observed from combining the titles of the albums (All the Beauty, I Have Lost and Forever Will Be Gone). The band released the final album of the trilogy on 22 September 2006. On their website, they have announced the band is currently writing songs for a new album which might be released in 2010.

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Elis

Biography

Elis is a symphonic gothic metal band from Vaduz,Liechtenstein. formed in 2003 after the split of Erben der Schöpfung in 2002. The band currently consists of Sandra Schleret (clean vocals), Pete Streit (guitars), Chris Gruber (guitars), Tom Saxer (bass, harsh vocals), and Max Naescher (drums). Former members include Sabine Dünser, Franco Koller, René Marxer, and Jürgen Broger.

Elis began their musical career under the name Erben der Schöpfung in 2000. In 2001, they released their first single “Elis” as well as their debut album “Twilight”. The band has appeared live at the Wave Gotik Festival in Leipzig, among others, has held on to favorable positioning on the DAC-Charts, and has remained well represented in the scene’s press. Germany’s Orkus Magazine, for example, featured Erben der Schöpfung as their top newcomer act of the month. This choice was later more than confirmed by the publications readership, who extended the honor by choosing the band as their Newcomer of 2001.

Following their split with Oliver Falk, the band re-emerged in 2003 under the new alias Elis. Produced at Mastersound Studio by Alexander Krull (Atrocity, Leaves’ Eyes), “God’s Silence, Devil’s Temptation” was simultaneously released on Napalm Records with the re-release of Erben der Schöpfung’s 2001 debut, “Twilight”.

Official Site :  http://www.elis.li 

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Griefshire (2006) : Click Here
Dark Clouds in a Perfect Sky (2004) : Click Here

Leaves Eyes

Leaves’ Eyes, the name in itself has quite a musical ring to it. And it comes as no surprise that the world’s most international band attracts all the attention in 2009. With their latest album “Njord”, the sextet revolving around Liv Kristine defends its position as the number one presence within the symphonic Gothic Rock/Metal genre.
On “Njord”, Leaves’ Eyes finally opens a new chapter in Nordic mythology. With this new masterpiece, they are able to prove to what extent they have found their own style and developed it to perfection. In 2009, Leaves’ Eyes present themselves rocking, up-to-date, sweeping, and free of all genre conventions.

As made evident by the debut album “Lovelorn” (2004), Leaves’ Eyes came into being during a walk in the woods. The musicians are able to convert nature’s impressions into music in an incomparable way. Thorsten Bauer and Mathias Röderer established an exceptional guitar sound with the first album that has been a band trademark ever since. However, it is Liv Kristine’s unique voice that serves as the linchpin in Leaves’ Eyes. On “Lovelorn”, Liv sings about a magical world filled with mermaids, love and tragedy. With this concept album, the band not only enthralls the ears, but in particular the imagination of the listener. The members of Leaves’ Eyes do not merely write songs, their music tells of sagas and legends. Like no other newcomer band, Leaves’ Eyes received exceptional feedback and coverage from the press (including interviews and cover stories). The fanbase continued to grow within a matter of weeks until the numbers filled the hall of the Wave Gotik Treffen 2004, celebrating the band’s stage premier....

Tristania - Rubicon (2010)

Track List:

01.: Year Of The Rat (4:35)
02.: Protection (4:15)
03.: Patriot Games (3:27)
04.: The Passing (4:48)
05.: Exile (4:26)
06.: Sirens (4:27)
07.: The Emerald Piper (3:06)
08.: Vulture (3:43)
09.: Amnesia (4:54)
10.: Magical Fix (4:20)
11.: Illumination (8:13)

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Flag Of Hate

Flag Of Hate is the band's gothic / metal from South Jakarta. Formed in March 2006. By the early formation, Wild (The beast Growl / Scream), Adie (The Rhythm 6 string), C'dick (The Low 4 Strings) and Popo (The Beat) by genre Dark / Nu Metal. But several months later, because in a sense there is less sound. Flag Of Hate then decided to recruit Mizthree (The Keys / Female Voice) to add elements of synth sounds, piano, strings and weird effects and Thobenk (The Lead 6 Strings) to add the element of melody. With this formation, Flag Of Hate successfully won several band festival in Jakarta. But at the end of 2007, Thobenk decided to quit because of busy life in college. Guitar positions were replaced by Popo and Drum position replaced by Jeppy (Compatriot) that makes sound Flag Of Hate to be the more quickly follow the beat of the bass drum. At this point Flag Of Hate decide to change the genre into Gothic / Metal. With the growing breadth of influence of each personnel, is created masterpieces such as the Tale from the Dark Side, Eternal Madness, Diantara Kegelapan and Flag Of Hate song other songs.......

Dreamer

Dreamer is a Jakarta, Indonesia based metal act formed in 1998. The initial line-up consists of Yani (vocals, guitar), Akay (bass) and Totok (drums). They were playing melodic death metal that heavily influenced by Scandinavian metal giants such as Amorphis, In Flames, Children of Bodom, among others. On early 2000, a high talented lead singer, Rika along with Tribowo (keyboards) and Kiki (guitar) came aboard. Dreamer switched its musical direction into Heavy Metal since then. It has more influences from early metal heroes such as Iron Maiden, Metallica, Megadeth and some symphonic doom metal acts like Nightwish, Within Temptation, Lacuna Coil as well. Under the flag of heavy metal's new inception, they started to travel around the domestic cities performing their darkened beautiful music to as many people as they can. Dreamer always has a horrendous response in every show due to their energetic and very communicative performance. And so they got a high record release demand from the fans...