LYCANTHIA

                                          
                                                LYCANTHIA
                                         



Genre: Doom / Gothic Metal

City: Sydney

Country: Australia

Year of creation: 1997

Lyrical themes:  Fantasy, Emotions, Death, Despair

Current label :   Hypnotic Dirge Records

LINKS :    Facebook    Myspace 

 

 

MEMBERS :

 

 

Lee Tassaker - Vocals & Bass

Vanessa Black - Violin & Vocals

Megan Robins - Keys & Vocals

Stephen Mikulic - Guitars

Mathew Newton - Guitars

Lachlan Donaldson - Drums 

 

 

BIO: 


Formed in the late 90s, Lycanthia are a 6 piece Gothic/Death Doom Metal band from Sydney, Australia.


The popularity of Lycanthia's live shows, along with their self-titled demo, established the band in the Australian Metal Underground. Their first full length album 'Myriad', saw them develop their musical style with greater maturity, creativity and originality.

Their next release, an EP titled 'Within The Walls', further cemented their place as pioneers of their genre. The song 'Lost' peaked at #11 on the 'triple j' Australian Metal Charts within the first week of release.

April 2012 marked the release of Lycanthia's full length album 'Oligarchy', in which they have sculpted their reactions to existence and the world into a musical expression of harsh, bleak reality. The album was quickly picked up by Green Media in Australia and is due to be re-released early 2013 through Hypnotic Dirge Records in digipak format.

The success of Lycanthia has continued to grow with regular radio airplay and live performances alongside local and international acts.
Their music can be described as dark, aggressive and emotional sound-scapes fused with classical and rock elements. Consisting of Grim Male and Dual Female Vocals, Violin, Keyboards, Guitars and Drums.

INTERVIEW WITH ALEXEY SOLOVIEV

Hi guys!!. Here we go again with another interesting interview to our dear friend and the first composer on female metal radio Alexey Soloviev.


- FEMALE METAL RADIO : Hi Alex!. Is always nice to talk with you again!.


- ALEXEY SOLOVIEV : Hi again!, as always, the pleasure is mine.



- FMR : Where you from , and how the proyect begins?


- AS :I'm from Siberian city Krasnoyarsk, and my project began in 2012 when I recorded my first "european song" with a beautiful and talented Swedish singer Elize Ryd (Amaranthe), the song is called "Along in the Universe". I really grateful to Elize for her great help, support, collaboration and friendship, she is amazing person, also I'm so grateful to my other friends-musicians for their great collaborations, friendship, support and help, such as: Nicoletta Rosellini (Kalidia), Iris Boanta (The Mystery; Souldrinker), Gaby Koss (ex-Haggard, Equillibrium, Therion and etc), Alessio Lucatti (Vision Divine), Mark Cross (Ex- Helloween, Firewind), Federico Solazzo, Alberto Rigoni (Solo Artist, Twinspirits), Elina Laivera (Seduce The Heaven), and many, many, many more great people around the globe who are working with me or who are supporting me...they all are brilliant musicians and great friends! And of course I'm so grateful to people who like my music, cuz their support is very imporant for me and they are great listeners and my source of inspiration and reason to live and to make my music

- FMR : That´s nice!. OK, What are some of your main influences as a band?


- AS : There are so many bands, musicians and composers who influenced me a lot, and everyday I try to discover something really new for me in all kinds of music...cuz I have no limits in music and in life too..so I'm always open for something really new and really cool, but the main influence always will be music of the genius composer Hans Zimmer and Nightwish!


- FMR : Hans Zimmer and Nightwish ( Tuomas Holopainen ) are simply one of the bests at composition. Good choice!.



 - FMR : How do you define exactly your band´s style?


- AS : I've been thing about it for a long time, but then I decided to try to combaine some beautiful cinematic music with metal music, so "Ascension" is cinematic metal project...or something like that...


- FMR : What is the thematic of your last work?, Please, Tell us a little bit of this.


- AS : I released my new song with great and beautiful and talented female singer Iris Boanta, the song is called "The Devil in us all" but it's not about the real devil..cuz the real devil is a total loser and I'm much bigger than him...ha ha...Iris did a great job, I love her voice so much, cuz it's so strong and beautiful and sexy...and she is awesome musician...Now I'm working with a lot of great musicians from different countries, for example I wrote a song for great musician from Chile Paula Viches (Denun, Arkaos) , this is gonna be my first song in Spanish and this is will be Paula's song...also I have a new experience in my musical life as a composer and songwriter so I'm working now with a talented hip hop singer from Italy Klaus Bundy, I wrote a song for him in hip hop, rap style...it's very interesting for me...cuz I have never did anything like this before...and if you know my music so you can be sure that even a rap song which was wrote by me will sound great...cuz I make no mistakes...ha ha and there some more great musicians to work with now .


- FMR : Do you think that your sound have somenthing new ?


- AS : I don't know...but some people are telling me that is a good and very interesting idea of mixing metal and cinematic music...so for me it's really something new






- FMR :What you think will happen with your music?


- AS : I'm working on my first debut album now..so when I will release my album we will see...what will happen with my music. But anyway it always will be awesome cuz I'm trying to do my best to make some great melodies and great songs as for my our album and as for different great musicians who wanna work with me .




- FMR :  What's your favourite album by another band?

- AS : thre are toooo many of them...but if we are talking about something really new..so it is a new album of Amaranthe "The Nexus" definately is a great album and full of great and energetic music...oh yes...and of course Wintersun "Time I" a real masterpiece...


- FMR : Amaranthe are working really well. So, Where can people go to get or listen your demo / album?


- AS : I have some page on the net...but my main page on facebook, youtube and soundcloud...
http://www.facebook.com/AlexeySolovievsASCENSION
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/AlexeySoloviev1
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/alexeysolovievofficial


- FMR : Perfect Alex!. Thanks a lot for talking with us and wish to hear somenthing new from you soon.

- AS :  Of course!!. Thanks a lot for your work and support!. Stay in conctact!. 

INTERVIEW WITH ALEJO CARDENAS FROM INHERITOR

Hello girls and boys!!.

Today is a great day, cuase we have the pleasure to speak with Alejo Cardenas, guitarist and scream vocals from the Colombian - USA band based in Los Angeles INHERITOR.

- FEMALE METAL RADIO : Greetings Alejo and thanks a lot for be with us!

 
- ALEJO CARDENAS : Thank you very much!. It´s a pleasure!.


- FMR : Ok Alejo, where you from and how the proyect of INHERITOR begins?

- AC : I’m Colombian-american; I was born in Los Angeles CA but I was raised in Bogota Colombia….both of my parents are Colombian as well, and I’ve lived there most of my life; so you could say I’m Colombian at heart….Inheritor started out as a female fronted melodic metal band in Bogota, were we worked and played for a few years and were we produced and released our debut album “from Dust n Passion” in 2010…thins worked out very well, but after a while…it seemed that relocating in the US would be the best thing for the project when it came to “opportunities”….so that’s what happened….right now inheritor is an LA based metal band with a whole new American line up.
 
- FMR : What are some of your main influences as a band? 


- AC : Well, we all have a different taste in the music that we listen to, but of course we all have a strong metal background going from bands like opeth, at the gates, nightwish and cradle of filth, to classical music, blues and jazz etc.


- FMR : How do you define exactly your band´s style?


- AC : The band has always been qualified as a “melodic death” metal band with a lot of neo-classical and progressive influences….however, with the release of our upcoming album (wich hopefully will be very soon) inheritor will become a “Colombian-folk” metal band.

- FMR : What is the thematic of your last work?, Please, Tell us a little bit of this.
 

- AC : Well the main purpose of the upcoming album, is to rescue many musical and

traditional elements from the “Joropo” (one of Colombia’s folk-music genres) thru modern music; in this case it would be metal… The album will be called “mestizo” which means mongrel or half-breed…. and it can be considered a tribute to the regions near by the Orinoco river, where most of the traditions remain alive mostly thru oral tradition….most of the lyrics are also based on the ancient legends and/or mythology from the same region….so yes basically the idea is to preserve the roots and traditions from this lands.


 
- FMR : Do you think that your sound have somenthing new ?

 
- AC : Well, even though we are not 100% shure; I think the concept on wich the upcoming album is based, and the mix of elements mentioned in the last question has never been done before… highlighting the fact that we would not be just another metal band trying to sound like the “European-folk metal” bands (wich we respect and enjoy a lot) but we are more focused on folk traditions from our own countryes.

 
 - FMR : What you think will happen with your music?

 
- AC : Well, of course we want what every band wants…wed like to go on tour and play live in as many places as possible; so we are working hard and doing everything we can to see what happens, and…..I guess will have to find out.


- FMR : What's your favourite album by another band?

 - AC :My favorite album of all times is “the jester race” by in flames

 
- FMR : Where can people go to get or listen your demo / album?

- AC : Our debut album “from dust n passion” is available on itunes, amazon and other retailers but you can also look for some tracks on the bands youtube chanel……for the physical album people can just contact us on facebook; we can distribute it thru regular mail in Colombia, US and Germany.

 
- FMR : Please, what websites have the band for people to know you better ?

- AC : We can easily be found on facebook as “inheritor Colombia” we are also on reverbnation, last fm, here are some links:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Inheritor-Colombia/157722660914351

http://www.reverbnation.com/inheritor

and this is our youtube channel were you can also check out a mini studio diary for the upcoming album:

http://www.youtube.com/user/wolf77la?feature=watch

 
- FMR : Great!, this way will be more easy to found Inheritor in the web.

 
Ok Alejo, Thank you very much for be so kind with us and good luck for Inheritor and for "from dust n passion". Congratulations for your work!!.

 
- AC : Thank you guys, and congrats for you too for be helping and supporting all the bands. See you soon!!

INHERITOR

                                                 INHERITOR
                                         



Genre: Melodic / Progressive Metal

City: Los Angeles

Country: Colombia / USA

Year of creation: 2009

Lyrical themes:  N/A

Current label : Unsigned / Independent

LINKS :    Facebook    Myspace 

 

 

MEMBERS :

 

 

	Current members: Aliyah Davis – Vocals Alejandro Cardenas - Guitar/vocals Jared Behrens – Guitar Arron Suljay-Bass Additional recording credits: Diego Duque – (Bass) Juan Felipe Morales (Drums)

BIO :

Inheritor is a Colombian-American melodic metal band that was formed in Bogota D.C. on 2009. The project has always been a five-pieced female fronted group of musicians with strong neo-classical influences, combined with a touch of death, heavy and progressive metal.

In 2009 the band began to play live, and worked with Stormblaze Entertainment for a year; during this time the band was able to do a small tour where they shared the stage with big acts from the local Colombian metal scene like Gaias Pendulum, Soulburner, Loathsome Faith etc.

In 2010 the band released its debut album “From dust n Passion”; it had good local radio airplay and positive reviews in many countries like Finland, Peru, Spain etc. The album was recorded and produced by guitarist and founder of the project Alejandro Cardenas; and mastered by Carlos Silva at C1 Mastering in Bogota D.C. Some of the recording musicians that were part of the project from the beginning were Diego Duque (bass), Ivan Montenegro (guitar), Victoria Mejia (vocals) and Leonel Rojas (drums).

In 2011 the band launched its first video clip “A Fading Caress” and after going through some line up changes they finished working with “Stormblaze Entertainment” and signed with “Independent” for the rest of that year.

In 2012 Inheritor began the production of a new album and moved to Los Angeles, CA.

Now, after regrouping with some local musicians, Inheritor is about to finish the production of that second studio album; which will be coming out with a new lead singer, and a touch of “folk” Colombian roots added to the original sound!

AWAKEN SOLACE

                                                    

                                              AWAKEN SOLACE
                                        



Genre: Symphonic / Orchestral / Power  Metal

City: Brisbane

Country: Australia

Year of creation: 2010

Lyrical themes:  N/A

Current label : Unsigned / Independent

LINKS :    Facebook     Website 

 

 

MEMBERS :

 

 

Maree Nipperess - vocals

Robert Russell - Keyboards | Orchestra

Elspeth Johnson - guitar 

Rodrigo Prazeres - drums

Jimmy Barrett - vocals | bass

 

BIO :

 

Awaken Solace is an Australian, female fronted symphonic metal band that combines a theatrical mix of orchestral power metal, medieval baroque and fantasy-style soundtracks. Full orchestral and choral arrangements compliment the band’s five piece line-up of vocals, bass, guitar, drums and keyboards; a concept that places them among a unique few in the Australian metal scene.

Since releasing their debut album ‘In Nightfall’s Embrace’ on 1 June 2012 (a release mixed and mastered by Caio Duarte, Broadband Productions, Brazil), Awaken Solace has received an extensive amount of international attention on the femme metal scene with reviews circulating from as far as the United Kingdom, United States, Japan, Brazil, Czech Republic and the Netherlands to name a few. The album has also received regular air play on digital radio in the UK, local community radio 4zzz and also featured on Triple J’s heavy music program ‘The Racket’.

The band hit the live stage in February 2012. By August, Awaken Solace was announced as the Brisbane support act for one of Europe’s most successful metal acts ‘Apocalyptica’, on their first ever Australian tour.

December saw the release of Awaken Solace’s first music video ‘The Passing’, a steampunk inspired professional production lead by Director Jake Brown & Producer Julian Pennisi of Blackline Media and award winning Cinematographer Dr. Dominic Muench of Blacksun Productions.

2013 has begun positively for Awaken Solace with a nomination in the MS (Metal Symphonique) Awards in the category of ‘Best Newcomer of the Year’. Throughout the year the band plans to write and record the next album and to tour further afield. 'In Nightfall's Embrace' is only the beginning of things to come.

The time of awakening is now...

To purchase your digipak copy of 'In Nightfall's Embrace' visit the official online store http://awakensolace.com/our-store.html or download Disc 1 from iTunes or Amazon.

 

 

4ORDER

                                                      4ORDER
                                        



Genre: Gothic Metal

City: Helsinki

Country: Finland

Year of creation: 1999

Lyrical themes:  Gothic horror, Ghost stories

Current label : Carmina divina

LINKS :    Facebook     Website 

 

 

MEMBERS :

 

 

Ozzie Rissanen -  vocals

Marie Helsingfors - vocals

Kalle Vuorinen -  guitar and keyboards

Pasi Juvonen - guitar

Norman Bass - bass

Ville Matilainen - drums

 

 

BIO :

 

4Order was founded in year 1999 by vocalist Ozzie Rissanen and drummer Randy G, with a vision to crossbreed industrial and power metal. Guitarist Kalle Vuorinen joined in, also composing music to Ozzie's lyrics. In summer 2003 mezzo soprano Marie Helsingfors, guitarist Pasi Juvonen and drummer Ville Matilainen joined the band, and 4Order started creating its own unique music-style. Bass player Norman Bass joined the band a year later, and since 2004 4Order creates its music by the band members present. The debut album The Journal was released in 2006, and single Angry spirits 2007. In summer 2009 4Order jumped to position #17 on the official Finnish download chart. New tunes will soon be published! 

 

  

 

 

ELFERYA

                                                    ELFERYA
                                        



Genre: Symphonic Metal

City: Lausanne

Country: Switzerland

Year of creation: 2008

Lyrical themes:  N/A

Current label : Unsigned / Independent

 LINKS :    Facebook     Website 

 

 

 

MEMBERS :

 

 

Claire-Lyse von Dach: voice, lyrics

Valery Veings: guitars

Lionel Blanc: claviers - violon

Thibaut Jehanno: bass

Greg Turini: drums

 

 

BIO :

 

 

Elferya is a symphonic metal band, formed in 2008, in suisse romande. above all, it is a band of five friends, all talented musicians, coming from different backgrounds and formations, gathered around the same passion.

after a year, the band records « afterlife », an eP with 4 tracks recorded with small means. the eP is a great success, being sold both in switzerland and abroad, making the world discover the lyrical voice of the lead vocalist, claire-lyse von dach. the reactions arrived soon to the net with rave reviews. in july 2012, one of the band’s videos has been viewed more than 80,000 times on youtube.

but it is on concert that the band’s potential is finally confirmed with a stage presence allowing to rub big headliners and play in several countries. the band is formed by a drummer, a guitarist, a bassist, a keyboardist and a singer.

Many classical musicians appear as guests for some concerts. in 2011, the band began recording their debut album which will be released in late 2012. this very ambitious album will include new versions of the songs of « afterlife », and new compositions recorded with may additionnal musi- cians playing instruments such as violin, the flute, and even choirs.

 

MARTYRIUM

                                              MARTYRIUM
                                        



Genre: Melodic Black/ Death Metal

City: Luqa

Country: Malta

Year of creation: 1999

Lyrical themes:  Acient magic, Mytology, Satanic Philosophy

Current label : American Line Productions / Witchcraft Records

 LINKS :    Facebook     Website 

 

 

 

MEMBERS :

 

 

Obscure - Vocals 

Count Mortem - Guitars  

Sherath - Guitars  

Úmarth - Synths & Programming 

 

 

BIO :

 

 Martyrium was formed by Count Mortem in 1999 who conveyed his ideas into a mix of black/death metal riffs. Alongside Úmarth who contributed a deluge of sinister orchestrations focused on bringing the much desired dark atmospheric tone.
With Sherat's shredding and Obscure's diabolical growls Martyrium breeds a particular sound that makes the crowd conceive disquieting notions. Portraying the image of the traditional black metal Subculture, they appear on stage behind corpsepaint as a female fronted band infusing an ominous mood.
In the year 2000 Martyrium bestowed an arsenal of authentic tracks at a local venue, introducing the black metal genre to the Maltese metal scene, summoning a captivating response for it's controversiality. The pursuing year the first album was recorded in Temple Studios, entitled 'Withering In Voluptuous Embrace'. The release consisted of highly dense and multilayered symphonic black metal, moving from morbid ambiences to vitriolic, violent elements.
Aspired to get recognition abroad, the band approached foreign promoters presenting their material witch attracted the South American label 'American Line Productions'. Within a concise time extent, they developed and sold a sufficient number of Martyrium CDs amongst their batch of followers. Thus American Line Productions decided to open a new label 'Witchcraft records' pioneered by Martyrium, that concentrated more on black metal bands. Manifesting their presence to magazines such as 'Displeased' , 'Nuclear Blast' and others.
Amid the year 2004, a French promoter set up the bands first tour, ranging from 'Negasonic Music Club' in Belgium, Luxemburg and ending their odyssey in Northern France, sharing the stage with Morrigu, Earaction and other supporting bands. The positive feedback from the throng of fiends concluded the first tour a success.
The exceeding gigs included the Greek legends 'Rotting Christ' as well as the brutal German death metal band 'Purgatory'.
By summer's end of the year 2005 Martyrium experienced another tour in central Europe, welcomed with even more enthusiasm than the previous year, they celebrated the second assault entitled 'Carnage Lit By Darkness'. This time approaching a more redolent, belligerent barrage of sound. The Martyrium legion commenced from Germany, re-infesting France, followed by Italy and ending the carnage in 'Club Dynamo' in Switzerland alongside 'Eluveitie' , 'Black Messiah' , 'Daargesin' , 'Cruachan' and 'Ivenberg'.
2006 endured the unleash of Martyrium's third opus ' Awakening The Ancient' which continued to emblaze their trail of desecrated conventions into the orifice of society. The track 'Temple Of The Unknown Knowledge' was featured on the Valletta 2018 video, commissioned by the Valletta 2018 Foundation, representing the Maltese metal scene in the European Capital of Culture(ECoC).

ACERO INTOXICABLE

                                  ACERO INTOXICABLE
                                        



Genre: Rock / Heavy  Metal

City: Girona

Country: Spain

Year of creation: 2008

Lyrical themes:   Personal experiences, Social themes

Current label : Unsigned

 LINKS :    Facebook     Myspace  

 

 

 

MEMBERS :

 

Juan Martinez - Vocals

Carles Dalmau - Guitars

Gerard Requena - Bass

Jaume Sureda - Guitars

Angel del Moral -Drums

 

 

 

BIO :

 

Acero Intoxicable nace un martes 13 del 2008, en el corazón de la costa brava. Después de mucho tiempo y esfuerzo, estos humildes músicos crean esta maqueta con sus propias manos y pocos recursos para retumbar las paredes con la mayor explosión de Metal/rock del lugar. 

AEVUM

 

                                                AEVUM
                                        



Genre: Symphonic / Gothic / Neoclassical / Theatrical  Metal

City: Torino

Country: Italy

Year of creation: 2007

Lyrical themes:   Arts, Old literature, Theatre, Opera, 

Poetry

Current label : Wall records

 LINKS :     Website     Facebook     Myspace  

 

 

 

MEMBERS :

 

 

EVELYN MOON:  main female voice, opera/clean/spoken voice;

 
HYDRA:  main male, opera voice and scream; 

RICHARD: pianist and backing clean/growl vocal;

IAN: synth music, keyboard and effects; 

LORD OF DESTRUCTION: rhythmic/solo guitar; 

VIOLET: bass and backing clean vocal and spoken voice; 

FLAVUS: drums

featuring

MIKI: live chorist 

 

 

 

BIO :

 

The name AEVUM summarizes the meaning of music, the research, and the evolving of the band.

AEVUM translated from Latin, is the Angel of Judgment, the greek aeon, that marks the end of a known order of things and the coming of a great change, of a new system.
Their music is a costantly moving towards the union between the human and the divine, between opposites, between male and female, between positive and negative, in a genre that is the union between classical music and gothic-metal.

The project shapes in the late 2007 and the early 2008 from the encounter between the singer Evelyn Moonl and the pianist Richard. Over the years, the line-up has seen the alternation of new singers, guitarists and drummers, but since two years the line-up is complete and consists of 7 young musicians. The peculiarity of the group is the uses of texts sung in different languages with lyrical voice, clean, growl and scream, and researched music.

Currently, AEVUM have two EPs, Celestial Angels, released in 2008, and Nova Vita in 2012, both self-produced.
At times melancholic, at time powerful, their concerts are an unforgettable experience for the great stage presence and the emotional charge contained in their songs.