Стиль: Progressive / Folk Metal Год образования: 1997 Страна: Russia Просмотров: 3226. Обновление: 10 February, 2005 by Project Moderators
Биография группыOn 6-th of September 1997 the fate stuck badly the Yaroslavl-based Viking Doom Metal band SCALD – the vocalist and leader of the band namely Agyl (Maxim Andrianov) passed away. The Rest of the band (Harald – guitars, Karry – guitars, Velingor – bass and Ottar – drums) decided that SCALD must end it’s existence. Then and there were taken the decision to create another band which musical style must differ SCALD's one. TUMULUS ("A Burial Mound".) – that wasn't only the name of one of the tracks on SCALD's only released album "Will Of The Gods Is Great Power", but also a memory of Agyl (the lines "… The tumulus is symbol of eternal sorrow…" symbolize this). Till the end of 1997 TUMULUS experiment with different kinds of Metal, and also with different vocal types. Gradually, basic theme in the music becomes elements of slav folk music (under the influence of Russian bands such as SEDMAYA VODA, RAZNOTRAVIE, KALINOV MOST and INNA JELANNAYA ("Vodorosly" album)), and also "progressive" concept of the compositions- tempo changes, more complex song structures- under the influence of Progressive Metal as FATES WARNING and DREAM THEATER, and on other hand Art (Progressive) Rock as MIKE OLDFIELD, YES, PINK FLOYD, the early GENESIS. Great influence on TUMULUS gave also THE 3rd AND THE MORTAL (early stuff), AMORPHIS ("Elegy" album times) and BATHORY. The band calls its’ style as Art Progressive Folk Metal. The difference between TUMULUS and the most so-called "Pagan Metal" bands, that use in their lyrics before all themes about the pagan gods, heroic battles and fight against Christianity is big. TUMULUS sings about the Slavonic pagan magic: rites, ritual chants, bewitchment, the perception of the woods, rivers and soil as living creatures, also of the so-called "vertical" world (the one inhabited with ghosts) and the inner life of a man, having the pagan within himself. Great influence on the lyrics of TUMULUS gave the poetry of the so-called "Silver Century" - V. KHLEBNIKOV, K. BALYMONT, N.ZABOLOCKY and so on, and also DMITRY REVYAKIN (KALINOV MOST) and INGA ZAPOROZHEC - poetess, vocalist and leader of the Yaroslavl-based DOM MEDICHI. During the writing of the lyrics TUMULUS began actively to use ethnographical literature (basically about the northwestern regions of Russia). Big part of TUMULUS's lyrics are old Slavonic enchantment formulas. At the end of the year permanent members of TUMULUS becomes Kuchma – vocals and Vigdis – keyboards. The first live appearance of TUMULUS is on 21-st of December 1997 at the Yaroslavl based club "U Mosta". At the beginning of the summer 1998, the guitarist Karry leaves TUMULUS and the band continues playing with five members only. In the first half of 1999 at Nickolay Checkmassov's "Check Sound" studio in Yaroslavl is recorded the first demo "Krada" where is recorded unreleased at this time material. As a guest back vocalist is Ilya "Judas" Kasatkin from the Progressive Power Metal band MILLENNIUM (now Santerno). At this period another guitarist joins TUMULUS, his name is Igreny, and until that he has played in STREMNIE LYUDI (which style was a mix between Russian rock, alternative and punk) and also had his own Neoclassical Metal project. For a period of time TUMULUS plays live as a six-pack, but soon the guitarist Harald leaves the band. TUMULUS are again a five-piece and in August, the same year, the band plays on the international underground festival "The Other Side" in Bulgaria, in the city of Primorsko (at the shores of Black Sea), and also played a gig in a club in Plowdiv. The drummer, Ottar, couldn't go with them due to some problems at work, so they took for a session drummer Alexandr Nikitin, the leader of the Yaroslavian Gothic/Ambient band TANQUAM. In the autumn of 1999 Velingor and Vigdis record the track "The Thread" (with ambient influences) at the home studio "DVA SHURUPA" (which is owned by Andrey Zolotarev), whom also does some acoustics and backing vocals, plus does some arrangements. TUMULUS take decision to record a demo "Vo Luzeh" under the guidance of Andrey Zolotarev. The demo was recorded during 2000 and beared an experimental character ("The Thread" composition was included). Except the main TUMULUS musical styles inhere were included some trance, trance, techno and ambient elements aswell. Nevermind later was decided that such elements will not be included later. During the record-session guest appearance made Maria Chirkova (violin) from the Folk Metal band ARUNKULTA (now Folk Rock band ROSY), Vika Samoznaeva (vocals) from MORNING CHILD, and Natalia "Lilith" Volkova (keyboards) from the Sympho Black Metal band MARTIAL ART. At this time Vigdis leaves TUMULUS. Her place is, in the beginning, reserved for Maria Chirkova, but later is given to Natalia "Lilith" Volkova ( in TUMULUS under the name "Vechernica"). In 2001 Vechernica leaves TUMULUS and Vigdis returns. During the autumn the drummer Ottar leaves the band and his place is taken by Kurbat from the Doom Metal band AUTODAFE. In 2003 TUMULUS decide to finally record a quality album "Winter Wood", which should consist of new tracks, aswell as ssome old tracks with better arrangements. It’s decided that the album will be recorded at Roman Voronov's "Mega Bite" studio. Due to some technical problems the record takes far too long time, and on the top a part of the recorded material is lost. After long conflicts the band leaves Igreny (whom became a member of ROSY). His place is taken by Zus Obmorokh from METAL EMPIRE. For the completion the album, the mixing and the mastering, in 2003 TUMULUS again enter "Check Sound" studios. This time for the tracks "Yavir" and "Resnoty Sonty…" the vocals are recorded by one of the best Russian Folk female singers Marina Sokolova from SEDMAYA VODA. In May the same year, the band played again in Bulgaria (with the help of Anton "St.Ruck" ("Wroth Emitter")), where played on the "Sounds from the Undercroft – Witch's Night" festival in Sofia. TUMULUS leaves the guitarist Zus Obmorokh, and is decided that no new members will be included, so, Kurbat leaves the drums and becomes a guitarist while his place is taken again by Ottar. In the beginning of 2004 the work on "Winter Wood" is completed and in the spring of the same year TUMULUS for a first time plays in Romania - in the Bucharest's "Club A", and after that again in Bulgaria in the Sofia's club "O!Shipka". Now TUMULUS work upon their new album "Sredokresie". |
Участники группы Tumulus
Текущий состав: Kuchma. В группе с: 1997 - . Роль в группе: Vocals, Flute Velingor. В группе с: 1997 - . Роль в группе: Bass Kurbat. В группе с: 2001 - . Роль в группе: Guitars, Drums Vigdis. В группе с: 1997 - . Роль в группе: Keyboards Ottar. В группе с: 1997 - . Роль в группе: Drums Бывшие участники: Karry. Период: 1997 - 1998. Роль в группе: Guitars Сторонние проекты: Scald, Emerald Night Harald. Период: 1997 - 1999. Роль в группе: Guitars Сторонние проекты: Scald Vechernica (Lilith). Период: 2000 - 2001. Роль в группе: Keyboards Сторонние проекты: Martial Art Igreny. Период: 1999 - 2002. Роль в группе: Guitars Сторонние проекты: Zus Obmorokh. Период: 2002 - 2003. Роль в группе: Guitars Сторонние проекты: Metal Empire |
ДискографияDemo: Krada (1999) Трэклист. Состав: Kuchma - Vocals, Harald - Guitars, Velingor - Bass, Backing Vocals, Vigdis - Keyboards, Backing Vocals, Ottar - Drums, Percussion Demo: Vo Luzeh (2000) Трэклист. Состав: Kuchma - Vocals, Igreny - Guitars, Velingor - Bass, Vocals, Backing Vocals, Vigdis - Keyboards, Vocals, Backing Vocals, Ottar - Drums, Percusiion CD: Winter Wood (2004) Трэклист. Состав: Kuchma - Vocals, Flute, Igreny - Guitars, Balalayka, Velingor - Bass, Buben, Percussion, Backing Vocals, Vocals, Vigdis - Keyboards, Vocals, Kurbat - Drums, Marina Sokolova - Female Vocals Комментарий: Marina is on "??i?" and "??????? ?????...". |
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