姓名: Protokult 英文名:- 性别:男 国籍:- 出生地:- 语言:- 生日:- 星座:- 身高:- 体重:-
加拿大Atmospheric Folk/Black Metal乐队,成立于2003年。
成员:
Dawid Slowiak - Bass (2003-present)
Mike Matveev - Drums (2003-present)
Martin D. Drozd - Guitars (2003-present), Vocals (2007-present)
Vodník - Guitars (2010-present)
Ekaterina - Vocals (female), Recorder, Harp (2010-present)
简介:
An ever-evolving band, PROTOKULT is now better than ever.
Starting as the trio of Martin (guitars, vocals), Mike (drums) and Dawid (bass), the band developed itself through numerous changes in sound and line-up. The addition of Gregor (keys) came when new, more mature interests in history, paganism and folklore took hold — followed by the unleashing of their debut album, Ancestral Anthems.
With the first two pressings selling out in months, the group took things to the next level. Ekaterina (female vocals, traditional instruments) and Vodnik (guitar), both joined in 2010, giving PROTOKULT the visionary, unique folk-metal sound it has today. Although PROTOKULT is a Canadian-based group, the members come from various backgrounds (Polish, Irish, Russian, Czech) and the result is a marvellous mix of Canadian and international forces. The goal is to unite these cultures into one sound, balancing tradition and folklore with heavy, thrash and black metal for head-bangers everywhere.
With a beauty and the beast-like contrast between Ekaterina’s haunting vocals and the band’s metal onslaught, whether they are reinventing the wheel or carrying down the torch high, PROTOKULT has an exhilarating, fresh sound for the 21st century.
From the studio to the stage, PROTOKULT puts on a live show that can be best described as engaging, energetic and, in essence, a live ritual — ‘A must-see act’, according to the Emergenza festival.
Over the past few years, PROTOKULT has graced the stage with BLACKGUARD (formerly Profugus Mortis), PANZERFAUST and WILL OF THE ANCIENTS, to name a few.
Their latest EP, Marzena features the six-piece line-up at its prime, with energetic compositions that sweep you up from the first note and carry you right to the last.
Featuring sing-alongs, horn-raising odes and epic journeys through ancient lands, Marzena is sure to delight and enthuse any metal listener.
Marzena was recorded at Spectre Sound Studios (Bloodshoteye feat. Randy of Lamb of God; and Woods of Ypres, one of the BWBK Top 30 Canadian albums).
PROTOKULT seeks international distribution and live support/promotion to help spread their music.
"PROTOKULT serve up glorious epics that call to mind the likes of WINDIR and SKYFORGE, spiced up with vicious riffs and a strong mix of clean and growled vocals. They also know how to write catchy songs that should see drinking horns held high. Almost every song twists and turns through several Folk Metal transformations, without ever tapping the cheesy or overly tired clichés."
-Ailo Ravna - The Metal Observer
"I like some of the Ambient-folk-slav-pagan-black-thrashy-heavy metal out there like Perunwit
and obviously Bathory's viking metal period (Blood on Ice, Hammerheart, Twilight of the Gods).
This album in my opinion is just as good as all of the above! I got my money's worth!"
-Toronto Thrash
"they actually have their own sound and are able to write and arrange music. All the synth parts here seem thoughtfully arranged. It’s also the sort of thing that can get stuck in your head long after you’ve listened to it, but I mean that in a good way, not an annoying way. There is a lot of variety in the sound here, well-written riffs and good musicianship."
-Circle Of Destruction