Cult of Heroidas

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Cult of Heroidas
General information
origin Holbrook , United States
Genre (s) Funeral Doom , Gothic Metal
founding 2012
Website www.facebook.com/cultofherodias
Current occupation
Singing, keyboard, piano
 Kristina Rocco
Guitar, vocals, drums, piano, synthesizer
 Michael J. Rocco

Cult of Heroidas is a funeral doom band founded in 2012 .

history

The couple Kristina and Michael J. Rocco, who live in Holbrook , New York State , founded Cult of Heroidas as a joint band project. The band was formed in 2012 as Heroidas, after the couple went on an acoustic tour as entertainment musicians. During their performances, the Roccos were only perceived as service providers and background musicians for social gatherings. In this business, Kristina Rocco emphasized, the competition was immense and the couple “a needle in a heap of needles.” The duo then decided that a continuation of their joint music career, regardless of possible economic success, would only be in pursuit of their own musical and creative ones Interests should take place.

After self-publishing their debut album Dance of the Seven Veils in 2012, the duo changed the name to Cult of Heroidas and released a self-titled album in 2014 and the descendant Greyvein in 2015 . Both albums as Cult of Heroidas were released through New Frame Records . After the release of Greyvein , Kristina Rocco was diagnosed with cancer. In the course of the therapy, all music projects with her participation were paused, including Cult of Heroidas. After their recovery, various music projects of the couple were resumed. A continuation of Cult of Heroidas remained vacant.

Work and effect

Discography
  • 2012: Dance of the Seven Veils
  • 2014: Cult of Herodias
  • 2015: Greyvein

The couple released three albums as Cult of Heroidas. The music presented on it is a crossover of Neoclassic and Funeral Doom . Kristina Rocco's texts in Latin and Spanish, which are based on the eponymous theme complex around Heroidas , are considered constant in the group . Meanwhile, in reviews of the music, the combination of harsh funeral doom and ethereal vocal performance was highlighted.

content

The texts are written and sung in Latin and Spanish by Kristina Rocco, who works as a foreign language teacher . As a conceptual bracket, in an interview with Decibel Magazine , she cites “the occult story of Herodias and the way in which she manipulated people around her”. The texts remained “very abstract” and were written as a mirror of one's own emotions. The underlying topoi of her songs are "confusion, depression, loss of love, isolation and contempt."

music

The group itself describes their style as "experimental Doom Metal with classical vocals". According to the webzine Doom-Metal.com , Cult of Heroidas plays a crossover of funeral doom and neoclassical . The contrast between the gloomy and booming guitar playing and the ethereal and high-pitched female voice, which recites texts in Latin and Spanish, is a distinctive and distinctive feature of the music. The other instrumentation consisting of keyboard, piano and drums is listed in reviews and band presentations, but hardly commented on.

According to Decibel Magazine, the duo combines “abyss and beauty in perfect proportions.” For comparison, Doom-Metal.com refers to a pairing of Mournful Congregation and Ophelia's Dream , for Decibel Magazine to a combination of Virgin Black and Half Makeshift . In a review of Dance of the Seven Veils written for Doom-Metal.com, Dominik Sonders refers to singers such as Cecilie Langlie from Omit and Toril Snyen from Funeral , combined with Hierophant's guitar playing and a style affinity to Consummatum Est .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Cult of Heroidas Biography. Metalstorm, accessed June 3, 2020 .
  2. ↑ a b Cult of Heroidas: About. Facebook, accessed June 3, 2020 .
  3. ↑ a b c d e f g Daniel Lake: Interview - Herodias. Decibel, accessed June 3, 2020 .
  4. ↑ a b c Dominik Sonders: Cult of Heroidas: Dance of the Seven Veils. Doom-Metal.com, accessed June 3, 2020 .
  5. ↑ a b c d e Cult of Heroidas. Doom-Metal.com, accessed June 3, 2020 .
  6. ↑ Kristina Rocco: Biography. kristinarocco.com, accessed June 3, 2020 .