Imperial Age
| Imperial Age | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| origin | Moscow , Russia |
| Genre (s) | Symphonic metal , power metal |
| founding | 2012 |
| Website | www.imperial-age.com |
| Founding members | |
| Alexander "Aor" Osipov | |
Vocals ( mezzo-soprano ), keyboard
|
Jane "Corn" Odintsova |
| Current occupation | |
Voice (tenor) |
Alexander "Aor" Osipov (since 2012) |
Vocals (mezzo-soprano), keyboard |
Jane "Corn" Odintsova (since 2012) |
Vocals ( soprano ) |
Anna "KiaRa" Moiseeva (since 2016) |
| Pavel Maryashin (since 2017) | |
| Dmitry "Belf" Safronov (since 2017) | |
| Max Talion (since 2017) | |
Imperial Age is a Russian symphonic metal band founded in 2012 in Moscow by Alexander "Aor" Osipov and Jane "Corn" Odintsova. The band gained international fame through numerous tours and collaborations with bands such as Therion and Arkona .
history
The first album entitled Turn the Sun Off! was released on December 22, 2012. The band at that time consisted of Alexander Osipov ( vocals ) and Jane Odintsova ( backing vocals , keyboard ). Musicians from other Russian bands such as Arkona and Epidemia were also involved in the recording. The album received mostly positive reviews. 2013, the band completed a tour as headliners by Russia, and the opening act of Epica , Paradise Lost , Finntroll and Oomph! .
In 2014 Alexander Osipov and Jane Odintsova traveled to Tibet and there produced a music video for the song Aryavarta . In the same year, the band toured Russia again, both as headlining and supporting act for Tarja Turunen , The 69 Eyes , Tristania and Therion. During a performance in Saint Petersburg , Christofer Johnsson from Therion became aware of Imperial Age. Impressed by the band's live performance, he offered them to release their future albums through his music label and to support Therion on a European tour.
On January 1, 2016, the band released an EP called Warrior Race . The work contained three new songs, five newly recorded songs from the first album and a cover version of the Therion song To Mega Therion , which Johnsson was enthusiastic about. Alexandra Sidorova appeared as the new singer on Warrior Race .
In January and February 2016, a 21-concert European tour followed through 13 countries as a support act for Therion. Following the tour, Alexandra Sidorova left the band for personal reasons and was replaced by the soprano Anna "KiaRa" Moiseeva.
Another tour through 11 European countries followed in November 2016, this time as the opening act for Orphaned Land . At the end of the tour, the band played two headlining concerts in Manchester and Zaragoza .
The second album The Legacy of Atlantis was released on February 1st, 2018. It is a metal opera with different characters that tell an occult story about a wizard from Atlantis who is reborn in medieval Italy . Jane Odintsova did without the keyboard and concentrated on the vocals; the role of Cardinal Gregory took over Thomas Vikström (Therion). Nalle Pahlsson and Christian Vidal (Therion) as well as the Chamber Choir of the Moscow Conservatory were also involved in the recordings . The mastering was done by Sergei Lazar from the band Arkona.
After new band members were found with Pavel Maryashin (guitar), Dmitry "Belf" Safronov (bass) and Max Talion (drums), the band embarked on their most extensive tour of more than 50 concerts through Europe from January to April 2018. again with Therion. A live recording of the concert in Wrocław on March 16, 2018 was released in 2019 under the title Live In Wrocław .
After a tour of Russia in November and December 2018, a tour of Europe followed from January to March 2019. On December 20, 2019, the official music video for the song The Legacy of Atlantis was released.
On March 20, 2020, the band announced on their official Facebook page that a UK tour planned for April 2020 had been postponed to September 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic . To bridge the waiting time, the band gave a 3-hour concert without an audience in Moscow on April 25, 2020, which was broadcast live by several Internet portals . At the gig, the band also played two unreleased songs.
style
The music of Imperial Age can be assigned to symphonic metal, but also contains elements of speed and power metal . The band thinks “the lyrics are just as important as the music. It's not about modern empires, instead it's about the great civilizations that preceded the one we now live in. "
Trivia
On August 3, 2020, singer Anna Moiseeva released her first solo album entitled Storyteller under the name "KiaRa" .
Discography
- 2012: Turn the Sun Off! (Album)
- 2016: Warrior Race (EP)
- 2018: The Legacy of Atlantis (Album)
- 2019: Live in Wrocław (live album)
Music videos
(excluding official live videos)
- 2013: Anthem of Valor
- 2015: Aryavarta
- 2019: The Legacy of Atlantis
Web links
- Official website
- Imperial Age on Facebook
- Imperial Age at Encyclopaedia Metallum
- Imperial Age at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ CD review on spirit-of-metal.com
- ↑ CD review on planetmosh.com , April 8, 2013 (English)
- ↑ Official music video on YouTube , April 9, 2015
- ↑ CD review on metal.de , February 24, 2016
- ↑ CD review on vampster.com , March 25, 2016
- ↑ CD review on crossfire-metal.de
- ↑ Report on darkside.ru , April 8, 2015 (Russian)
- ↑ CD review on metal-observer.com , June 15, 2019 (English)
- ↑ Live In Wrocław on Encyclopaedia Metallum - The Metal Archives , January 13, 2019 (English)
- ↑ Report on keep-on-rocking.com , January 10, 2019
- ↑ Official music video on YouTube , December 20, 2019
- ↑ Report on metalgoddesses.com , December 20, 2019 (English)
- ↑ Report on stormbringer.at , January 2, 2020
- ↑ Announcement on the official Facebook page , March 20, 2020 (English)
- ↑ Announcement on time-for-metal.eu , April 11, 2020
- ↑ Announcement on the official homepage , April 2020 (English)
- ↑ Biography on the official homepage (English)
- ↑ Storyteller on the official homepage of "KiaRa" (English)
- ↑ Report on ampsandgreenscreens.com , July 26, 2020 (English)