Neglected Fields
| Neglected Fields | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Technical death metal , progressive metal |
| founding | 1994 as Carrion |
| Website | www.myspace.com/ |
| Current occupation | |
| Sergey "Destruction" (since 1994) | |
| Sergey (since 1994) | |
| George (I) (since 1998) | |
Electric guitar |
Sergey "Filth" (since 2005) |
| former members | |
Drums |
Alex (III) (1994) |
Drums |
Kirill (1994) |
Electric guitar |
Herman (1994 to 2002) |
Drums |
Kärlis (1995 to 2007) |
Drums |
Eric (1996) |
Electric guitar |
Jänis (2002 to 2005) |
| Session members | |
singing |
Rasa (1996) |
Neglected Fields is a technical death metal band from Riga ( Latvia ), which was founded in 1994 under the name Carrion .
history
The band was founded in February 1994 under the name Carrion, separated again in August of the same year and re-founded in September 2005 under the name Neglected Fields. The band was founded by Sergey "Destruction" (vocals, electric guitar), Herman (electric guitar), Sergey (electric bass) and Kärlis (drums). The band recorded their first demo Sansara in the spring of 1996 in neighboring Estonia in the Townhall Studio in Tallinn . Session singer Rasa could be heard on this demo. The demo attracted attention from various magazines and was voted demo of the month in Aardschok magazine ( Netherlands ), Extreme magazine ( Germany ), Eternity magazine (Germany) and Vampiria magazine ( Italy ). After the album was released, the band performed in the Baltic States , including at the Death Comes 6 Festival in Vilnius to support the band Therion .
In August 1997 the band entered the Finnish Tico-Tico studio to record their first album called Synthinity . The album was released in June 1998 in Europe and the USA via Eldethorn Records (sub-label of Neat Metal Records ). In Japan the album was released through Pony Conyon . Synthinity was the first album ever to be released by a Latvian metal band.
As a result, the band performed at various concerts in Estonia , Latvia and Lithuania , where they opened for Cannibal Corpse and Dark Funeral . The band also held a small tour of the Czech Republic , Slovakia and Austria . The line-up and sound of the band was also slightly changed by the inclusion of keyboardist George. With the changed line-up, the band recorded the demo Neglected Fields in 1999 . The demo gave the band a contract with Scarlet Records (Italy). Neat Metal Records had since become incapacitated.
The next album Mephisto Lettonica was recorded in the Abyss Studio under the direction of Tommy Tägegren , Peter Tägtgren's brother . The album was released on Scarlet Records in September 2000. Interviews with the band appeared in 20 leading metal magazines across Europe. The band also performed at the Brutal Assault 7 Festival in the Czech Republic with bands such as Incantation , Tiamat , Callenish Circle and Ancient Rites . They were also inaugural bands of Dimmu Borgir , Destruction and Impaled Nazarene . Further appearances in the Czech Republic, Germany, Poland , Austria, Finland and Belarus . In November 2002, founding member Herman resigned from the band. Jänis became the new guitarist. He joined the band while touring Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Festivals in Lithuania, Latvia and the Czech Republic followed and the band performed together with bands such as Moonspell , Hypnos , Vader and Behemoth .
In December 2003 the debut album was re-released for the Russian market via Soyuz . As a result, the band played a few gigs in Moscow and St. Petersburg . In October 2004 Neglected Fields recorded their next album at the Astia Studio . The album was produced by TT Oksala (Tiamat, Stratovarius , Apocalyptica ). The album was mastered by Mika Jussila at Finnvox Studios . The album called Splenetic was released in May 2006 via ( Aghast Recordings ). In November 2005 a new guitarist named Sergej "Filth" ( Preternatural ) joined the band.
style
On their Myspace page, the band lists other bands of the genre such as Cynic , Atheist , Death , but also Carcass as main influences . Characteristic for the band is the high level of the pieces played and the use of progressive elements.
Discography
- Sansara (demo, in-house production, 1996)
- Synthinity (album, Eldethorn Records , 1998)
- Neglected Fields (demo, in-house production, 1999)
- Mephisto Lettonica (album, Scarlet Records , 2000)
- Splenetic (album, Aghast Recordings , 2006)