Tantalum (tape)

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Tantalum
General information
origin Pushkino , Russia
Genre (s) Melodic Death Metal
founding 2004
Current occupation
Dmitry Alexeev
Vyacheslav Gurovoy
Dmitry Ignatyev
Electric guitar
Alexander Strlnikov
Sofiya Raykova
former members
Electric bass
Michael Krivulec
Electric guitar, initially also vocals
Alexander Bessilin

Tantal is a Russian melodic death metal band from Pushkino , which was founded in 2004.

history

The band was formed in 2004 and consisted of guitarist Dmitry Ignatyev, guitarist and singer Alexander Bessilin, bassist Michael Krivulec and drummer Vyacheslav Gurovoy. In 2005, singer Sofiya Raykova joined the cast, so Bessilin could concentrate on playing the guitar. In early 2007 the band recorded their first demo, Emotional Distress . After the recordings, Alexander Bessilin left the band and was replaced by Alexander Strlnikov. In late 2008, the band recorded their debut album The Beginning of the End . Eugene Vinogradov , who already worked for the German band Crematory , was responsible as the producer . Guest musicians included keyboardist and guitarist Andrew Smirnov ( Мастер , Everlost ), keyboardist Alexander Dronov (including End Zone ) and guitarist Douglas Verhoeven ( In-Quest ). The album was released on March 30, 2009 via Mazzar Records . The release was followed by appearances, among others together with bands like Anata and Sadist . In early 2010 the album was released in the UK via Raven Heart Music Records . With the help of various agencies in Europe , the USA , Canada, Japan , Brazil , Mexico , Italy and India , the album could be marketed worldwide. In 2011 bassist Michael Krivulec left the band and was replaced by Dmitry Alexeev. At the moment the band is working on a new album that will be called Expectancy .

style

The band plays melodic death metal, reminiscent of recent works by Arch Enemy . Some of the songs have slightly progressive passages. The guitar riffs are partly reminiscent of those of the thrash metal band Megadeth .

Discography

  • 2007: Emotional Distress (demo, self-published)
  • 2009: The Beginning of the End (Album, Mazzar Records )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Volume ( Memento of the original from November 28, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed January 27, 2013. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.tantalweb.ru
  2. Info , accessed on January 27, 2013.
  3. Neil: Tantal - The Beginning Of The End (7/10) - Russia - 2009 , accessed January 27, 2013.