09.04.2010 PAGAN'S MIND & PYTHIA (UK) (NORWAY)
Pagan's Mind werd in 2000 opgericht na het opheffen van de band Silverspoon. Hun debuutalbum Infinity Divine kwam datzelfde jaar al uit. Twee jaar later in 2002 volgde vervolgens het album; Celestial Entrance waarmee de band ook het nodige succes buiten Noorwegen wist te boeken. Het derde album volgde in 2005 en kreeg de titel; Enigmatic Calling. Hiermee kwam Pagan's Mind voor het eerst in de Noorse hitlijsten. Opnieuw twee jaar later, in 2007, volgde vervolgens hun vierde album; God's Equation. In 2008 tourde de band met Sonata Arctica door Europa en speelden ze eerder o.a op Progpower Europe en in 2009 opnieuw op Progpower Usa. De huidige bezetting is: Nils K. Rue - Zang, Jørn Viggo Lofstad - Gitaar, Steinar Krokmo - Bas, Ronny Tegner, Keyboard and Stian Kristoffersen on Drums.
PYTHIA are a group of classical and Metal inspired musicians who believe that music is a lifestyle that should be lived only by the brave and true of heart. Fronted by Emily Alice Ovenden, a published novelist and member of the number one selling band Mediaeval Baebes, PYTHIA were brought together by a love of gothic literature and Metal.
Emily Alice grew up in a mock gothic castle in Cornwall as the daughter of infamous Ruralist artists Graham and Annie Ovenden and began singing and writing ghost stories at an early age. The themes that she grew up with have naturally influenced her songwriting but, says Emily: “PYTHIA is a band dedicated to making music which not only incorporates gothic themes but also the themes of power metal which we feel help to give strength and positivity to the darker side of our stories,”
Musical pedigrees within the band stem from UK rock and thrash metal projects such as Descent and Head On. Drummer Marc Dyos and guitarists Ross White and Tim Neale are joined by relative newcomer, bass player Andy Nixon-Corfield and their combined power metal riffs and palpitations are embellished with epic keyboards from Richard Holland.
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09.04.2010 | PROGRESSIVE METAL | DOORS OPEN: 19:30 | SHOWTIME: 20:15 | PRESALE: 12,50 EURO | BOXOFFICE: 15,00 EURO BUY TICKETS ONLINE
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