- Demenzia
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Demenzia Origin Sofia, Bulgaria Genres Death metal
Melodic death metal
Doom/death
Doom metal
MetalcoreYears active 2003 – present Labels IMSB & Nox Studio Associated acts Ciroza, Korozy Website demenzia.info Members Vladimir "Valdemar" Bochev
Marin "Y.K." Ivanov
Deyan Videv
Georgy Gigov
Petar SvetlinovPast members Velizar "Vile" Gordeev
Zlatomir "Pastora/Demented" Zlatkov
Bobi Ivanov
Dani (Fallen Angles)
Dimitar TomovNotable instruments vocals
guitar
bass guitar
keyboards
drumsDemenzia is a Metal band from Bulgaria, that plays a mixture of classical death metal, melodic death metal, doom metal and metalcore.[1][2][3]
Contents
Members
Current members
- Vladimir "Valdemar" Bochev – vocals, guitar
- Deyan Videv – guitar
- Georgi Gigov "Hollow Heart" – bass
- Marin "YourKiller" Ivanov – vocals, keyboards
- Petar Svetlinov – drums
Former Members
- Velizar Gordeev "Vile" – guitars /2003 – 2007/
- Zlatomir Zlatkov "Demented" – drums /2003 – 2007/
- Bobi Ivanov – bass /2005/
- Dani – drums /2005/
- Dimitar Tomov – bass /2004/
Biography
The band was formed in 2003 by former members of the black metal band Shadowland. After some line-up shuffle, they released their first demo CD a.d. 542. Later the same year the band made their first live appearances mainly in Sofia on festivals like Metal Repulsive Blasphemy.[6] In 2005 they released their next work, which was the EP they plainly named Demenzia. More gigs followed. In 2006 the band was joined by Georgy Gigov (bass) and Marin Ivanov (keyboards), which meant that the band live show would now also include keyboards.[7] The band started touring some additional cities like Varna and Plovdiv with their new material, which was soon to become their debut album Different Seasons.[8] Shortly after the release of the album in November 2006, the band appeared on the Haunted Shores Festival in Bourgas, organised by their new label IMSB&Nox Studio.[9][10][11] In 2007 the band was more active with appearances abroad than at home visiting The Metal Healing Festival in Greece and The Red Alert Open Air in the Ukraine.[12][13][14][15]
Discography
Different Seasons
Different Seasons is the first band's debut album. It was released in Bulgaria through IMSB & Nox Studio on 8 November 2006. It was recorded, mixed and mastered at Valdemar's V.I.B. Depression Studio in Sofia between April and June the same year. It contains 11 original tracks and one remix.[16][17]
Tracklist:
- 1. Hollow
- 2. Road to the Sin
- 3. Death Expectation
- 4. My Goddess
- 5. Mystical Windmill
- 6. Pain
- 7. Candles in the Wind
- 8. Ephemeral Failure
- 9. Monuments of a dead Past
- 10. For my empty Soul
- 11. Hope... for eternal Spring (instrumental)
- 12. My Goddess (dark dub remix)
Playing time: 63 minutes
Demenzia (mini CD)
The Demenzia (mini CD) was a self-released EP, which came out in 2005.[18][19]
Tracklist:[20]
- 1. Etude "A.D. 542"
- 2. Instinct Of The Evil Habit
- 3. Ephemeral Failure
- 4. Winter Tale
a.d.542 (demo)
a.d.542 was the first release by the band. It was a self-released demo CD, that was sold only by the band and wasn't available in shops, coming out in 2003.[21] It is named after the plague that happened in Europe during the 542 AD.[22]
Tracklist:[23]
- 1. Simply Nothing (intro)
- 2. The Road To The Sin
- 3. Sarcastic
- 4. The Black Death
- 5. Instinct Of The Evil Habit
- 6. Heaven Needs Gods
- 7. Winter Tale
- 8. If Tomorrow Comes
References
- ^ "Garo's Metal Newsletter". Gmn-bg.com. http://gmn-bg.com/?lang=BG&bgalb=notview&GMNaction=bands&bid=23. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ "Encyclopedia Metallium". Metal-archives.com. http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=101815. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ "List_of_doom_metal_bands". Docstoc.com. 19 May 2009. http://www.docstoc.com/docs/6100206/List_of_doom_metal_bands. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ "::DEMENZIA::official site". Demenzia.info. http://demenzia.info/members_en.html. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ BG. "Official MySpace Page". Myspace.com. http://myspace.com/demenziaband. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ MetalFist : The ultimate Bulgarian Metal eZine[dead link]
- ^ "Garo's Metal Newsletter – Demenzia Page". Gmn-bg.com. http://www.gmn-bg.com/?bgalb=notview&GMNaction=bands&bid=23. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ "Official Biography". Demenzia.info. http://demenzia.info/bio_en.html. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ "IMSB Demenzia Press Release". Imsb.info. http://imsb.info/imsb/media/Demenzia%20press%20release.pdf. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ "Past shows – THE REVENGE PROJECT official website". Therevengeproject.com. http://www.therevengeproject.com/?past-shows,22. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ ""Haunted Shores Festival" се завръща на бургаската сцена". Katehizis.com. 24 October 2008. http://katehizis.com/news/shNews.php?id=9231&. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ [http://www.mhm-fest.com/ "Metal Head's Mission Festival
- ^ In 2009 the band released their first video called Faces and toured in both Bulgaria and Serbia.http://katehizis.com/news/shNews.php?id=12947&http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=153270246459 The track for the video is new and does not appear on any releases by the band yet, but is expected to become part of a future album or EP by the band. It marks a change in the bands musical direction leaning towards the new wave of melodic death metal and metalcore.Sipirit Of Metal Webzine". Mhm-fest.com. 8 August 2011. http://www.mhm-fest.com/. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ "Demenzia". Metalsites.Net. http://www.metalsites.net/bands/demenzia. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ "Tangra Mega Rock". Radiotangra.com. http://www.radiotangra.com/index.php?page=news&lng=en. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ "IMSB's Official Press Release". Imsb.info. http://www.imsb.info/imsb/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&category_id=6&product_id=21&Itemid=38. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ Dimitar_Xristov (11 February 2009). "DEMENZIA". Last.fm. http://www.last.fm/music/DEMENZIA. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ "Independent Musical Scene Of Bourgas – Íåçàâèñèìà Áóðãàñêà Ìóçèêàëíà Ñöåíà – Demenzia – Different Seasons". Imsb.info. http://www.imsb.info/imsb/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&category_id=6&product_id=21&Itemid=38&lang=en. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ http://demenzia.info/releases_en.html Official Discography/Releases Page
- ^ http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Demenzia-nom_album-Demenzia_Mini_CD-l-fr.html Spirit Of Metal Webzine
- ^ "Garo's Metal Newsletter". Gmn-bg.com. http://www.gmn-bg.com/?lang=EN&bgalb=notview&GMNaction=bands&bid=23. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ "Demenzia : Biography". Spirit of Metal. http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/biographie-groupe-Demenzia-id_bio-3505-l-en.html. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ "Spirit Of Metal Webzine". Spirit-of-metal.com. http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Demenzia-nom_album-A._D._542-l-en.html. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
External links
Categories:- Doom metal musical groups
- Melodic death metal musical groups
- Metalcore musical groups
- Bulgarian heavy metal musical groups
- Musical quintets
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