Firelake
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Firelake is a Ukrainian melodic death metal
band from Kiev
. The band was formed in 1997 by Oleg Yavorsky (guitar), Alexey Akulshyn (guitar) and Andrey Salnikov (drums). Under the influence of extremely popular at the time "Swedish wave", the first musical compositions of Firelake were created with a slant to classic melodic death metal.
, In Flames
and Dark Tranquillity
.
After internal arguing, and difficulties to be produced, the band finally managed to find its own style, as melodic death metal.
(Dirge For The Planet, Fighting Unknown, Against The Ionized Odds), S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky
, and S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
(Live to Forget). Those songs can be heard in game, playing on the radios scattered across the different maps and in the credits.
They also made a song in the game "Stalin Vs. Martians" titled S.T.A.L.I.N. were they play about how great Josef Stalin is.
Melodic death metal
Melodic death metal is a heavy metal music style that combines elements from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal with elements of death metal. The style was developed during the early and mid-1990s, primarily in England and Scandinavia...
band from Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
. The band was formed in 1997 by Oleg Yavorsky (guitar), Alexey Akulshyn (guitar) and Andrey Salnikov (drums). Under the influence of extremely popular at the time "Swedish wave", the first musical compositions of Firelake were created with a slant to classic melodic death metal.
Biography
Exposed to the "Swedish wave" when they were young, they have been influenced by bands like At the GatesAt the Gates
At the Gates is an extreme metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, and a major progenitor of the Gothenburg death-metal sound. Their early albums lean towards a death metal sound, but later albums sound more like melodic death metal.Initially active from 1990 to 1996, the band reformed in 2007 for a...
, In Flames
In Flames
In Flames is a Swedish heavy metal band from Gothenburg, formed in 1990. Since the band's inception in 1993, they have released ten studio albums and one live DVD...
and Dark Tranquillity
Dark Tranquillity
Dark Tranquillity is a Swedish melodic death metal band from Gothenburg. They are one of the longest-standing bands from the original Gothenburg metal scene, and are one of the most integral pioneers of the melodic death metal genre of music....
.
After internal arguing, and difficulties to be produced, the band finally managed to find its own style, as melodic death metal.
Songs included in video games
They composed several of the titles present on the soundtrack of the game S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of ChernobylS.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl is a first-person shooter video game by the Ukrainian developer GSC Game World, published in 2007.It features an alternate reality theme, where a second nuclear disaster occurs at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Exclusion Zone in the near future and causes...
(Dirge For The Planet, Fighting Unknown, Against The Ionized Odds), S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky, is the prequel to S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, a first-person shooter video game by Ukrainian developer GSC Game World. The game consists of a roughly 50/50 mix of new areas and old, remodeled areas from the previous game...
, and S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat is the sequel to S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, a first-person shooter computer game by Ukrainian developer GSC Game World. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat is the third game in the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series....
(Live to Forget). Those songs can be heard in game, playing on the radios scattered across the different maps and in the credits.
They also made a song in the game "Stalin Vs. Martians" titled S.T.A.L.I.N. were they play about how great Josef Stalin is.
Current members
- Andriy Popov – vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
- Oleg Yavorsky – guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
, backing vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists... - Serhiy Dvuzhylny – guitar, backing vocals
- Dmytro Nazarenko – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Anton Kleschev - bass guitar
Former members
- Viktoriya Kotenko - vocals
- Oleksiy Akulshyn – guitar
- Andriy Salnikov – drums
- Roman aka Thorn – bass guitar, vocals
- Ruslan Drozd – guitar
- Olena Korol – backing vocals
- Olha Lyapina – vocals
- Andriy Larionov – guitar
- Vladimiros Kyrkimtzis – bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....