Sariola
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Sariola is a female fronted gothic metal
band from Germany
consisting of an international line-up featuring members from Russia
, Germany
, Ukraine
and Belarus
.
Sariola was founded by E.Konny and Anagnorisis
in the year 2005. E.Konny already played black metal
-based music with clear, operatic vocals in his former bands Divina Nocturna / Spectra Selene (1997–2004). After a short time, Silenia Tyrvenis, singer of E.Konny's former project, joined Sariola. The Band started immediately the recording of their first album, entitled "Sphere of Thousand Sunsets".
Due to personal reasons Silenia Tyrvenis left the band. After several line up changes, a new line up crystallized: Loreley Mrs.V. Von Rhein - vocals, Morgan Le Faye - keyboards, E.Konny - Guitars, Anagnorisis
- Guitars, Ablaz (Sarah Jezebel Deva
(Band)) - Bass, Morbid - Drums.
Following by live concerts and open air festivals with bands like [:SITD:
], Ensiferum
, Psyche
, Pro-Pain
, Gods Army, Hail of Bullets
, Sariola offered live performance on the stages of Europe.
Sariola's next album is scheduled for spring 2009
Gothic metal
Gothic metal or goth metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music that combines the aggression of doom metal with the dark melancholy of gothic rock. The music of gothic metal is diverse with bands known to adopt the gothic approach to different styles of heavy metal music...
band from Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
consisting of an international line-up featuring members from Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
and Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
.
Sariola was founded by E.Konny and Anagnorisis
Anagnorisis (Sariola)
Anagnorisis is a German producer, songwriter and musician. Anagnorisis is especially well known for his work with the band Sariola, where he plays almost all instruments as a studio-musician. Live he prefer to play guitars. Besides Sariola, Anagnorisis is the main songwriter and composer of the...
in the year 2005. E.Konny already played black metal
Black metal
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming, raw recording, and unconventional song structure....
-based music with clear, operatic vocals in his former bands Divina Nocturna / Spectra Selene (1997–2004). After a short time, Silenia Tyrvenis, singer of E.Konny's former project, joined Sariola. The Band started immediately the recording of their first album, entitled "Sphere of Thousand Sunsets".
Due to personal reasons Silenia Tyrvenis left the band. After several line up changes, a new line up crystallized: Loreley Mrs.V. Von Rhein - vocals, Morgan Le Faye - keyboards, E.Konny - Guitars, Anagnorisis
Anagnorisis (Sariola)
Anagnorisis is a German producer, songwriter and musician. Anagnorisis is especially well known for his work with the band Sariola, where he plays almost all instruments as a studio-musician. Live he prefer to play guitars. Besides Sariola, Anagnorisis is the main songwriter and composer of the...
- Guitars, Ablaz (Sarah Jezebel Deva
Sarah Jezebel Deva
Sarah Jane , better known by her stage name Sarah Jezebel Deva, is a British vocalist. She was the female vocalist in Cradle of Filth for 14 years and also fronts her own band, Angtoria. In 2009, Deva started her self-titled solo project. The debut album A Sign of Sublime was released in February...
(Band)) - Bass, Morbid - Drums.
Following by live concerts and open air festivals with bands like [:SITD:
SITD
SITD, often depicted [:SITD:], is a German electro-industrial band founded in 1996 by Carsten Jacek and Thorsten Lau as Shadows in the Dark.-History:...
], Ensiferum
Ensiferum
Ensiferum is a Finnish folk metal band from Helsinki. The members of the band label themselves as "heroic folk metal." Since their formation, Ensiferum has released four full-length albums, one EP, one compilation, three singles, and three demo albums and one unreleased album.-Musical...
, Psyche
Psyche (band)
Psyche are a Canadian dark synthpop band, now based in Germany. They are centered on singer Darrin Huss, who has been the only constant member, with various line-ups including his brother Stephen Huss, later followed by David Kristian, Per-Anders Kurenbach, and Remi Szyszka, all recording albums...
, Pro-Pain
Pro-Pain
Pro-Pain is a New York-based hardcore band formed in 1991 by vocalist and bass guitarist Gary Meskil and drummer Dan Richardson, both former members of Crumbsuckers. Debut album Foul Taste of Freedom was released in 1992, displaying hardcore punk and rap metal influences, after which the band...
, Gods Army, Hail of Bullets
Hail of Bullets
Hail of Bullets is a Dutch death metal band from Amersfoort. The band's lyrical content deals with the Second World War. The band has released two albums via Metal Blade Records.-Albums:*…Of Frost and War...
, Sariola offered live performance on the stages of Europe.
Sariola's next album is scheduled for spring 2009
Discography
- 2006 - Sphere of Thousand Sunsets (Full Length Album, Release: Padlo Records)
- 2007 - Live in Ratingen (DVD) (Padlo Records)
- 2009 - From The Dismal Sariola (Padlo Records)