Darkestrah
Sign in to saveDarkestrah is a Kyrgyz pagan metal band, formed in 1999 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Throughout their career the band has blended folklore music with metal elements. In its lyrics and in musical composition, the band uses national folk musical instruments, such as the komuz and kyl-kyak, and references shamanism and Tengrism. The band also takes influence from genres such as progressive rock and post-rock, generally constructing lengthy, rhythmically complex songs that often feature several discrete movements.
Key facts
- Musical artist.name
- Darkestrah
- Musical artist.image
- Darkestrah Crosne 14 11 2009 13 wiki.jpg
- Musical artist.caption
- Darkestrah at Crosne in 2009
- Musical artist.image_size
- 250px
- Musical artist.image_upright
- 1.15
- Musical artist.origin
- Bishkek
- Musical artist.genre
- Folk metal, black metal
- Musical artist.years_active
- 1999–present
- Musical artist.current_members
- AsbathCharukResurgemusCerritusMagus/Cornelius
- Musical artist.past_members
- KriegtalithOldhanTartarAnastasiaShartharShaganAntiMerkithWarneus
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.last.fm/ru/music/Darkestrah
- Image
- Darkestrah Crosne 14 11 2009 13 wiki.jpg
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- Commons category
- Darkestrah
- inception
- 1998-00-00
- start of work period
- 1994-00-00
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12 sectionsContents
- Biography
- Members
- Discography
- Studio albums
- Live albums
- Compilation albums
- Split albums
- EPs
- Demos
- See also
- References
- External links
Darkestrah is a Kyrgyz pagan metal band, formed in 1999 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Throughout their career the band has blended folklore music with metal elements. In its lyrics and in musical composition, the band uses national folk musical instruments, such as the komuz and kyl-kyak, and references shamanism and Tengrism. The band also takes influence from genres such as progressive rock and post-rock, generally constructing lengthy, rhythmically complex songs that often feature several discrete movements.
The word "Darkestrah" is a portmanteau of two words: "dark" and "orchestra"; however, in one interview, the band's drummer Asbath stated that there is still mystic and hidden meaning in the name of the band.