"It is endearing that Draconic is impossible to cast in an existing metal niche; they are too technically polished to be put in the category of modern metal being played in Europe, accessible enough so that they cannot be grouped in with Meshuggah and other aggressors of the mind, too aggressive to be prog of the Symphony X variety, and too forward-thinking for Pantera to be their chief determinant. In their hands, metal sounds fresh, exciting and inspiring, something uncharacteristic of bands from this region." - POPBOKS
"The album brings with it everything a modern metal album needs to have. The band combines various genres in their songs, even doom metal in the 12-minute-long closing track “Laudanum.” And unlike many bands, this sounds original and recognizable. The album is full of excellent riffs, solos, keyboards, with the great vocals of Marjan Mijic completing the picture. The albums takes you on a ride from start to finish, and never gets boring. This shows that a lot of attention was given to the creation of these songs. The band deserves much praise for this alone." - NBOM
"Draconic sounds like a band of the highest order, technically, idea-wise and visually. These songs are enriched with elements of various genres, along with those typical of the genre the band belongs to (lets say bands like Soilwork, Scar Symmetry, Meshuggah, In Flames, etc), as well as some unexpected ones, but the combinations are natural (and original, just enough to make themselves stand out and become recognizable), and are easy for consumption. You really have to be blind, or deaf in this case, to remain indifferent to something of this quality regardless of the fact that it’s from Serbia, not Sweden." - Butcherian Vibe
Draconic’s musical journey began in 2003 as a project of keyboardist Branislav Stankovic, who with the help of studio musicians from some of Serbia’s most prominent metal bands, recorded an album entitled “Conflux.”
The record was released in 2004 by local label Rock Express Records.
With intentions of turning the Draconic studio project into an actual working band, Stankovic enlisted musicians from Belgrade’s local metal scene, two of which were guitarist Vanja Dusan Andrijasevic and bassist David Lazar Galic.
Once the promotion of “Conflux” had ended and the band began working on new material as a group, it became glaringly obvious that the new line-up had no interest in continuing to write music in the symphonic black metal style of the debut.
Draconic spent the next several years honing their craft live and in the studio, writing and demoing new music, and searching for the right musicians to complete the new line-up. The culmination of this process came in the fall of 2008, with the completion of the band’s second album “From the Wrong Side of the Aperture.”
The music Draconic embody today is an amalgam of metal styles bridging the gap between old school and new—a monstrously heavy and layered slab of modern progressive metal.
The band creates music that puts lessons learned from the past into a modern context, providing the listener with metal that is both impressive and futuristic, but also sincere and rooted in tradition.
Draconic graft together Pantera and Megadeth’s quest for the perfect riff with melodic influences ranging from Rush to Soilwork, wailing solos and atmospheric keyboards inspired by Dream Theater and Faith no More with the abrasiveness of Meshuggah, Strapping Young Lad and Emperor. All this is wrapped in a tight package through concise, catchy songwriting and memorable melodies.
The band inked a deal in late 2008 with Austrian metal label Noisehead Records, who will release “From the Wrong Side of the Aperture” worldwide on April 3, 2009.
FROM THE WRONG SIDE OF THE APERTURE
"The Serbian modern metal visionaries take the listener on a voyage, with nine tracks of devastating, futuristic melodic death metal.
From the scorching cyber thrash metal riffs of Bleak Future Trauma, anthemic chorus of The Imbecile, blazing solos of Murder the Distance, to the doom dirge of album closer Laudanum, Draconic delivers metal that will satisfy the appetite of even the most demanding metal fan.
Recommended for fans of Soilwork, Mnemic, Strapping Young Lad, and Threat Signal looking for a band that puts a fresh new spin on the modern melodic death metal genre."
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