OCTAVIA was formed as a result of new friendships and common musical preferences. OCTAVIA kicked off early playing several gigs and festivals in Norway (Hole in the Sky/Bergen, 1001 Watt/Skien, Ride This Train/Bergen, Rjukan Rock/Rjukan, Slottsfjellfestivalen/Tønsberg, Lost Weekend festival/Askøy and the Elements of Metal festival/Sandefjord). In between intensive rehearsing and multiple live acts the band recorded and released their self-financed, low budget 5 track demo ‘Guilty’ in 2002.
Early 2005 debut album ‘Winter Enclosure’ was finished after signing a record deal with Candlelight Records autumn 2004. Octavia also released the first video version of ‘Lifelines of depths’ spring 2004. The album was released on May 9th, 2005. 'Winter Enclosure' was embraced by both critics and audience. OCTAVIA won flattering comparisons to the likes of Candlemass, The 3rd and the Mortal, Black Sabbath among others and top UK hard rock magazine, Kerrang! described the album as ‘Extravagant, dramatic doom with a rock ‘n roll heart.’ OCTAVIA reached top 10 best newcomer acts 2005 in highly important Terrorizer magazine. At home, the readers of the newspaper Bergens Tidende voted ‘Winter Enclosure’ as the best album of the year by local bands. Male drummer Kikken was also delighted to find that he (Octavia) was on TERRORIZERS 10 ten list of “most shaggable females”…
Two videos were recorded: ‘Hunting Eye’, which was shot at composer Edvard Grieg's home Troldhaugen, and a second version of ‘Lifelines of Depths’. Both videos made by director Asle Birkeland (Enslaved, Audrey Horne ++). OCTAVIA started touring June 2005; GoNorth/Aberdeen, Scotland, 'Winter Enclosure UK Tour', supporting Paradise Lost in UK, September, ending the tour with headliner gigs and a show case at In The City/Manchester. The year rounded off supporting Cradle of Filth in UK with Cathedral.
A few months into the new year of 2006, OCTAVIA was once again short of a drummer, and the band spent the spring finding a new drummer as well as making new material for the next record.
Finally closing ranks with new drummer Ivar Alver, OCTAVIA did a pre production in Sandefjord October 2006 in Morfeus's (Limbonic Art, Dimension f3h) studio MO. Recordings for the album started shortly after using producers Herbrand Larsen and Arve Isdal again from Earshot studio. Also Bjørnar Nilsen, from Conclave & Earshot studios assisted during the recording process. Morfeus took part in recording the synth and ‘Don’t believe a word’. In addition, Herbrand Larsen collaborated with producer Geir Luedy on the mixing. A video of ‘Moonlit’ was recorded early March by Tommy Næss (Sahg, Gorgoroth ++).
The band hit the road again supporting Amon Amarth and Finntroll in UK and Ireland April 2007, then launch party for the new album “Grace Submerged” was in Bergen at Garage and thereafter Stavanger. UK was once again visited, this time with legendary Fields of the Nephilim at Astoria, and with To-Mera at the Underworld. Back in Norway Octavia played Screamfest and hit UK in December for a new headliner tour. This time with Tom Erik and Jan Åge Svendsen (Temple Sleep) as stand ins for Trine and Ivar, both expecting children with their respective partners. The mini Octavia’s were born in late January/early February and the new parents decided to stay home when Octavia hit the road again with Tom and Jan for a new UK tour in April.
Grace Submerged received great reviews all over. Big Cheese 5/5: “The likes of ‘Moonlit’ have that droning, gothic feel that will have fans of bands like Type O Negative almost breaking into a smile while haunting ‘…And then the world froze’ is the sound of a band who are surely destined for even bigger things upon the release of this gorgeous album. Classic Rock 7/10: “.. So leave it to us to day that the rendition of ‘Don’t Believe A Word’ is beautiful: full of sparse piano, mournful strings and sighing vocals. Phil would’ve been proud(…). One can’t help but feel that these Norwegian atmospheric doom merchants are on the cusp of something special”.
Summer 2008 OCTAVIA decided to put the band on ice after one final show at the outdoor festival Lost Weekend close to Bergen (view statement under ‘blog’).
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THE RETURN OF THE BAT
Specimen will bring their special brand of glam mayhem, The Batcave to London again.
After last year’s wildly-successful 25th anniversary Batcave event, The Batcave returns to its original spawning ground of London’s West End on Sunday July 19 for another night of blasphemy, lechery and blood.
Specimen (Fresh from a fantastic show at Leipzig’s Waves Gotik festival), the original Batcave instigators will headline the lurid frolics at the Embassy Club, (29 Old Burlington St, London W1S3AP) Also on the bill are original Batcavers Sexbeat, with DJs Hamish and Cavey Nick, cavorting from decks to decadence with the usual brutal, trouser-dropping surprises & suitably confronting & barbaric entertainment.
The 2009 Batcave will feature installations from exciting new artists of the ‘Dark London Underground’ and visuals from the upcoming ‘Welcome To The Batcave’ book, along with this year’s bitcrushed message from the creature in the Batcave Pram. All set in a spooky Bladerunner environment!
So dress to kill … prepare for a thrill & Expect the unexpected!
The Batcave will be open from 10pm till 3am. Tickets £15 available from www.ticketweb.co.uk and Resurrection Records.
More info at www.specimenbatcave.net
Miss it at your peril!
Just want to remind everyone to get their fine selves to the Saxon and show how cool Austin music scene really is. Let's rock the place! It's The Ruby Jane Show being filmed for tv. Be in the audience and get yourself on tv, all you dudes, dancers, and wonderful Austinites!!!! Let's show the Austin music love to the world! 4:30-5:30! Ruby Jane
As promised, we've uploaded on our new MySpace profile "Son Of A Owl", the new song taken from our debut album "The Chosen One", out in late 2009 for Uk Division Records. Stay tuned for further informations. Enjoy the song and leave a comment!
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Hola los invitamos a scuchar nustra nueva cancion (Angel Dust) esperamos sea de su total agrado dejen sus comentarios un abrazo bien MALSANO y estamos en contacto! Hello we invite you to listen to our songs wait they like them and them comment on an embrace and we are in contact regards from Bogota Colombia! MALSANO-NEW SONG (ANGEL DUST) Listen Now NEW LINEUP NEW GUITAR COLOMBIAN EXTREME DEATH METAL MALSANO PROXIMO SHOW: MALSANO en el COLOMBIAN SHOWS FESTIVAL 1 SEREMOS TELONEROS DE BELPHEGOR(Aus)+GOD DETHRONED(Hol)+ELEXORIEN(Hol) TAMBIEN SERAN TELONERAS POR COLOMBIA MISTYFATE (Cali) LAST TYRANT (Santander) esperamos el brutal apoyo de todos ustedes 20/sep/2009 4pm Bogota Teatro Metropol Calle 24 No 6 - 31 boleteria: Julio $60.000 agosto $70.000 http://signmeto.roadrunnerrecords.com/ArtistPage.aspx?artistid=e5d19084-5e65-4065-a532-92ac3b51119b http://www.myspace.com/malsano http://www.facebook.com/pages/MALSANO/20054767129 http://www.playyoursong.net/index.php http://escucha.universia.net.co/concurso/escucha-maqueta/the-beast Colombian Extreme Death Metal
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All sounds and artists performing abstained from their salary, just for having a good party with you and do something good at the same time. So if you live nearby make sure to come attend the dance and party with your friends and support us the same way!
Hola los invitamos a escuchar nuestras canciones esperamos sean de su total agrado esperamos sus comentarios son muy Hola te invitamos a escuchar nuestra Nueva Cancion ANGEL DUST esperamos sea de su total agrado dejenos sus comentarios son muy importantes para nosotros. EP INLAID A LA VENTA!! Hello, we Listen Now ! invite you to listen to our songs, hope you will like them and will comment them. Keep in contact, regards from Bogota Colombia!!! MALSANO-NEW GUITAR NEW LINEUP NEW SONG (ANGEL DUST) Listen Now NEW FROFILE Check In Now http://signmeto.roadrunnerrecords.com/ArtistPage.aspx?artistid=e5d19084-5e65-4065-a532-92ac3b51119b http://www.myspace.com/malsano http://www.facebook.com/pages/MALSANO/20054767129 http://www.playyoursong.net/index.php Colombian Extreme Death Metal
