DARKESTRAH formed in mid 1999 by Asbath. The first demo, entitled ''Pagan Black Act'' was recorded in December 1999. In December 2000 the second demo ''Through the Ashes of the Shamanic Flames'' was recorded and released through german label Curse of KvN Sadistic in 2003.
In February 2003 the debut album ''Sary Oy'' was recorded, which gained a wide response worldwide through NCR in 2004.
Great melodic parts were paired with traditional instruments like Kyl-kyjak, Komuz or Sygyt. Female Black Metal vocals and throat singing that created the athmosphere of the spiritual shamanic people. Sary Oy lyrically brings the ancient kyrgyz tales about three sisters of nature in three songs. This record marked Darkestrah's as one of the most interesting bands within the Shamanic Pagan Black Metal genre.
In September 2004 limited MLP ''The Way to Paganism'' was recorded and released on NCR in 2005.
In August 2005, ''Embrace of Memory'' the second album was recorded in Blue House Studio, and the final work, ''Embrace of Memory'', was released in October 2005.
In January 2007 Darkestrah realeased new album "Epos". This time the band changed studio, and now this is the "Kick the Flame Studio'' (studio of the member from the band Disillusion). This album included one magic long Black Metal composition at the medium tempo with some acoustic tunes and the atmospheric feel. This ''Epos'' is completely dedicated to our beloved lake Issyk-Kul', which is located in Central Asia. There are more than ten legends, histories, myths, fairy tales about this lake. Every aspect of Epos signifies a spiritual, almost pre-historic journey. The album is thick with Pagan themes, but it is not done in a way which seems almost cliche in Black Metal these days. Darkestrah’s approach to pagan expression this time has been one of using subtlety to convey power of expression.
In March 2007 Darkestrah have ended relationship with NCR.
In April 2007 the band signed to US label Paragon Records.
March 2008, DARKESTRAH has finished the recordings for the new studio album "The Great Silk Road" and the final work, was released in August 31, 2008 through Paragon Records. This is without a doubt the beginning of a new era for the band, and their new album is built to stand the test of time!
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I am very fond of your music. When I close my eyes, it takes me to another place and time. Very atmospheric and I really like the way you carry you Kyrgyzstan inheritance into the music.
If you do a european tour, please drop by Denmark I would love to see you live. Otherwise I hope to catch you on one of the many black metal festivals.
I hope you've enjoyed your live last saturday. Anyway, me, my band and all of the Battles Beer's Team have loved it ! We hope you'll come back with us another day ;)
See you soon !
Borktak (Battle's Beer)
PS : Check at my band too, we have played just before you that day.
I've seen you at Crosne saturday and I'm not a big fan of black metal but I liked very much your show, I was at the first rank and I headbang sometimes during the gig, you're a great band :)
THANKS FOR THE ADD!! The concert saturday was great! I love all the songs, the intro of "sary oy" is awesome! It was a pity there is no album on sale after the concert... but I got the drum stick, ha... and I've ordered The Great Silk Road and all the t shirts from Paragon Records. \m/
Here is a video playlist of the concert at Crosne, Paris, sorry, some of them are not complete... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zn78Z96_eB0&feature=PlayList&p=E94121F1B9DF061D&index=0&playnext=1
I took some photos too, I'll upload them this week.
Hope to see you guys soon in France, maybe sometimes in China (there are a lot of Black metal fans there too).
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Hails, Giants of Stone New song in Line, "Heathen Woods",and "To The Elders" taken of Heathen Woods 2009 and Wellcome to Samhain Pagan Black Metal Greetings from Colombia.
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En concert à Marseille (Le Local) - le 1er Novembre 09 avec Borgia (Black Death) et Cristalys (Black Métal) ORGA : http://www.myspace.com/khromatik83 LIEU : http://www.myspace.com/lelocalmetal BORGIA : http://www.myspace.com/borgiametal CRISTALYS : http://www.myspace.com/cristalysblackmetal Les ALABRES : http://www.myspace.com/alabres En concert à Lyon (Lyon's Hall) - le 7 Novembre 09 avec Borgia (Black Death), Odäne (Mélodique Métal) et Aésirs (Métal) ORGA : http://www.myspace.com/mrzazproduction LIEU : http://www.myspace.com/lyonhall BORGIA : http://www.myspace.com/borgiametal Les ALABRES : http://www.myspace.com/alabres ODANE : http://www.myspace.com/odanemetal AESIRS : http://www.myspace.com/aesirs Support Pagan French Band ! Thanks for the Folk add !
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