Spirit Descending

Bio:

Emerging from several towns and cities in the valley of Central California, these musicians have come together to become Spirit Descending. A taste of Goth and Metal combined, mixed with Operatic melodies and an experimental Rock flare, they come together to create a new sound for the local repertoire. With each band member coming from different backgrounds and influenced by all sorts of bands and genres, rehearsals have become more of an experiment and an adventure each week.

The idea of the band came together when Erik (drums) and Elaine (guitar), formerly of Gnostic Envy, decided to start a new project. The two had been playing together for quite some time, and didn't want to give up on playing, even after their former band had separated. They weren't sure what they were looking for, and sought out different vocalists to start at the base of a new group. In December 2008, they called in Krystin, a classical soprano vocalist, who was new to the metal scene.

They later found newcomer Matt for the bass spot and after one meeting, the quartet decided to give it a shot. Rehearsals started and went on for several weeks, piecing together old songs, or messing around with new tunes to make new ones on the hunt for the the unique sound to fit their styles.

It was a few months after that the band discovered the talent of the Keyboardist, Amanda, filling in the songs with her expertise on the keys, using the piano and other effects to make the sound darker, and more haunting, coming even closer to the sound they've all been looking for.

Several songs are currently in the works for the band's first recording, early 2010. It has been a bumpy ride in the past year that the group has been together, but things are looking well, and they will be playing more shows very soon. If you would like to book SD}, feel free to message them here. If you like what you hear, add us, tell your friends about us, and leave a comment.

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Member Since:

April 22, 2009

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Influences:

..Spirit Descending is an experimental symphonic, gothic metal band whose members come from various musical backgrounds. This has made the project of Descending a lot more interesting, and rehearsals have turned into a mixing pot of ideas and experimentation. They have found a love for a broad amount of music, finding their interests piqued by Classical music, Industrial rock, Symphonic rock, Folk and most importantly, Metal. More specifically, these influences include:

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Nightwish. Lacuna Coil. Luna Mortis. Stabbing Westward. Within Temptation. Tarja Turunen. Thrice. Sigur ros. Moonspell. Lacrimosa. Opeth. Tool. Apocalyptica. Metallica. Coldplay. Haggard. Ours. Mastodon. Death. L7. Drain S.T.H.. Octavia Sperati.

..These are some of the bands or singers that the members of Descending have listened to and have been touched by their works enough to find the inspiration in their music. They do not wish to be compared, or make a complete copy of a sound already been made by the preceding names, but create a unique masterpiece of their own. ....