Artension
Friday, 14 April 2006
Band members:
Vitalij Kuprij: keys
Roger Staffelbach: guitars
John West: vocals
Mike Terrana: drums
Steve DiGiorgio: bass
Country:
U.S.A
Biography:
It was sometime in '92/'93, when Vitalij Kuprij, who was studying classical music in Switzerland at that time, met Roger Staffelbach, a Swiss guitarist who was also studying at the Jazz School in Lucerne.
They soon founded their band "Atlantis Rising", which played several instrumental gigs in Switzerland. After having recorded some demos, they got in touch with Mike Varney of Shrapnel Records, who showed great interest in the band but suggested to add some vocal lines to their songs.
Vitalij had already known stunning drummer Mike Terrana from one of Yngwie Malmsteen's tours. His friend, bassist Kevin Chown, also joined the band and enriched their sound with solid experience and great musicianship, and Artension was born.
Mike Varney introduced Vitalij and Roger to several musicians, one of them being John West, whose soaring vocals, along with Vitalij's and Roger's lightning-fast solos, became the trademark for Artension's neo-classical and agressive music.
The band has released 5 albums so far, and their latest masterpiece "New Discovery" is on its way.
Discography:
01) New Discovery
02) Remember My Name
03) Innocence Lost
04) The Last Survivor
05) Hearts Are Broken
06) Symphonic Expedition
07) Endless Days
08) Call Of The Wild
09) Story Teller
10) Endless Days (radio edit)
11) Bonustrack: Prelude in E flat minor (theme by J.S.Bach)
01) New Discovery
02) Remember My Name
03) Innocence Lost
04) The Last Survivor
05) Hearts Are Broken
06) Symphonic Expedition
07) Endless Days
08) Call Of The Wild
09) Story Teller
10) Endless Days (radio edit)
11) Bonustrack: Prelude in E flat minor (theme by J.S.Bach)
01) Voyage To Nasca
02) Your Victory
03) Running Out Of Time
04) Sacred Pathways
05) Silent Temple
06) The Emperor
07) Nightmare
08) The Killing
09) The Calm Before The Storm
10) March To Ruin
11) Flower Of The Orient
12) Nightmare (radio edit)
01) Machine
02) The Way
03) Madness Calling
04) Mother Earth
05) Wings Of War
06) Evolution In Reverse
07) Time Goes Slowly By
08) The Loser Never Wins
09) I See Through Your Disguise
01) The Forces Of Nature
02) Ride Like The Wind
03) Behind Your Eyes
04) The Truth
05) Tall Ships
06)Shape Shifter
07) Wild Trip
08) Guardian Of The Hunt
09) Lost Horizon
10) You Are My Heart
01) Area 51
02) Through The Gate
03) Valley Of The Kings
04) Blood Brother
05) Into The Blue
06) Phoenix Rising
07) Forbidden Love
08) The City Is Lost
09) Goin' Home
10) I Really Don't Care
01) World Of Illusion
02) Into The Eye Of The Storm
03) Smoke And Fire
04) The Wind And The Rain
05) Lost Memory
06) The Key
07) Song Of The Desert
08) Red's Recovery
09) Let It Ride
10) I Don't Care
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Website:
http://www.vitalijkuprij.com/artension/
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CommentsWritten by timegrid on 2006-11-04 17:19:14 uFFFF grupaso!!!!
Written by etor on 2006-11-08 03:05:34no me explico como no lo tienen en el top de el mejor grupo !! pero pues bueno no se pede complaser a todos jejeje!!