WELICORUSS - SYMPHONIC METAL FROM SIBERIA, debut album "Wintermoon Symphony"

MaXoWeR

Russian band from Siberia "WELICORUSS” was grounded by Alexei “Welicoruss” Boganov in 2002. First demos, called “Wintermoon Symphony”, have been recorded in 2002-2004 period. Style could be characterized as atmospheric/experimental/pagan metal.
Band’s stuff has changed for several times and became stable by the end of 2008 so as the style of the group – symphonic metal.
August, the 4th – WELICORUSS plays on one stage with Samael, Moonspell, Cynic, Gorgoroth at Metal Heads Mission 2008 in Crimea.
October, the 29th – the debut “Wintermoon Symphony” CD was released at Moscow label CD-Maximum and a bit later it was released in Europe and USA.
November, 2008 – the band take part in Metal East Invasion Tour with Sinful, Demogorgon, Apokefale. The tour involved such towns and cities as Yoshkar-Ola, Yekaterinburg, Tomsk, Krasnoyarsk, Novosibirsk, Kemerovo.
By the end 2008 the group has shot two musical videos: live "Slavonic Power" and studio “Blizzard”. WELICORUSS carry on negotiations with the band “Silenzium” and after a time record a classical version of the composition “Glory of Rus”.
From the end of April to the end of May 2009 the band goes on big All-Russian (16 cities) “Wintermoon Symphony” Tour in support of the debut CD. While touring the guys negotiate a contract with CD-Maximum on releasing the second album “Apeiron”.
At the moment, the group is driving away at their third CD that’s going to be released in February, 2010. A new video and DVD are in the works as well.

Alexei “Welicoruss” Boganov – conception, guitar, vocal
Alexander “Dizharmony” Golovin – bass
Elias Chursin – drums
Paul “PauLAriC” Filukhin – keys, vocal
Maxim “Sower” Fomin – guitar

DISCOGRAPHY:

“Wintermoon Symphony” – first demo, 2002
“"Siberian ****-treme 2" - compilation("WinterMoon Symphony,p. 2), 2004
"WinterMoon Symphony" - second demo, 2006 год
"Agharta. Young Siberian Rock" - compilation ("Mermaid"), 2006
"Siberian Death Metal" - compilation ("Apeiron"), 2007
"Wintermoon Symphony" - debut full-length release, 2008 (CD-Maximum)
"Apeiron" - full-length release, 2009 (CD-Maximum)

iTunes: http://www.apple.com/search/ipoditunes/?q=welicoruss
amazon: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00280B5NQ/ref=dm_sp_alb?ie=UTF8&qid=1243422892&sr=8-1
lala: http://www.lala.com/#album/2306124485460161255
rhapsody: http://www.rhapsody.com/welicoruss
napster: http://free.napster.com/view/artist/index.html?id=12795940
shockhound: http://www.shockhound.com/search?q=welicoruss&commit=Search

Official Site www.welicoruss.com
MySpace http://www.myspace.com/welicoruss

MaXoWeR

Some previews:
http://rapidshare.com/files/239898041/wms_album_preview.mp3.htm

Toolfan66

Well at least this spam is tolerable. I will give them a listen.

dorokusai

I see platinum in their future.

George Grand

My new favorite Siberian ensemble.

MaXoWeR

Well at least this spam is tolerable. I will give them a listen.

This is not spam! ))

I like Siberian Huskies

Huskies???!! You are sick?? ))

Thanks for responses!

Toolfan66

I was just kidding, I like it.

Ron-P

hmmmmm, no thanks. Epica and Nightwish are two of my top favs, but this is nothing like it, to which I was hoping.

treitz3

I want the chick in the background. That is, if she is a chick.

MaXoWeR

Keiko wrote: »

What's so sick about Huskies? I used to be owned by a Siberian Husky. Great breed of dog.

Sorry man, I thought you have called us Huskies ))) Don'r care

I want the chick in the background. That is, if she is a chick.

Ahahaha, this is our keyboard-man, not a chick)))

MaXoWeR

There is a preview of our new song which is called Apeiron

http://rapidshare.com/files/241820193/WR_-_Apeiron.mp3

The new album will appear on sale by summer \autumn of this year

McLoki

Sounds sort of like a techno-Metal.... Not really my thing, but good luck with the new album.

MaXoWeR

techno-Metal?? О_о Awesome! )))