Artist description We are a Dark/Doom Rock/Metal band from Warsaw. The band counts six members and exists since 1996.

Music Style Doom/Dark Rock/Metal

Musical Influences atmospheric music

Similar Artists Opeth & Katatonia & Paradise Lost & Sentenced

Artist History Since the beginning to the 14.07.2000 the band actually named APRIL ETHEREAL was called LEON. The band came into existence from the initiative of Jerzy and Jan in 1996 in Tunis primarily as a side project. Since the beginning Leon has been a duo though the amount of instruments used by the band has risen since then. In the course of time the side project has developed into a regular band playing a strange combination of hardcore and funk with the addition of frequently critical or scoffy texts in the climate of punk. The band’s style evolved in the direction of a more metal playing going through the period of the pure hardcore to finally stand on the verge of doom-sympho-dark metal. As far as our concert activity is concerned, we have performed live only once. The concert took place in the Russian Culture Centre in Tunis in 1997. Since the band functions as a duo, the matter of performing live is hard to solve because of the fact that it is extremely difficult to find the underground ‘concert’ musicians whereas, for the time being, APRIL ETHEREAL is not going to enlarge the band with new members.In February 1999 APRIL ETHEREAL (called Leon) moved from Tunis to Warsaw. After recording ‘Leviathan’ in April 1999, the band started to promote (at first a bit sluggishly) the material in the Polish underground. The meeting with Achtanga (thanks Achtanga!) who is a redactor of the zine Multum In Parvo was a major breakthrough enabling us to see the promotion of ‘Leviathan’ in a different light.The band has never been faithful to any particular subject or style but our compositions have always been full of darkness and climate. Since the strongly satanic ‘Leviathan’, the APRIL ETHEREAL’s sound has improved exposing guitars and composing faster, more brutal and more melodious songs. In September 1999, APRIL ETHEREAL entered the Delirium Tremens once again to record another concept album entitled ‘Silva’. The new material has better sound and major changes as far as the arrangement of vocals and guitars is concerned. We introduced harmonious elements in the guitar parts and we used acoustic guitars to a greater extent. Consequently, compositions are more compact. The concept ‘Silva’ tells the story of a man who undergoes the inner change being under the influence of the magic and power of the forest.Now the bad is recording their new concept album called “ADVENT”. After releasing "Advent" by Conquer Records UK, the band has toured worldwide with such bands as Nile, Behemoth, Christian Death, The Gathering. Now the Band is looking for a record label to release their second album "Al Azif".

Group Members Jan - electric and accoustic guitars; Jerzy - electric and accoustic guitars; Adrian - male vocals; Ira - female vocals; Jarek - drums; Artur - bass

Instruments drums, electric guitars, acoustic guitars, basses, keyboards, male and female vocals

Albums Advent (2000), Al Azif (2003) - still unreleased - looking for a label

Press Reviews Very positive and very negative opinions in some polish underground 'zines. Love us or hate us!!! Good reviews in Metal Hammer, Terrorizer...

Location Warsaw, Mazowieckie - Poland

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