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Artist description
The Dutch alchemists of Ordo Draconis seek to defy and redefine the standards of what would be pigeonholed as ‘symphonic black metal’ according to today’s lingo. The first full-length album which the gentlemen have forged in their underground laboratories is entitled “The Wing & the Burden”, an imaginative and illicit tour de force, in which the ear witness, first being bombarded by bewildering clues, is uncertain as to one’s whereabouts and direction, and so has to learn one’s way through the wondrous maze. The album contains seven tracks, which amount to 50 minutes of playing time, and its production is artfully manoeuvred in the Excess Studios (eg. Sinister, Danse Macabre). Under the banner of Skaldic Art Productions, the album has been officially released on 02-07-2001. Take the plunge and plunge into the multidimensional madness of Ordo Draconis. |
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Music Style
imaginative black metal |
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Similar Artists
Emperor, Arcturus, Dissection, Limbonic Art |
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Artist History
Ordo Draconis was formed in 1996, and after a change of drummer they basically had the line-up as it has been up till now, which is Rahab (guitar), Bob (guitar), Moloch (vocals), Arco (drums) and Midhir (synthesizers). After producing two demos, “When the Cycle Ends” (1997) and “In Speculis Noctis” (1999), they inked a deal with Skaldic Art Productions (eg. Obsidian Gate, Vindsval, Rivendell, Furthest Shore), which has been eager to publish their first full-length album “The Wing & the Burden”. |
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Group Members
Moloch (vocals)
Rahab (guitars)
Bob (guitars, bass)
Arco (drums)
Midhir (synthesizers) |
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Instruments
electric guitars, acoustic guitars, bass guitar, drums, synthesizers |
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Albums
: “When the Cycle Ends” demo-tape, “In Speculis Noctis” demo-MCD, “The Wing & the Burden” CD |
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Press Reviews
“Das Quintett legt dabei viel Wert ins Detail, wodurch die Dramatik innerhalb der Songs natrlich sehr hoch liegt und uerst bedrohlich rber kommt. Selbstverstndlich wird der Begriff Abwechslung hier gro geschrieben, d.h. es wechseln sich sehr opereske Themen mit aggressiven Riffs, sowie mehrstimmige Melodien mit schneidigen disharmonischen Akkorden ab. Eins steht fest: "The Wing & the Burden" wird sich dem Hrer nicht gleich beim ersten Mal anhren erschlieen, dafr ist diese CD viel zu komplex aufgebaut, wobei auch einige eingngige Hooklines zu vernehmen sind.” (9,5/10, Ancient Spirit Magazine, www.ancientspirit.de)“
Easily put, this is extreme music with ideas. Brilliant ideas squeezed to their essence as it is pretty obvious that the band has gone through an extremely perfectionist process of selecting only the very best riffs, the accurate synths in the context and basically the textures that would lend themselves to the optimization of their (limitless?) creative potential”(9,9/10, Purgatory of Grief, www.purgatory666.cjb.net) |
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Location
Gouda, Zuid Holland - Netherlands |
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