Music Style Symphonic Progressive Rock with Metal influences

Musical Influences Jethro Tull, Arena, IQ, VdGG, Marillion, Dream Theater, Ayreon, Toto

Similar Artists Arena, Threshold, IQ, Peter Hammill, Fates Warning, Dream Theater, Jadis

Artist History In the year 2000, Januari 15th to be precise, five musicians got together to play as a spin off of The Frigus Project. Not agreed upon a musical direction, it soon came clear that it would be a blend of symphonic rock, progressive metal and sing/songwriter style. Antares is not based on any band, but comparisons can be made with bands like Arena, Jethro Tull, Marillion, IQ, Camel, Spocks Beard, Yes, Dream Theater, Toto & Van der Graaf Generator. In July 2000 six songs were ready to be recorded. The recording sessions took place at Square Wave Studio Groningen between July and November 2000. These songs resulted in the album Choking The Stone.

Group Members Drummer Sander Zoer, influenced by the legends Simon Phillips, Jeff Porcaro and Mike Mangini, provides Antares with powerful and freakiness drumming on his extensive, but not unused, drumkit. Bassist Jeroen Spanjaard serves the band together with Sander as a strong backbone. Influenced by his idol Steve Harris he operates the thick metalic strings for Antares. Gerwin de Weert on keys brings the band a lot of atmosphere and melodic strength. Gerwin is influenced by key wizards such as Jordan Rudess & Derek Sherinian. Guitarist Klaas Pot is the riff man of the band. Supplying a lot of power with cool riffs and dark & heavy chords. Klaas is influenced by...no-one really knows. Han Uil is the vocalist/guitarist of Antares. Han sings with emotion and soul like his favourite vocalists Peter Hammill and Steve Hogarth do. On guitar he brings melodic lines with a sound that's a mixture of his favourite guitarists Knopfler and Neil Young.

Albums Choking the Stone

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Location Delfzijl, Groningen - Netherlands

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