Dark Princess (band)
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Dark Princess | |
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Origin | Mangazeya, Russia |
Genres | Gothic metal, gothic rock |
Years active | Since 2004 |
Website | darkprincess |
Members | Stanislav Fatyanov Kirill Fyodorov Ilya Klokov Aleksander Lyubimov Natalia Terekhova Stepan Zujev |
Past members | Denis Stekanov |
Dark Princess is a Russian gothic-metal band from Moscow and Mangazeya that was formed in 2004.
The band has received several awards in Russia and has been successful in the Russian music charts.[1]
History[]
The band was founded by singer Olga "Dark Princess" Romanova.
Its debut album was released in 2005. The songs on this album were written by Mikhail Karasyov and Mikhail Guzz from the band Forgive-Me-Not. Also in 2005, the band released a demo, Stop My Heart, which also included songs from Without You.
In 2006, Dark Princess released a full-length album titled Stop My Heart. A 2008 review by the German Sonic Seducer magazine noted similarities to bands like Evanescence but also original creativity, and praised Olga Romanova's singing as "remarkably competent".[1]
In 2007, the band released its third album, . Since 2008, the albums have also been distributed in Central and Western Europe.
In 2008, a double CD was included in the heavy-metal magazine that consisted of the band's first two albums, Without You and Stop My Heart. In the same year, the band participated in the preliminary round of the Eurovision Song Contest.
In February 2008, Romanova, citing personal and organizational problems, left the band and was replaced by Natalia Terekhova.
In April 2012, the band released a new album, . After the release of this album, longtime drummer Denis Stekanov (also known as Ghost) left the band for unknown reasons.
In 2014, the band Dark Princess broke up.
In 2020, Olga Trifonova (ex-Romanova) regained the Dark Princess brand and in the summer of 2020, she began working on the new album "Phoenix," which is planned to be completed by February, 2021. This is a symbolic date for Dark Princess. The number of songs in the album is also not an accident: there will be 13 (11 songs in English and 2 bonus tracks in Russian) - one song for each year when Olga was deprived of the opportunity to create under her creative pseudonym Dark Princess.
Members[]
- – lead vocals; 2004–2008, since 2020
Past members[]
- Stanislav Fatyanov – bass guitar; 2004–2014
- Kirill Fyodorov – drums; 2012–2014
- Ilya Klokov – lead guitar; 2004–2014
- Aleksandr Lubimov – rhythm guitar and vocals; 2004–2014
- Natalia Terekhova – lead vocals; 2008–2014
- – keyboards and vocals; 2004–2014
- Denis Stekanov – drums; 2004–2012
Discography[]
- (2005)
- (2006) - Metal Hammer: 5/7[2]
- (Жестокая игра; English: The Rude Game) (2007)
- (2012) - Rock Hard: 7.5/10[3]
- (2021)
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Eck, Markus (2008). "Dark Princess – Stop My Heart". Sonic Seducer (in German). No. 2. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014.
Mit ihrer erstaunlich markanten und herrlich einfühlsamen Stimme agiert Romanova inmitten der Kompositionen bemerkenswert souverän. [With her surprisingly prominent voice, Romanova acts remarkably competent amid the various compositions.]
- ^ Liebler, Manuel (2008). "Dark Princess – Stop My Heart". Metal Hammer (in German). No. 2. (registration required)
- ^ Peters, Jens (2012). "Review: Dark Princess The World I´ve Lost". Rock Hard (in German). No. 302.
External links[]
- darkprincess
.ru (in Russian), the band's official website - Dark Princess at AllMusic
- Staff (undated). "Olga Romanova" (in Russian). Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- Database (undated). "Dark Princess". last.fm. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- 2004 establishments in Russia
- Gothic metal musical groups
- Musical groups from Moscow
- Musical groups established in 2004
- Russian heavy metal musical groups
- Russian gothic rock groups