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The band was formed in May 1998 by Sarquanaar(guitars) and Timophey(guitars). Later that year they invited a bassist and a drummer thus completing the first line up of the band. The newly formed quartet started to play instrumental guitar based Black metal under the name of “More Sorrowful than Night”.
But that was not for long due to soon line up change. While forming a new line up the band founders decided to make their composing more versatile adding some folk and gothic themes to the music and some symphonic arrangements to the sound. The band also experimented with clean female vocals as lead vocals for the Black metal music. In the beginning of 1999 the line up was: Sarquanaar(guitars, bass, synths, programming), Timophey(guitars, synths) and Eugenia(vocals).
The next line up change was marked by Eugenia’s departure some months later and it took some time to build a full working band again. Nevertheless time wasn’t wasted — it was spent for the final steps in undestanding what this project is all about. The name was changed to “Wings of the Crystal Abyss” and the music was developed into guitar-based symphonic Black metal. After several months spent in looking for musicians the band met 1999’s fall having Sarquanaar(vocals,guitars), Timophey(guitars), Lamia(synths), Asterius(bass) and Ilya(drums).
But that was not for long due to soon line up change. While forming a new line up the band founders decided to make their composing more versatile adding some folk and gothic themes to the music and some symphonic arrangements to the sound. The band also experimented with clean female vocals as lead vocals for the Black metal music. In the beginning of 1999 the line up was: Sarquanaar(guitars, bass, synths, programming), Timophey(guitars, synths) and Eugenia(vocals).
The next line up change was marked by Eugenia’s departure some months later and it took some time to build a full working band again. Nevertheless time wasn’t wasted — it was spent for the final steps in undestanding what this project is all about. The name was changed to “Wings of the Crystal Abyss” and the music was developed into guitar-based symphonic Black metal. After several months spent in looking for musicians the band met 1999’s fall having Sarquanaar(vocals,guitars), Timophey(guitars), Lamia(synths), Asterius(bass) and Ilya(drums).
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Shoutbox
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Cryptic-still wrote:
Я бы сказал, гораздо атмосфернее, нежели Stigmatic Chorus. И мелодичнее.
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Reincarnation14 wrote:
на Анорексию, допустим не похоже. но смахивает на Стигматик Чорус
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r_fever wrote:
Блин, сильно!
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lordbetinho wrote:
fucking awesome
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Sabretou wrote:
Great balance between symphonic and metal, one of the best Symphonic Metal bands I've come across.
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IAmLegion666 wrote:
i love crystal abyss. first born snow <3
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TheFecundComing wrote:
Black Countess and Anorexia Nervosa should be the first similar artists. Anyway, As the Fear Grows is quite an amazing song.
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Miscoo wrote:
They seem to be unpopular.
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musarik wrote:
muy buena band
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TheFecundComing wrote:
I have mixed feelings about this band. I really like As the Fear Grows, however.
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DuSilbenaDatia wrote:
like that
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CountessWandesa wrote:
Great band.
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Syshnak wrote:
Wow. I'd like it.
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Soul_Harvester wrote:
Waow! Amasing! So symphonic and powerful in the same time! ♥♥♥♥ My favorites are First Born Snow and Winds of Golden Mountain Paths!
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Tenthas wrote:
Да, на Anorexia Nervosa похоже. Но все равно неплохо.)
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obscure777 wrote:
you're nuts! go away ;-]
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aikanaro_sauron wrote:
better than cradle of filth
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for_666_funeral wrote:
great band
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obscure777 wrote:
amazing
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mydyingfaith wrote:
♥ ♫ ♥ ♫ ♥ ♫ ♥
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Darkness Awakes full track | 6:22 |
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First Born Snow full track | 5:21 |
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Visions Of The Past full track | 4:43 |
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Infernnichen added Crystal Abyss to the lineup of Dark Forest Fest 2 at KASTA. yesterday afternoon
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Ethernal144, Majusa666, Darkpunk1988 and 5 other people added Crystal Abyss to their libraries. Sunday evening
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bugziii added Crystal Abyss to the lineup of Crystal Abyss at Andergrant. 21 days ago
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Selly069, Teknometalman, bmoras1 and 9 other people added Crystal Abyss to their libraries. 24 days ago
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Dearth66 tagged Crystal Abyss with symphonic black metal and black metal. November 2009
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IlieyaMikhien added Crystal Abyss to IlieyaMikhien’s library. November 2009
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Uchich and Cryptic-still tagged Crystal Abyss with sympho black. November 2009
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Cryptic-still added Crystal Abyss to Cryptic-still’s library. November 2009
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LastSoulkiller tagged Crystal Abyss with ‘symphonic black metal’. October 2009
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