Vrani Volosa in concert la Cluj Napoca pe 19 Mai

Vrani Volosa are a pagan metal band from Burgas on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast. They are influenced by black metal, doom metal, folk metal and melodic death metal bands like Bathory, Primordial, Burzum, Borknagar and Enslaved -and also by classic heavy metal, progressive rock and folk rock bands like Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd and Jethro Tull.

Since forming in 2003, they have released a mini-album, “Where The Heart Burns” and a full-length album, “Heresy / Epec”. Both these albums were released by independent Bulgarian label, Corvus Records and licensed for manufacture and distribution by Einheit Produktionen / Soul Food. They have also released a DVD, “Sailor Songs”, which includes live performances of acoustic versions of their songs.

Their first live show was supporting Orphaned Land, since when they have played with bands like Serj Tankian, Manegarm, Arkona, Skyclad and Pungent Stench and they have played at many festivals in their native Bulgaria.

Vrani Volosa are no mere “viking metal” copyists and have developed their own distinctive sound by blending the rock and metal styles which influence them with their backgrounds in classical music, choral music and traditional Bulgarian folk music. Their songs are about the mountains and plains of their native land, the history and pagan mythology of the Bulgar people, the pride of warriors and the awesome power and beauty of nature, from the sun in the sky to the storm-tossed sea which is a permanent presence in their coastal home town.

In the autumn of 2016, they will release their third album, “Amongst The Loneliest Of Waves”, which further expands upon the themes of the sea explored in the film for their song, “Wreck” and in the DVD they released, “Sailor Songs”.

Vrani Volosa have visited Romania twice before (in 2011 and 2014) and now they are returning for a third tour, culminating in an appearance at “Rock’n’Iasi Open Air 2016”, where they will play alongside German pagan metal titans, Finsterforst and fellow Anglo-Saxon Booking Agency artists, GOD, E-an-na, Harmasar and Gothic.

Working together with Anglo-Saxon Booking Agency, they have booked the following dates for May 2016:

Friday 13th May: Sofia (BG), Club Live & Loud (“Autumn Souls Of Sofia” pre-party)
Wednesday 18th May: Ruse (BG), Legacy Bar
Thursday 19th May: Cluj-Napoca (RO), Hard Club (“Echoes From The Past III: Frunzar”)
Friday 20th May: Targu-Mures (RO), Jazz & Blues Club
Saturday 21st May: Iasi (RO), Baza de Ski (“Rock’n’Iasi Open Air 2016” with Finsterforst)

Vrani Volosa are:
Hristo: vocals
Daniel: guitar
Kolyo: guitar
Alexander: bass
Dessislav: drums