(Doom/Death/Gothic Metal) [MC] Demimonde - The Warrior's Poets [MC] - 1997, FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Demimonde was found in Prague (capital of Czech republic) in the beginningof 1996 year by five musicians (Affagddu-bass, T.o.n.-drums, Jaacob-guitarand next Ankhabuth-lead guitar and D'aven-keyboards).
The basic idea was to create some original kind of atmospherical metal.
During 1996 year we composed cca 10 songs (7of them emerged on our first studio work
- The Warrior's Poets,
so WP is 2 years old material).
From the beginning, the major problem was with singers, because from these five persons,
who created the band, no one wanted to sing.
We tried a lot of singers, but nobody doesn't fit on Demimonde concept.
Just after one year we found Kashtan (singer/guitarist) and next our founder guitarist Jaacob tried the black/death voice and he did it well.
These two men split the vocal lines (Kashtan had a higher voice, Jaacob deeper - same system as inAmorphis.)
The last member who came was the female vocalist Tanyya.
Then we were prepared to go to studio (recording of Warrior's Poets occured in the half of 1997).
At the end of 1997, we split with Kashtan and all male vocals are done by Jaacob now.
During the spring 1998, the Warrior's Poets release was finally published as a professional done full-lenght MC.
It is 45 minutes long, contains 7 compositions and has a full-coloured cover.
This original and mastered tape is realised by Sorrow Artcover.
This original and mastered tape is realised by Sorrow Art
Production, owned by the drumer T.o.n.. Now we are looking for a label who could be interested on our next project
- we are composing a newmaterial which is planed to be released in the beginning of 1999. We havenow cca. to 40 min. of quite chaotic avantgarde metal.
REVIEWS
DEMIMONDE: "THE WARRIOR'S POETS"
The first release of this Czech band is really professional for an auto-production.
The cover and general color layout is fantastic, the sound is very good and the tapes are pro duplicated.
There are 7 songs: original, varied and well played. The singer is very good and put his soul inside music, the keyboard player is practically always present but not boring, he fits perfectly to the music and ad something new (not like in the bands as Cradle of filth for example where the synths are there just to bring easy moods and atmospheres).
The drummer and guitar/bassplayers are also good. The music is really an osmosis between all their instruments.
And it's like this that a band can really create a world, built a dream ...
For the general it's a mix of doom/death/atmospheric and other forms of music.
Really an interesting release. I just imagine what can we hope for the future of Demimonde ...
Remember this name.
MV
Tartarean
Demimonde was founded in 1996 in Prague by 6 young people with ages between 16 and 19 years who were at their first musical experience in the metal scene.
Some members were friends (drummer Bizzaro, bass guitarist Afagddu, singer/guitarist Jaacob) before starting the band, they knew others who were able to play some instruments (the solo guitarist Ankhabuth and D'aven on keyboards), so they asked them to join and the band with the basic line up was complete... One year later, the last element, female singer Tanyya joined the band and completed it. "We wanted to penetrate into some avant-garde or experimental areas of music & try to find our own path. Demimonde wanted to become one of the most original acts in the Czech scene and this was our fuel, which pushed us to work together. To make something new." says D'aven (keyboards).
Demimonde is, if you translate this word from French language, "Half-World" or metaphorically "Underworld", our parallel dimension of reality (Half reality)-through which the band express themselves... (But also note that the other meaning & translation of Demimonde is the dark side of society with some prostitutes, thieves, etc.) The group was satisfied by the choice of the name, the word Demimonde has a very strange, attractive, exotic and erotic sound, in their opinion. The style of the music can be defined by the band members as: 1) Cosmic Postmodern Art (this is the official style description invented by a discussion inside the band) 2) AAA Metal (triple-A means Avant-garde Atmospherical Art...btw, in the economical terminology it is used for the best quality rating) 3) In the larger description: Postmodern Techno(logic) trip from Metal to trance, psychedelic escape from our world to the half world, forward thinking connections of contradictions. ...But most of the times in the reviews it is considered a mix of atmospheric doom - black with ambient, electronic and new millennium influences.
The core of Demimonde was stable all the time. The first album "The warrior’s poets" (1997) was recorded also with the help of Kashtan (guitar and other male vocals, beside Jaacob), but Kashtan left the band shortly after... And right then the "Mutant star" era started: they recorded in the beginning of the 2000 year. They spent 3 years by composing the whole thing and then some 3 weeks non stop to record it. In the middle of the year 2000 they received an offer from the Czech label Epidemie Records, so "Mutant star" was released in the end of the same year. The band did split a half of year later then (spring 2001).

Afagddu Bass
Bizzaro Drums
D'aven Keyboards
Tanyya Vocals (female)
Jaacob Guitars, Vocals
Ankhabuth Guitars (lead)
Kashtan Guitars, Vocals