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Biography

Lesiar and Ksenia started NEVID in September 2004 after their leaving from Butterfly Temple. By November the full structure of group has been collected, and work above a debut album began.
Lesiar - the inspirer and the poet - has planned continuation of the subjects incorporated in Вutterfly Тemple. Though, speaking about a musical components, the certain progress and some changes which as we hope, will be pleasant to an ear of our dear fans.
In the autumn of 2005 the group signs their first contract with Irond records. In October of the same year the debut album "Zov Novoy Giperborei" has been written down and released.
The album has been met very warmly both old Вutterfly Тemple fans and new NEVID fans.
By January, 2006 in group there were changes and its structure has got this kind: Lesiar - vocal, Ksenia - vocal, Nikita - guitar, Glenn - bass, Kit - keyboard, Alex Smirnov - drums.
Within all year the group went on tour and in parallel prepared new songs for a new album. "Yarga" was released on Irond records in January, 2007. In support of an album the group has won back round across Russia, including such cities, as Samara, Tolyatti, Tver, Tula, Penza and Moscow.
During the existence NEVID has had time to act on one stage with Marduk (Sweden) and Devilish Impression (Poland).
Articles about group, interview to musicians and reviews of albums were repeatedly published in leading musical editions and on musical the Internet portals. Albums of group are sold in all large musical shops across all Russia and Europe.
Now the group has started rehearsals of a material for the new album and to preparation of autumn Russian - Ukrainian tour.

"Zov Novoy Giperborei" (2005, Irond records)

"Epic scope of this albums compositions awaken any genetic memory - starts to seem, as in your veins there is a droplet of blood that flew in veins of the ancestors speaking with a wind and stars ". (the Newspaper "New Week")

Conceptual work, continuation of a pagan theme, both in a spiritual component, and in poetic-musical. Recorded at DAI Records ("Catharsis", "Forgive-Me-Not", "Butterfly Temple").
Speaking about a musical components, we deal with very expressive material which basis make viking/pagan black and Russian national motives. Extreme weight is combined with beauty of melodies and severity of arrangements.

"Yarga" (2007, Irond records)

The musical material of an album represents very alive and melodious folk metal, sparkling bright Russian national motives, with competent arrangements, beautiful keyboard inserts, and also use of a flute and an accordion. Workmanship and records are at a fine level that is not surprising, in fact one of the best Russian sound producer Eugeny Vinogradov has taken a hand in an album. Album contains very different compositions, from aggressive insurgents up to quiet ballads and Lesiar's traditional recitation under accompaniment of a guitar and a flute. In songs the classical circuit of two vocals (male and female) is used. In lyrics recognized Lesiar's style - bright, figurative thinking, sharp metaphors, and sincerity of feelings is felt.

(Source: http://www.nevid.ru)