Abstract - Biography
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Biography
The history of the band Abstract started to be written since 1995, while it rose the idea by Peter L. and Palo G. to establish an instrumental band. In underground it was something new and unknown that time. In the year 1996 the band recorded its first demo named ?Instrumental Emotions", which was one of the first instrumental records in Slovak underground at all. The demo was recorded by three original members: Peter L., Palo G, Ludo B. In the year 1998 the band came to studio again to record its second pure instrumental demo ?Aestuum II. MCMXCVIII". By its 5 members: Peter (guitar), Palo (solo guitar), Julo (bass guitar), Milos (keyboard), Ludo (drums).
This demo records have met positive valuations from reviewers and also from fans and Abstract has started to built stabile place at metal scene in Slovakia, Czech republic, and gradually abroad too. At the end of the year 1998 they changed drummer. Ludo left the band and Peter Gablik replaced him. The group has presented its new material in media at most in the region of middle and west Europe, made concerts- in the year 1998 Abstract had its first tour in Slovakia and Czech Republic altogether with famous Czech Locomotive and great polish hard core Sweet Noise. Later in the years 1999-2000 it was also summer fests for instance Gemer Rock Fest, the band played right before bands like the pioneers of gothic-doom metal Amorphis(Fin) or death-doom Darkside(Austria). In the year 2000 the group in definitive structure came to studio Exponent again to record its first album named ?Fragmenthea". But the situation didn..t go well and in spite of contracts the CD has been edited just in a small number of copies in limited edition like a promo for media and a rarity for fans. In spite of this fail the voices in metal public have been positive and Abstract has strenghten its position of instrumental underground in Slovak and Czech underground and also in whole Eastern Europe. By this time came other concerts, Abstract this time played the most important concert of its career - they played altogether with Hungarian progressive alternative instrumental band MASFEL, before the Finnish APOCALYPTICA. In the next period Abstract devoted to promotion, was playing concerts - for example with black- metal AGATHODAIMON (Ger) or progressive death black NEGLECTED FIELDS (Lat) and preparing e new material named Symmetry.
The band took place at festival Jim Beam Rock fest. In the year 2002 after instigation of Feedback promotion, the band came to studio Exponent again to record the new material which has the company Feedback edited as a MCD and promo CD. MCD was edited in that year - in December 2002. Right after the recording there came the 1st European tour, which has been canceled close to its beginning thanks to unreliability of partner.
The year 2003 is on the trend of concerts again and promotion of EP "Symmetry", there came Polish mini tour as a headline band, another concerts in Czech Rep. and Slovakia, summer fests and slowly preparing a new CD. The band for a 1st time appeared at a great "Brutal Assault" fest in Czech Rep. together with bands: Kataklysm, Malevolent Creation, Novembre, Hollenthon? The year 2004 was very important for abstract for two reasons- in autumn they were signing a contract with editor Dawnart Records to edit album "Fragmenthea", which was edited a year after that, but before that the band took place in Dawn of Spring Tour I. altogether with bands Adultery and Return to Innocence. This tour included 12 concerts in Czech Rep., Slovakia and Poland. There didn..t lack other independent concerts at most in Slovakia and Czech Rep. At the turn of the years 2004-05 the group made its first videoclip at the song "Men of Knowledge" under the supervision of young talented director Kristina.
On spring 2005 the group with cooperation with Czech Adultery and Polish Deformed took place on second part of Dawn of Spring Tour II, which included 14 concerts in Czech Rep. and Slovakia. By this tour the band played 3 times right before Norish-Italian band Ancient and on summer the band appeared at the famous Czech fest Brutal Assault again. 2006-2007 the band spent time by composing of new material. In September 2006 they came to studio to record album "The Pantomime of Neosolium". In the beginning of the year 2007 the recording was finished and they were searching for an editor of the new material. In March they traveled to Dawn of Spring Tour IV. together with bands Adultery and Apocryphal. By the tour they have visited Belarus, Ukraine, Slovakia and Czech Rep. After the tour the keyboard player Milos left and there came a new player Mato, with whom in the beginning of the April the band played 3 concerts in Czech Rep. By the years of its existence the band has profiled itself in the personal, technical, instrumental or ideological site, which has finished in the contemporary look of the band. The style of Abstract is somewhere between progressive, avantgard, atmospheric, dark metal but the music also includes other shades of metal as gothic, black, doom, industrial, heavy? there doesn..t lack drama, metal of prey, but also melancholy and natural folk parts. All this with honest topics, inspiration from history, presence, future, nature and interhuman relationships, that..s the basic feature of what..s named Abstract. Albums 1996 "Instrumental Emotions" Demo "Instrumental Emotions" is one of the first instrumental records on Slovak metal underground. During the time when the demo have been recorded there were no similar instrumental band playing pure instrumental metal.
These days it..s hard to get it. The song "Shades of Mountains" have been also recorded on 2nd demo "Aestuum II" but it hasn..t been finally put on it. In the year 2000 it was recorded again for demo "Fragmenthea" and it was also edited on the 1st official album "Fragmenthea" in the year 2005. The demo was recorded and mixed by the 3 members in January 1996 in studio WR-6 in Slia-- (SVK) and was produced by P. Ba--inský. 1998 "Aestuum II MCMXCVIII" The second demo "Aestuum II MCMXCVIII" was recorded in April 1998 in studio Red Green in Brusno(SVK) and it has been produced by Du--an Ivan altogether with band already with 4 members. More than 400 pieces of this record have been sent for commercial reasons and distribution. It has met very positive responses. 2000 CD demo "Fragmenthea" CD demo "Fragmenthea" was recorded in professional studio Exponent in September 2000 and at first it should be edited as a 1st official album of the band. It has been produced and mixed by Peter "Sanchez" Saniga and mastering has been made by T. Kme--. The editor who wanted to edit it gave up. The helping hand with propagation gave them "In Deed Hell Promotion" . They sent this material to magazines and editors. Reviews have been great but this material was hard to get. From this demo it has been sold about 150 pieces. 2002 Mini CD "Symmetry" Mini CD "Symmetry" has been the first official record. MCD includes 4 songs +bonus at first 100 pieces. It was recorded in autumn 2002 in studio Exponent by the production of P. Sanchez with the members as by Fragmenthea. 2005 "Fragmenthea" The first official long playing album includes material from demo CD "Fragmenthea", new song "Sorseria" and video to song "Men of Knowledge" which was recorded in January 2005 in B. Bystrica by direction of Christina Video Production the screenplay has been written by Peter Lengsfeld. The song "Sorseria" was recorded and mixed in January 2005 in Poprad in studio of Ma--o Barla by 5 members of the band. This album was edited by Czech editor "Dawnart Records" and it is avalaible to get it around the world.
Source: http://www.myspace.com/abstractsk
This demo records have met positive valuations from reviewers and also from fans and Abstract has started to built stabile place at metal scene in Slovakia, Czech republic, and gradually abroad too. At the end of the year 1998 they changed drummer. Ludo left the band and Peter Gablik replaced him. The group has presented its new material in media at most in the region of middle and west Europe, made concerts- in the year 1998 Abstract had its first tour in Slovakia and Czech Republic altogether with famous Czech Locomotive and great polish hard core Sweet Noise. Later in the years 1999-2000 it was also summer fests for instance Gemer Rock Fest, the band played right before bands like the pioneers of gothic-doom metal Amorphis(Fin) or death-doom Darkside(Austria). In the year 2000 the group in definitive structure came to studio Exponent again to record its first album named ?Fragmenthea". But the situation didn..t go well and in spite of contracts the CD has been edited just in a small number of copies in limited edition like a promo for media and a rarity for fans. In spite of this fail the voices in metal public have been positive and Abstract has strenghten its position of instrumental underground in Slovak and Czech underground and also in whole Eastern Europe. By this time came other concerts, Abstract this time played the most important concert of its career - they played altogether with Hungarian progressive alternative instrumental band MASFEL, before the Finnish APOCALYPTICA. In the next period Abstract devoted to promotion, was playing concerts - for example with black- metal AGATHODAIMON (Ger) or progressive death black NEGLECTED FIELDS (Lat) and preparing e new material named Symmetry.
The band took place at festival Jim Beam Rock fest. In the year 2002 after instigation of Feedback promotion, the band came to studio Exponent again to record the new material which has the company Feedback edited as a MCD and promo CD. MCD was edited in that year - in December 2002. Right after the recording there came the 1st European tour, which has been canceled close to its beginning thanks to unreliability of partner.
The year 2003 is on the trend of concerts again and promotion of EP "Symmetry", there came Polish mini tour as a headline band, another concerts in Czech Rep. and Slovakia, summer fests and slowly preparing a new CD. The band for a 1st time appeared at a great "Brutal Assault" fest in Czech Rep. together with bands: Kataklysm, Malevolent Creation, Novembre, Hollenthon? The year 2004 was very important for abstract for two reasons- in autumn they were signing a contract with editor Dawnart Records to edit album "Fragmenthea", which was edited a year after that, but before that the band took place in Dawn of Spring Tour I. altogether with bands Adultery and Return to Innocence. This tour included 12 concerts in Czech Rep., Slovakia and Poland. There didn..t lack other independent concerts at most in Slovakia and Czech Rep. At the turn of the years 2004-05 the group made its first videoclip at the song "Men of Knowledge" under the supervision of young talented director Kristina.
On spring 2005 the group with cooperation with Czech Adultery and Polish Deformed took place on second part of Dawn of Spring Tour II, which included 14 concerts in Czech Rep. and Slovakia. By this tour the band played 3 times right before Norish-Italian band Ancient and on summer the band appeared at the famous Czech fest Brutal Assault again. 2006-2007 the band spent time by composing of new material. In September 2006 they came to studio to record album "The Pantomime of Neosolium". In the beginning of the year 2007 the recording was finished and they were searching for an editor of the new material. In March they traveled to Dawn of Spring Tour IV. together with bands Adultery and Apocryphal. By the tour they have visited Belarus, Ukraine, Slovakia and Czech Rep. After the tour the keyboard player Milos left and there came a new player Mato, with whom in the beginning of the April the band played 3 concerts in Czech Rep. By the years of its existence the band has profiled itself in the personal, technical, instrumental or ideological site, which has finished in the contemporary look of the band. The style of Abstract is somewhere between progressive, avantgard, atmospheric, dark metal but the music also includes other shades of metal as gothic, black, doom, industrial, heavy? there doesn..t lack drama, metal of prey, but also melancholy and natural folk parts. All this with honest topics, inspiration from history, presence, future, nature and interhuman relationships, that..s the basic feature of what..s named Abstract. Albums 1996 "Instrumental Emotions" Demo "Instrumental Emotions" is one of the first instrumental records on Slovak metal underground. During the time when the demo have been recorded there were no similar instrumental band playing pure instrumental metal.
These days it..s hard to get it. The song "Shades of Mountains" have been also recorded on 2nd demo "Aestuum II" but it hasn..t been finally put on it. In the year 2000 it was recorded again for demo "Fragmenthea" and it was also edited on the 1st official album "Fragmenthea" in the year 2005. The demo was recorded and mixed by the 3 members in January 1996 in studio WR-6 in Slia-- (SVK) and was produced by P. Ba--inský. 1998 "Aestuum II MCMXCVIII" The second demo "Aestuum II MCMXCVIII" was recorded in April 1998 in studio Red Green in Brusno(SVK) and it has been produced by Du--an Ivan altogether with band already with 4 members. More than 400 pieces of this record have been sent for commercial reasons and distribution. It has met very positive responses. 2000 CD demo "Fragmenthea" CD demo "Fragmenthea" was recorded in professional studio Exponent in September 2000 and at first it should be edited as a 1st official album of the band. It has been produced and mixed by Peter "Sanchez" Saniga and mastering has been made by T. Kme--. The editor who wanted to edit it gave up. The helping hand with propagation gave them "In Deed Hell Promotion" . They sent this material to magazines and editors. Reviews have been great but this material was hard to get. From this demo it has been sold about 150 pieces. 2002 Mini CD "Symmetry" Mini CD "Symmetry" has been the first official record. MCD includes 4 songs +bonus at first 100 pieces. It was recorded in autumn 2002 in studio Exponent by the production of P. Sanchez with the members as by Fragmenthea. 2005 "Fragmenthea" The first official long playing album includes material from demo CD "Fragmenthea", new song "Sorseria" and video to song "Men of Knowledge" which was recorded in January 2005 in B. Bystrica by direction of Christina Video Production the screenplay has been written by Peter Lengsfeld. The song "Sorseria" was recorded and mixed in January 2005 in Poprad in studio of Ma--o Barla by 5 members of the band. This album was edited by Czech editor "Dawnart Records" and it is avalaible to get it around the world.
Source: http://www.myspace.com/abstractsk