Darkwater (band)
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Darkwater is a progressive metal
band from Borås
, Sweden
. The band was formed late 2003 in the western parts of Sweden. During the first years of existence, they only did a few selected shows in Sweden while working on the material for their debut album. During summer and fall 2006, Darkwater recorded and mixed the album, and in early 2007, a deal was inked with the Swedish label Ulterium Records.
The debut album “Calling the earth to witness” was released in May 2007 and received extremely good reviews from all around the world. Apparently, Darkwater’s blend of melodic and progressive metal was something the scene was craving for, and while taking inspiration from bands like Symphony X
, Dream Theater
and Evergrey
, Darkwater managed to create a sound of their own.
In May 2008, Darkwater recorded and released a music video for the track “The play II” and in June they did their first show in the US, at the Bay Area Rock Fest together with Liquid Tension Experiment
, Jeff Scott Soto
among others.
After additional touring in Europe, participating e.g. at ProgPower Europe
2010, Darkwater released their second album "Where Stories End" in late 2010. Although differing slightly from the debut, being more direct and song-oriented than "Calling the Earth to Witness", the follow-up became equally critically acclaimed as the debut. A music video has been recorded and released for the opener of the album, "Breathe".
In September 2011, Darkwater participated at the 12th edition of ProgPower USA
.
Progressive metal
Progressive metal is a subgenre of heavy metal originating in the United Kingdom and North America in the late 1980s...
band from Borås
Borås
Borås is a locality and the seat of Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 63,441 inhabitants in 2005.- Geography :Borås is located at the point of two crossing railways, among them the railway between Gothenburg and Kalmar, and is often considered the Swedish city gaining the...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. The band was formed late 2003 in the western parts of Sweden. During the first years of existence, they only did a few selected shows in Sweden while working on the material for their debut album. During summer and fall 2006, Darkwater recorded and mixed the album, and in early 2007, a deal was inked with the Swedish label Ulterium Records.
The debut album “Calling the earth to witness” was released in May 2007 and received extremely good reviews from all around the world. Apparently, Darkwater’s blend of melodic and progressive metal was something the scene was craving for, and while taking inspiration from bands like Symphony X
Symphony X
Symphony X is an American progressive metal band from Middletown, New Jersey.Founded in 1994 by guitarist Michael Romeo, their albums The Divine Wings of Tragedy and V: The New Mythology Suite have given the band considerable attention within the progressive metal community...
, Dream Theater
Dream Theater
Dream Theater is an American progressive metal band formed in 1985 under the name Majesty by John Petrucci, John Myung, and Mike Portnoy while they attended Berklee College of Music in Massachusetts. They subsequently dropped out of their studies to further concentrate on the band that would...
and Evergrey
Evergrey
Evergrey is a progressive metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden. The band was founded in 1995 and released its debut album The Dark Discovery in 1998. Their most recent album Glorious Collision was released in 2011.-Lyrical themes:...
, Darkwater managed to create a sound of their own.
In May 2008, Darkwater recorded and released a music video for the track “The play II” and in June they did their first show in the US, at the Bay Area Rock Fest together with Liquid Tension Experiment
Liquid Tension Experiment
Liquid Tension Experiment is an instrumental progressive rock/metal supergroup, founded by Dream Theater's former drummer Mike Portnoy in 1997. The band has released two albums through Magna Carta Records...
, Jeff Scott Soto
Jeff Scott Soto
Jeff Scott Soto is an American rock singer of Puerto Rican descent. He is best known for being the lead singer for the group Talisman from 1990 till the end of Talisman in 2007, the vocalist on Yngwie Malmsteen's first two albums, and for stepping up to the job of lead vocalist for Journey on...
among others.
After additional touring in Europe, participating e.g. at ProgPower Europe
ProgPower Europe
ProgPower Europe is a progressive and power metal festival held annually in the Netherlands since 1999. The last edition, the 13th, was held at Sjiwa in Baarlo on September 30 – October 2, 2011...
2010, Darkwater released their second album "Where Stories End" in late 2010. Although differing slightly from the debut, being more direct and song-oriented than "Calling the Earth to Witness", the follow-up became equally critically acclaimed as the debut. A music video has been recorded and released for the opener of the album, "Breathe".
In September 2011, Darkwater participated at the 12th edition of ProgPower USA
ProgPower USA
ProgPower USA is a progressive and power metal festival held annually in the United States since 2001. Its twelfth edition will be held at Center Stage in Atlanta, Georgia on September 14 – September 17, 2011, with Sanctuary and Therion as headliners....
.