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ARTENSION BIOGRAPHY
Artension is a progressive metal supergroup, formed by keyboard virtuoso Vitalij Kuprij. Kuprij describes the bands' sound as "aggressive neoclassical metal". Their lyrical topics have ranged from technology and sci-fi to nature and ancient cultures. Over the years, they have released seven studio albums, most recently Future World in 2005, and have toured Europe and Japan.
Kuprij, along with vocalist John West (of Royal Hunt) and guitarist Roger Staffelbach have appeared on every Artension album. Drummer Mike Terrana (of Rage, Axel Rudi Pell, and others) and bassist Kevin Chown have appeared on most albums, however Steve DiGiorgio (of Death, Sadus, and others) is the current bassist.
ARTENSION GENRES
Progressive Metal
ARTENSION ORIGIN
United States of America, formed in 1993
ARTENSION CURRENT RECORD LABEL
Frontiers
ARTENSION STATUS
Active
ARTENSION CURRENT LINE-UP
John West - vocals (Feinstein, Royal Hunt, Sun Red Sun)
Roger Staffelbach - guitars (Roger Staffelbach's Angel of Eden)
Vitalij Kuprij - keyboards (Ring of Fire, Mark Boals, Promised Land, Adagio (Fra))
Steve DiGiorgio - Bass (Autopsy, Sebastian Bach & Friends, Death, Dark Hall, Control Denied,Iced Earth, Suicide Shift, Dragonlord, James Murphy, Quo Vadis (Can), Sadus, ex-Testament, Vintersorg)
Mike Terrana - drums (Savage Circus, Axel Rudi Pell, ex-Rage (Ger), Empire (Ger), Roland Grapow, ex-Squealer (Ger), Victor Smolski, ex-Metalium (Ger), ex-Yngwie J. Malmsteen, Kiko Loureiro, ex-John West, Tony MacAlpine, ex-Gamma Ray, Masterplan, Hanover Fist, ex session for Not Fragile)
ARTENSION PREVIOUS LINE-UP
Shane Gaalaas: drums (on Machine and Forces of Nature) (ex-Yngwie J. Malmsteen, Cosmosquad, ex-Diesel Machine/Diesel (US)), ex-Miloš Dodo Doležal, M.S.G.)
John Onder: bass (on Machine and Forces of Nature)
Kevin Chown - bass (ex-Magnitude 9 (US), Mike Terrana, Edwin Dare, Tiles, Tony MacAlpine)
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