Žalvarinis
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 Performing at "Rock nights 2005" festival |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Vilnius, Lithuania |
| Genres | Folk rock, Folk metal |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels | Prior Records |
| Associated acts | Ugnėlakis Kūlgrinda |
| Website | http://www.zalvarinis.lt/ |
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| Robertas Semeniukas Paulius Jaskūnas Aidas Buivydas Ilja Molodcov Ineta Meduneckytė-Tamošiūnienė Laurita Peleniūtė-Pocienė Eglė Pakšytė |
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Žalvarinis [ʒɐlʋɐrinis][verify, esp. stress] is a folk rock band from Vilnius, Lithuania. They were formed in 2001 as a collaboration between the black metal group Ugnėlakis and the pagan folk group Kūlgrinda. This was reflected in the title of their debut album in 2002, Ugnėlakis su Kūlgrinda. The name of Žalvarinis means brass.
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[edit] Style
The lyrics for band's songs are usually taken from the folklore of Lithuanian people and are sung in their original Lithuanian language. Žalvarinis' music frequently features singing technique of traditional Lithuanian sutartinė (a form of glee), usually sung by band's three female singers - examples of sutartinė can be heard in tracks Ailiom susėdom and Dijūta. Authentic pronunciation as well as ancient words and their forms in folk songs are also usually preserved by the band. As a legacy of Kūlgrinda, the band also features few folk-songs of Old Prussians.
Žalvarinis's sound, on the other hand, while still influenced by traditional Lithuanian folk music, is more modern - generally speaking, it's a mix of traditional Heavy metal and progressive rock (see links section for audio samples). The first album of the band was metal-influenced, however with later albums, the sound becomes more progressive.
The song "Aš kanapį sėjau" (eng. "I Sowed a Hemp"), taken from the 2005 album Žalio vario was featured on Transformations in Lithuanian Song - a 2006 compilation CD that covered the development of Lithuanian folk music over many years, published by the Lithuanian-American journal Lituanus.
[edit] Members
[edit] Current members
- Robertas Semeniukas – electric guitar
- Paulius Jaskūnas – bass guitar
- Aidas Buivydas – electric guitar
- Ilja Molodcov – drums
- Ineta Meduneckytė-Tamošiūnienė – vocals
- Laurita Peleniūtė-Pocienė – vocals
- Eglė Pakšytė – vocals
[edit] Former members
- Aurimas Lemežis - bass guitar
- Marius Būda - electric guitar
- Ramūnas Pocius - vocals, pipes
[edit] Discography
- Ugnėlakis su Kūlgrinda (2002)
- Žalio vario (2005, translates as [Made] of Green Copper)
- Folk n' Rock (2008)
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Žalvarinis |
- Official homepage (Lithuanian)
- Žalvarinis on Myspace
- Žalvarinis page on frype.lt (with streaming music) (Lithuanian)
- Encyclopaedia Metallum (Lithuanian)
