Dies Irae (Romanian band)
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| Origin | Bucharest, Romania |
| Years active | 1995 - present |
| Genres | Black Metal |
| Labels | unsigned |
| Members | Radu Iordache Sorin Stoian Marian Stoenica Victor Stoica Ioachim Stroe |
Dies Irae is a Romanian modern black metal band. "Dies Irae" means "Day of Wrath" in Latin.
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[edit] Biography
Dies Irae was born in November 1995, as a Bucharest metal group. They recorded the first demo (containing 2 songs) in 1996 and set out to promote it on television and radio.
Four years of intense live activity followed. The band recorded two official releases, an EP in 1996 and an LP in 1998.
The year 2000 saw the release of a new Dies Irae EP, Warganism, and the first Dies Irae video, for the song with the same name. This year also saw the band split up, as Victor Stoica went to the United States to complete his studies. In 2001, Dies Irae started a side project, PHOBIA, a project that lasts to this day.
In 2005, Victor Stoica returned to Romania and the band recorded a new single, Shadow Boxing, to be released in 2006, along with a new video.
In 2006 Dies Irae has started an intense internet promotion campaign and also allied themselves with Khaeotica Productions, a German promotion company, in their effort to go international.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio Releases
- Dies Irae Demo [Demo] - (1996)
- A Perennial Spleen - (1997)
- Gargoyles - (1998)
- Warganism [EP] - (2000)
- Shadow Boxing [Single] - (2006)
[edit] Live Releases
- Dies Irae Live - (1996)
[edit] Compilations
[edit] Lineup
[edit] Current members
- Radu Iordache – Vocals (1995–)
- Sorin Stoian – Guitars (1995–)
- Marian Stoenica – Guitars (1997–)
- Victor Stoica – Drums/Percussion (1995–)
- Ioachim Stroe – Bass Guitar (1995–)
[edit] Trivia
- Sorin Stoian is left handed.
- Sorin Stoian and Marian Stoenica both play Ibanez guitars. Victor Stoica plays Pearl drums, Sabian cymbals, Remo heads, DW drums pedals, Ahead drumsticks.
