Archaic Revival
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A cross between Metallica and Beethoven, containing powerful metal riffs, soothing orchestral strings, angelic symphonic choirs and strong soprano vocals.

Our debut CD, Pagan Evolution, is now available on CDBaby.
Do you play live?
Our first gig will at our CD release party on November 30th, 2007.
How, do you think, does the internet (or mp3) change the music industry?
We believe the internet in conjunction with digital recording has really helped many Indie artists. Prior to digital recording, analog was very expensive. Today, any Joe Schmo can get a computer and A/D/A converter and record his own music. This makes it so much easier to record yourself and get yourself heard. As artists, we believe the most important thing is to express ourselves. We just want to get our music out to the general public in any way possible. The development of the internet and digital recording has helped us do just that.
Would you sign a record contract with a major label?
Possibly...
Band History:
The idea for this project came about in 2005. Musician, songwriter, and composer Derek Cvengros wanted to create his own sound without blending in with the numerous mainstream bands heard on the radio everyday. Being a born metal head, Derek wanted to incorporate his metal influences but also add something to it that he could call his own. Being influenced by bands like Nightwish, Therion, and Metallica, Derek’s idea was to make a metal band and add a symphony type sound with a female vocalist to top it off. To Derek this just wasn’t enough, it was lacking originality. After playing his first twelve-string guitar in the summer of 2005, Derek decided to incorporate it into his project as well. Not even a week later, Derek purchased his first twelve-string and has been writing music ever since.
Your influences?
Metallica, Pantera, Rhandy Rhoads, Zack Wylde, Nightwish, Within Temptation, Blind Guardian, Therion, System of a Down, Static X, Shadowsfall, etc.