Antares is a giant red star in the constellation Scorpio. Being at the end of its live, it has expanded immensely and is about to explode. The band Antares is the opposite of that: still being in its infancy they are far from exploding.

At this time we only play live in Holland, thoughout the country, and we love it. Out most important performance has been the opening of Progpower Europe 2002.

it gives people the oppurtunity and freedom to discover a lot of new bands of their tasts.

Of course, under certain conditions.

In the year 2000, Januari 15th to be precise, five Dutch musicians from the province Groningen got together to play as a spin off of 'The Frigus Project'. Not agreed upon a musical direction, it soon came clear that it would be a blend of symphonic rock, progressive metal and sing/songwriter style. Antares is not based on any band, but comparisons can be made with bands like Arena, Jethro Tull, Marillion, IQ, Camel, Spocks Beard, Yes, Dream Theater, Toto & Van der Graaf Generator.

After half a year six songs were ready to be recorded. The recording sessions took place at Square Wave studio Groningen in the summer of 2000. The mixing process took place in the spring of 2001. These sessions resulted in the album 'Choking The Stone' which has been released in July 2001.

After the many praising reviews of the album and a number of gigs, Antares performed at ProgPower Europe (2002) in Baarlo, The Netherlands. Here the band performed with numerious other great bands such as Threshold and After Forever. Currently Antares is busy recording a demo-cd which will be used for promotional purposes. The three tracks will eventually appear on a second full album

Antares plays a blend of symphonic rock, progressive metal and sing/songwriter style. Antares is not based on any band, but comparisons can be made with bands like Arena, Jethro Tull, Marillion, IQ, Camel, Spocks Beard, Yes, Dream Theater, Toto & Van der Graaf Generator.

Groningen