Almora (Band)

Almora is a Turkish symphonic metal band that was founded in 2001 in Istanbul.

History

Almora was founded in 2001 from a music project of Turkish musician Soner Canözer. The following year the band released the first EP Standing Still & Cyrano and then their debut album Gates of Time, which, like all the other albums, was released by the Turkish label Zihni Müzik. With their second album Kalihora 's Song, the band released an album outside of Turkey, which caused an additional increase awareness for the first time.

In October 2004, the album finally appeared Shehrazad, which found international acclaim and was described by the Turkish daily Milliyet and the Blue Jean Magazine as one of the five best Turkish rock albums of all time. In particular, Japan experienced from the band enormous popularity, which is not least in the fact stated that two songs of the album were recorded in the musical Jazzy Fairies / Revue of Dreams of the popular Japanese music theater group Takarazuka Revue.

In 2006, conceived as a rock opera album 1945. Published in 2008, the band was the album Kiyamet Senfonisi on the Turkish rock musician Ogun Şanlısoy has a guest appearance in collaboration with the renowned Turkish operatic tenor Hakan Aysev. It differs from previous works by its much more symphonic music and harmonious vocals.

Style

Almora connect in their music Hard Rock and Heavy Metal with both Turkish folk music as well as with elements of classical music. As diverse is the instrumentation, which includes cellos, violins, flutes and a piano. Another typical feature is the song to song of alternating male and female vocals. In particular, the high registers of the soprano singers, flutes and violins are in contrast to the otherwise characterized by hard rock and metal sounds music, which promotes a cheerful mood of the music.

The lyrics were initially written mostly in English, as the band felt this for their music as appropriate. On the newer albums but there are also increasingly Turkish texts. They often refer to ancient Oriental folk tales and fairy tales. So the album Shehrazad is based on the eponymous main character ( Scheherazade ) from the Old Persian fairy tales of the Arabian Nights.

Discography

• 2002 - Standing Still & Cyrano EP
• 2002 - Gates of Time
• 2003 - Kalihora 's Song
• 2004 - Shehrazad
• 2006 - 1945
• 2008 - Kiyamet Senfonisi