Temnozor
Temnozor (Russian Темнозорь ) is a Russian Pagan-/Folk-Metal-Band from Obninsk.
History
The band was founded in 1996 by Tuur, Wuulko and Leshiy, followed shortly thereafter by Gorruth and P.Noir, which is also active in the progressive metal band Rakoth. Gradually, more musicians were added to the band in 1998 received a recording contract with Stellar Winter Records. The cast included at times more than ten musicians. Some of the former musicians come from the environment of the Russian Black Metal Circle Blaze Birth Hall.
To 2001-2002 changed the line-up, including left Tuur and Wuulko the band and were replaced by Ratibor and Svyagir, which none of the founding members is more active today. For live performances and recordings have been or Temnozor are also supported by Knjaz Varggoth and Saturious Nokturnal Mortum and of Rodoslav of the folk group Krynitza on vocals.
First, the group Pagan Metal played with the typical for the band flute accompaniment. Were relatively poorly produced the first releases, it changed from folk Storm of the Azure Nights. On Haunted Dreamscapes the mood is gloomy and it was increasingly being used acoustic guitars.
Gorruth and Svyagir run a side project called Walknut, which was known about Russia's borders.
Cancellation of a performance
In 2010, the band in Roermond (Netherlands) wanted to play at the Azijnfabriek Stage. The concert threatened to be canceled because of anti-fascist groups continued organizers under pressure and referred to the controversial compounds of the band to NSBM scene. Due to anonymous threats and the fear of riots (formerly the Ukrainian Pagan Metal band Kroda had been ambushed by Polish left-wing extremists in front of a concert hall, with several band members were injured ) said the organizers " Hub & Huey " the concert on January 4 from. To cover the cost of round-trip flight yet, Temnozor evaded the short term on a festival of extreme right-wing organization Blood & Honour in Belgium and so gave rise to further controversy surrounding the band that understood his own words now considered impolitic. The Dutch secret service AIVD, who had investigated the case at the request of Roermonder mayor, after the events published a circular letter to Dutch municipalities where the anti-fascist activists warned against controversial artists and bands before procedure and methods.
Texts and ideology
The theme of the band are Slavic paganism and mysticism, nature romanticism, melancholy. Temnozor is a member of the Pagan Front, a worldwide association of NSBM and extreme right-wing Pagan Metal bands. Although the texts are not openly National Socialist, but often play in front of a racial background from. Apart from that, the band participated in a split release with the partially the NSBM scene allocated bands Graveland, Nokturnal Mortum and North.