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The band was formed in 1999 in the following line-up: Jacques - vocals, Demian - bass, Leonid - guitars, keyboards, Kirill -
guitars, Vladimir - drums. Debut album “Jerk” was released early 2001 by Russian label Fono. The album laid down
thefoundation for original Stalwart-style, combining massive thrashcore rhythmic groove with atmospheric fragments
andacoustic inserts.
In summer 2002 Stalwart started to record the second album. Drum tracks were recorded in Astia Studio, Finland, with
AnssiKippo (Children Of Bodom, To/Die/For, Norther). The work demonstrated the significant prog ...read more
The band was formed in 1999 in the following line-up: Jacques - vocals, Demian - bass, Leonid - guitars, keyboards, Kirill -
guitars, Vladimir - drums. Debut album “Jerk” was released early 2001 by Russian label Fono. The album laid down
thefoundation for original Stalwart-style, combining massive thrashcore rhythmic groove with atmospheric fragments
andacoustic inserts.
In summer 2002 Stalwart started to record the second album. Drum tracks were recorded in Astia Studio, Finland, with
AnssiKippo (Children Of Bodom, To/Die/For, Norther). The work demonstrated the significant progress by virtue of
unusualconsortium of angry riffs and symphonic keyboards. “Dive To Nowhere” was released October 2003 by
MetalAgen/SoyzMusic. Some of zines characterized it as “one of the best Russian metal releases 2003”, and the 8,5-minute
title trackbecame a trademark of band for a long time.
For the next album famous Hertz Studio, Poland was booked with producers Slawek and Wojtek Wieslawski
(Vader,Decapitated, Hate). This album became a debut for new guitar player Antuan. “Abyss Ahead” was released May 2008
on CD-Maximum, showed the more powerful and solid work in comparison with the previous one.
Soon after original vocalist and drummer left the band. Nevertheless the newcomers Oleg Sobolevsky (vocals) and TimIsmag
(drums) raised the band to the new scale, importing more drive and energy. New Stalwart sound, much more hot, fastand
aggressive, externalized itself on the next CD “Annihilation Begins”, also recorded at Hertz Studio, and releasedDecember
2009 by Metalism Records.
Currently the band finished its 5th album “Manifest Of Refusal”, recorded with new drummer Alex. The CD is will be
releasedworldwide by Canadian label PRC Music May 22th 2012.
Oleg Sobolevsky – vocalsLeonid – guitars, keyboardsAntuan – guitarsDemian – bass, back vocalsAlex - drums « hide |
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