Žalvarinis
Žalvarinis (English: made from brass) is a folk rock band from Vilnius, Lithuania. They were formed in 2001 as a collaboration between the pagan metal group Ugnėlakis and the pagan folk group Kūlgrinda. This was reflected in the title of their debut album in 2002, Ugnėlakis su Kūlgrinda. Style The lyrics for band's songs are usually taken from the folklore of Lithuanian people and are sung in their original Lithuanian language. Žalvarinis' music frequently features singing technique of traditional Lithuanian sutartinė (a form of glee), usually sung by band's three female singers – examples of sutartinė can be heard in tracks Ailiom susėdom, Dijūta or Ožys. Authentic pronunciation as well as ancient words and their forms in folk songs are also usually preserved by the band. As a legacy of Kūlgrinda, the band also features few folk-songs of Old Prussians. Žalvarinis's sound, on the other hand, while still influenced by traditional Lithuanian folk music, is more modern – generally speaking, it is a mix of traditional heavy metal and progressive rock. The first album of the band was metal-influenced, however with later albums, the sound becomes more progressive. The song Aš kanapį sėjau (I Sowed a Hemp), taken from the 2005 album Žalio vario was featured on Transformations in Lithuanian Song – a 2006 compilation CD that covered the development of Lithuanian folk music over many years, published by the Lithuanian-American journal Lituanus. Members Current members Robertas Semeniukas - vocals, electric, acoustic and slide guitars, keyboards, music director Sigita Jonynaitė - vocals Viltė Ambrazaitytė - vocals Rytis Vasiliauskas - bass guitar Sergej Makidon - drums Former members Domas Žostautas - bass guitar Jonas Lengvinas - drums Tadas Žukauskas - bass guitar Ineta Meduneckytė-Tamošiūnienė – vocals Laurita Peleniūtė – vocals Paulius Jaskūnas – bass guitar Simonas Gudelis – drums Aurimas Lemežis – bass guitar Marius Būda – electric guitar Ramūnas Pocius – vocals, pipes Eglė Pakšytė – vocals Dariush Loznikoff – bass Demonas – bass Arūnas Lukaševičius – bass Ilja Molodcov – drums Aidas Buivydas – guitar Discography Ugnėlakis su Kūlgrinda (2002, Bomba records) Žalio vario (2005, Prior music) translates as [Made] of Green Copper, green copper being an archaic name for brass Folk n' Rock (2008, Monako Productions) Gyvas (2014, Robertas Semeniukas) Teka (2016, Robertas Semeniukas) Einam Tolyn (2018, Robertas Semeniukas) The Best of Žalvarinis (2019, Robertas Semeniukas) Švęskime Laisvę! (2019, Robertas Semeniukas) Demo & Remix 2008-2015 (2020, Robertas Semeniukas) Cantabile (2022, Robertas Semeniukas) Further reading External links Official homepage https://www.facebook.com/ZalvarinisBand/ https://www.youtube.com/user/zalvarinisofficial https://www.instagram.com/zalvarinis_official/ https://zalvarinis.bandcamp.com https://soundcloud.com/zalvarinis_music Žalvarinis on Myspace Encyclopaedia Metallum Lithuanian folk metal musical groups Lithuanian heavy metal musical groups Musical groups established in 2001 Modern pagan musical groups Modern paganism in Lithuania Baltic modern paganism