History

Ekho is an Israeli folk metal band with classical, extreme power metal and black metal influences (the band's musical genre is a bit “difficult” to categorize).

They formed as Echo. After a demo, that was melodic death metal aimed, the band evolved into its new concept and musical direction which was mentioned above. An epic merge of elements creating something atmospheric, yet powerful. So Ekho was born.

With line-up consisting of Bar Sanitovsky (guitar and vocals), Yarden Mor-Avi (guitar), Ilai Duani (bass), Erez Nadler (drums) and Tomer Shein (keyboards), the band released their second demo in their new “state of mind”, by the name of 'Among the Shadows of Erebus'.

Ekho's lyrical themes mainly surround epic tales from the Greek mythology, nature, atmosphere... The name “Ekho” originates from a character in the Greek mythology, a nymph named Echo (Latin Greek: Ekho) who was robbed of her ability to speak and could only repeat other beings' sayings.

(source: Ekho, February 2010)