Arcane Grail

History

Moscow Order of Arcane Grail is founded in December of 2001 year Anno Bastardi. They play symphonic extreme metal art. Elixir of melodic black, gothic-doom and Swedish melodic death metal with male and female vocals.

The sense of the Order's title consists in the aspiration to some mysterious ideal, which is de rigueur on a way of search of spiritual perfection. The acquisition of Grail grants the divine force and wisdom. Mythological image of Grail itself is connected with a bowl, in which the blood of Jesus Christ was assembled after his crucifixion. The Order has no Christian orientation, but they are Knights of New Era of Aquarius.

Assembled by aryerarch Demether Grail, the Order has a stable war-corps of six musicians now: singers, hexastringer, quadristringer, drummer and pianist. The Order tourneys basically with domestic bands, but there was one joint performance with legendary Austrian death-metal horde Pungent Stench. Arcane Grail was creating debut full-length album in the best Russian record-studio DAI-Records with producer Evgeniy Vinogradov (albums of Catharsis, E.S.T., Butterfly Temple, Forgive-Me-Not, Pagan Reign and others) in the time from August 2004 to March 2005 A.B. The album 'Mysteries of Ancient Charnel' describes about the events which have occurred in the first half of XVIIth century in German district Schwarzwald, where inadvertently insurgent from a tomb by spells of witches, the shelterless spirit of Ostrogothic king Ermanarih (real historical person died per 376 year AB) makes evil deeds, which should be untangled by envoy of fading monastic order.

On August 3rd 2006, through Musica Production label, the debut album 'Mysteries of the Ancient Charnel' was released. And album began active sales and rumours throughout this sublunar world. The Order has distribution in USA owing to Taliesin Records and Indigo Tunes, The Netherlands and Belgium through HDG Productions.

On April 6th of 2007 Arcane Grail had the memorable concert with famous Italian symphonic black metal horde Graveworm, in Moscow club Tochka.

From July 2008 to November 2008 AB the Order of Arcane Grail was recording the second album 'Arya Marga - Ninefold Path to the Innocence' at KIV-Records with magician Igor Korolyov. After the mastering in January 2009 they signed the contract with Musica Production again to release the album in Russia.

On May 3rd of 2009 on Bealtaine the 'Arya Marga – Ninefold Path to the Innocence' was unleashed. The second album is conceptual like the previous one. There are nine hymns – nine ways of Vedic knowledge and Weltanschauung, leading the men to Enlightenment. After the presentation of an album Arcane Grail has reordered the circle, fired Eugen, Kir, Anastasia and Alexander.

New guitar-master is Ingvar Kiv (ex-Nevid), new bassman is Alamar, also playing in melodic black metal band Skylord, and new wardrummer is Ksandr, also playing in Skylord and technical death metal band Cruel Solution.

(source: Arcane Grail, June 2010)