Here you can listen to some pieces of Asgard's
music in mp3 format taken from our 4th album IMAGO MUNDI.
For download please klick on the links below:
1. TRANSMIGRATION - 6.06 MB - 6:30 min - 128 kbit/s (CD-Quality)
2. JUSTICE - 3.93 MB - 4:11 min - 128 kbit/s (CD-Quality)
3. TRANSMIGRATION - 2.65 MB - 6:30 min - 56 kbit/s (for quick download)
4. JUSTICE - 1.7 MB - 4:11 min - 56 kbit/s (for quick download)
The following track is taken from the actual
Demo-CD of ASGARD. The vocals are not representative, because you
hear a different singer than ASGARD has today.
The CD contains three tracks, "Kali-Yuga", "Visions" and "Battle" which will be
on the next ASGARD-work
"RAGNAROKKR". The Demo is available. Please send 5,00 EUR together with your address to the contact
address of ASGARD mentioned below.
5. BATTLE - 5.47 MB - 5:50 min - 128 kbit/s (CD-Quality)
Contact:
BIOGRAPHY
The band was born 1987 in Treviso ( very north of Italy ).
Until 1991 we won several rock-contests, took part in radio and
TV shows and appeared regularly with reviews
( most of them very good ) and
interviews on international press.
In December 1987 we were sent to Ibiza in order to record some tracks with the ex producer of PINK
FLOYD Nick Griffiths and to include these recordings in a sample-LP called “Italian rock invasion”
together with some of the best italian bands.
In 1988 we took part in such another sample-LP compiled by a dutch label and featuring the most
interesting Prog-Metal bands from all over Europe. Title of this LP was “Exposure ‘88”.
In 1991 Asgard signed for a german label after the incredible good reactions to the two demo-tapes
we had published ( the second of them entirely live ).
4 CD’s were recorded in Germany and distributed worldwide.
Between 1991 and 1995 we had to play a real lot of concerts all over Europe ( including some Eastern
Countries ) and we were invited again and again in radio and TV programs. Interviews and articles appeared in many magazines worldwide i.e. “Rock Hard”, “HAMMER”, “Heavy oder was”, "Break Out”, and “Metal Heart” in Germany, “Metal Hammer” in England, Poland and Italy, and many more.
In July 1995, at the end of an European tour, some of us decided to remain to live in Germany because of personal reasons, however the other members, who wanted to stay in Italy, left Asgard as a consequence of this.
In April 2000, after 8 years silence, we have published our 5th album Drachenblut under our own label.
Most of the critics are very good.
LINE UP:
CHRIS BIANCHI d'ESPINOSA vocals, bass, guitars,
THOMAS KOCHER drums
ROBERT SCHÖNLEITNER guitars
ALBERT AMBROSI keyboards, flute, back.voc.
DISCOGRAPHY
1991 GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG
1992 ESOTERIC POEM
1992 ARKANA
1993 IMAGO MUNDI
2000 DRACHENBLUT
The band is working at the new album „Ragnarøkkr” which will be probably released in summer 2005.
The name ASGARD is taken from the ancient north-european mythology and means the castle of the Gods, built up in the sky ( as metaphor for an ideal world far away from human miseries ).
The lyrics reflect a strong passion for medieval literature and sagas, however through this imaginary
material they deal with subjects of everytime and everywhere and behind the lines also with problems
of today’s world.
The music is a melodic mixture of power metal, classic, medieval music, folk and rock, with different structures, electric instruments as well as acoustic, short songs as well as long-10 minutes tracks.
All the members of Asgard studied since their childhood classical music and jazz.
Main influences: Queensryche, Black Sabbath, Dream Theater, In Extremo, Spock’s Beard, Genesis (‘70/’77), Saga.
Published CDs: 5
Genre: Prog-Metal
Influences: Genesis (mit P. Gabriel), Dream Theater, In Extremo, Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd.
Line-up: Bianchi d’Espinosa (Vocals, Bass) Schönleitner (Guitars), Ambrosi (Keyboards), Kocher (Drums)
Our homepage is under
construction yet. As soon as possible you will find a full sized website with
more actual information about Asgard.
We will inform you about the new website's upload here on this site immediately.
All
photos, logos and music files on this page c & p by ASGARD 1993 - 2004.
Unauthorised copying, hiring, lending, public performance and broadcasting
prohibited.
Last
Update: 04 Nov 2004
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