NAPIERDALAĆ - Who Are We?
NAPIERDALAĆ is an extreme symphonic metal band (with strong black and death metal influences) residing in Manchester, North West England. Our sound is a combination of thunderous death metal and villainous black metal, combined with the heart-wrenching melodies and powerful sonic resonances of a symphonic orchestra. We aim to commentate on societal issues using our art as a vehicle. Our recent music video, Mylings, explores the religious persecution of female reproductive rights. The ancient folklore of a Myling is used to demonstrate this, as the protagonist is followed on her journey to bury her dead child. Our recently released EP, Principium, has been crafted to be the origin point for our next stories to tell. So far, we have a release (EP or LP) planned out to relate to each song on Principium. In other words, this is just the beginning.
NAPIERDALAĆ is:
Bill Fenwick: Vocals and Guitars
George Kal: Guitars
Joshua Haslam: Bass
Craig Stubbins: Session Drums
Bill
My name is Bill, and I'm the vocalist, main composer and guitarist for NAPIERDALAĆ. I originally started writing songs for this envisioned band back in the September of 2021. It took me a good 9 months prior to this to actually hone the skill of songwriting (with many bad songs as a result) as well as build up the collection of technology required. I don't have any formal musical qualifications so this was initially a big challenge. However, writing lyrics came a lot more naturally. I had been writing poetry for some time beforehand because of my keen interest in Literature, and so it was great to combine two of my passions. After moving to Manchester, I managed to pull together the crew we play with today and I also recently started studying for a degree in Creative Music Technology. I'm incredibly proud of the progress we've made so far, and I can't wait to unleash this musical hellhound to the world.
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George
My name is George, and I'm one of the guitar players of Napierdalac. I've been playing the guitar since my teenage years. I'm originally from Greece and been in the UK since 2017 initially for studies and then decided to live here. My music influences span through the whole spectrum of metal, starting with the classic heavy metal bands of the late 70s and 80s (Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, etc) to the thrash era of the 80s (Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax, Sepultura, Kreator) and the death and black metal of the 90s and 00s. I joined Napierdalac in March of 2022, after seeing an ad looking for a guitarist and coincided with the time I was looking to form or join a band. I liked the idea of writing original music and I really like the symphonic/orchestral elements of Napierdalac. I am also a guitarist in another Manchester-based Industrial death/black metal band called The Machinist who already have a full album released "I am Void" and working on the second album.
Find George on Metal Archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/George_Kal/959529
Josh
I'm Josh, the bass player for Napierdalac. I joined the band at the end of April after Bill posted an advert on Instagram. I've been playing bass and guitar for many years now, with bass being my main instrument of choice. Trumpet, however, was my original instrument, playing for over ten years as I grew up. I've played for several orchestras/big bands as a trumpet player, and in many bands with bass. My long relationship with music has also led me to a keen interest in music theory, and I'm always trying to find new avenues of approach to our songs, especially in terms of harmony. I also write a lot of my own songs, with a variety of influences ranging from death metal to goth. I'm looking forward to our next writing session and being able to fully dig my claws into Napierdalac's next big project.
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