Norwegian cinematic folk / pop band, Kalandra are firmly rooted in melancholic Nordic folk pop, interwoven with ethereal melodies and gritty guitarsAfter amassing over 5 million views on YouTube with their cover of Wardruna’s “Helvegen” (released as a digital single), self-releasing the two acclaimed singles “Brave New World” and “The Waiting Game” and composing two tracks for the HBO Nordic series “Beforeigners”, the band released their debut full-length album in 2020 via By Norse Music.In 2021, the Norwegian group followed up with a soundtrack for the game Kingdom Two Crowns: Norse Lands and toured Europe with Norwegian prog band Leprous in the year after. Steadily building momentum, Kalandra embarked on a co-headlining tour with A.A. Williams at the end of 2023, and released the new song “Bardaginn”, alongside an epic music video.&nbsp;The release of the new single “The State of the World” sees the band exploring a fragile side of their sound, reaching new fans all over the globe. With two dynamic new songs out and several festival appearances in the summer of 2024, the four piece is as ready as ever to reach new heights. Lili Refrain is a multi-instrumentalist, composer andperformer based in Rome, Italy. Her solo project wasfounded in 2007. She uses electric guitar, vocals,percussions and synthesizers, overlapping them in realtime through loop stations. The atmosphere she evokescover a wide swath of sonic territory that combinesminimalist, folk, psychedelic, blues, metal, lyrical operatextures, without using any computer or pre-recordedtracks. Her songs are embedded with ritualistic energiesand her live performances are a visceral and catharticexperience that lead the listener through an unforgettablemesmerising act. Since the release of her 5th album "MANA" (SubsoundRecords - 2022), Lili Refrain landed on the stages of themost prestigious European festivals such as Roadburn,Hellfest, Desertfest, Inferno and many more, revealingherself as the rising star of archetypal rituality.Between 2022 and 2023 she toured Europe and the UK asan opening act first with Heilung, then with the legendary The Cult and then ended the year with “40 years tour” of Death Cult.

Kalandra + Lili Refrain

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