Norwegian cinematic folk / pop band, Kalandra are firmly rooted in melancholic Nordic folk pop, interwoven with ethereal melodies and gritty guitars

After 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.

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 and

performer based in Rome, Italy. Her solo project was

founded in 2007. She uses electric guitar, vocals,

percussions and synthesizers, overlapping them in real

time through loop stations. The atmosphere she evokes

cover a wide swath of sonic territory that combines

minimalist, folk, psychedelic, blues, metal, lyrical opera

textures, without using any computer or pre-recorded

tracks. Her songs are embedded with ritualistic energies

and her live performances are a visceral and cathartic

experience that lead the listener through an unforgettable

mesmerising act.

Since the release of her 5th album "MANA" (Subsound

Records - 2022), Lili Refrain landed on the stages of the

most prestigious European festivals such as Roadburn,

Hellfest, Desertfest, Inferno and many more, revealing

herself as the rising star of archetypal rituality.

Between 2022 and 2023 she toured Europe and the UK as

an opening act first with Heilung, then with the legendary The Cult and then ended the year with “40 years tour” of Death Cult.

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