Alia Tempora is a Czech electronic metal/

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band from the city of

Brno Brno ( , ; german: Brünn ) is a city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava and Svratka rivers, Brno has about 380,000 inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in the Czech Republic ...

. Their music is influenced by pop, dance, and dubstep music. The band is characterized by their catchy tunes, captivating shows, and fan-friendly attitude. The band has toured widely both nationally and overseas, including playing concerts across Europe and South America. Lead vocalist Markie Morávková is the daughter of Miloš Morávek, guitarist of the bands Progres 2, Futurum, Kern, and Synkopy.

History

Alia Tempora was formed by Markie Morávková and Štěpán Řezníček in 2012 in

. Their first single, "Frozen", was released in 2013 and in November 2015, the band issued their debut album, titled ''Digital Cube'', featuring Dutch guitarist Timo Somers, formerly of the symphonic metal band

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. The album was supported by a successful

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campaign as well as by the city of Brno. Gustavo Sazes, famous for designing album covers for bands such as

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and

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, created the artwork for ''Digital Cube''. The song "Mockingjay" was inspired by the movie ''

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''. In 2018, Alia Tempora supported Swedish act

on their Baltic tour in Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia. The most common touring destination for Alia Tempora is the

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and

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. The group released their second album, ''Dragonfly Effect'', on 21 September 2019 and introduced it at the Masters of Rock 2019

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Stage. They followed this with an extensive tour of Europe and Mexico. The album again includes a collaboration with Timo Somers.

Band members

Current * Markéta Morávková – clean vocals * Štěpán Řezníček – guitar,

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* Roman Škrabal – bass * Marek Brázdil – drums * Filip Hrazdira – songwriting, production, graphic design Past * Aleš Winkler – drums * Vojta Vozáb * Radek Žák – guitar * Pavel Žák – bass * Patrik Macháček – drums

Discography

* ''Digital Cube'' (2015) * ''Dragonfly Effect'' (2019)

References

External links

* {{Authority control Czech heavy metal musical groups Musical groups established in 2012 2012 establishments in the Czech Republic