Myriads is a

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band from

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

. Myriads was formed in September 1997, in Stavanger on the west coast of Norway.

Biography

Myriads’ music is a fusion between

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and classical sounds. It also contains some elements of

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and has some

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parts. Their lyrics are written by Alexander Twiss and Mona Undheim Skottene and are based on psychology, philosophy, and dreams, with dramatical elements. Especially on '' Introspection'' the lyrics are more heavily inspired by psychology than the lyrics on ''

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''. In July 1998 Myriads recorded a four track demo-CD entitled ''In Spheres Without Time'' at Mansion Studio in Stavanger, produced by Øyvind Grødem. The demo-CD has sold out. The 9 April 1999 Myriads signed a record deal with

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. In June they recorded their first full-length album, also entitled "In Spheres Without Time" in Mansion Studio. The album was produced by Myriads and Øyvind Grødem, and mastered at Masterhuset. It was released worldwide 22 November 1999. In March 2001 Myriads recorded their second album, titled ''Introspection'', in Tico Tico Studio (

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and

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) in

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. It was produced by Myriads and engineered by Ahti Kortelainen in 5 weeks. ''Introspection'' was mixed by Ahti Kortelainen and Alexander Twiss in one week in late August 2001. ''Introspection'' was mastered by Göran Finnberg at The Mastering Room in January 2002. The material on ''Introspection'' is more varied than that on ''In Spheres Without Time''. The members of Myriads have all progressively developed as musicians, and the music is somewhat more technical now than it was earlier. Some songs are faster and heavier than the songs on ''In Spheres Without Time''. In contrast, "Inside" consists of Mona’s and Alexander's vocals together with a piano, a male choir, a string-sextet and an acoustic guitar. The acoustic guitar is more frequently used on ''Introspection'' than it was on ''In Spheres Without Time''. "Falling in the Equinox" is a totally acoustic song featuring Mona’s and Alexander's vocals. There are also some industrial parts on "Enigmatic Colours of the Night" and "Miserere Mei". In the fall of 2003 Myriads and Mikael Stokdal have agreed on going separate ways because of different musical interests. Mikael now plays in the death metal band Dawn of Retaliation. Myriads are currently working with the songs for their third album.

Line-up

Current members

* Alexander Twiss (clean-vocals, death-vocals, electric guitar, and acoustic steel- and nylon-string guitars) * Mona Undheim Skottene (vocals, main-piano and keyboard) * J.P. (electric guitar, and acoustic steel- and nylon-string guitars) * Rudi Jünger (drums and percussion)

Former members

* Mikael Stokdal (black-vocals, keyboard and piano)

Discography

*''In Spheres Without Time'' (1998) - demo recording *''

'' (1999) *'' Introspection'' (2002)

External links

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