WelicoRuss

Founded in 2002 by Alexey Boganov, WelicoRuss is a 5-piece band that has established themselves in the top ranks of the Siberian metal scene with intense live gigs and striking, full-length masterpieces that are appreciated by fans and critics alike. Their unique blend of folk, pagan, and symphonic black metal never fails to deliver the chillingly powerful atmosphere that Metal fans crave. Now, after two albums, an EP, and several videos, the band is working hard on a new album as well as a live DVD, as well a planning a tour for later in 2012. Look out, because WelicoRuss is one band that cannot be stopped.

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  • Review (Metal To Infinity)

  • For example, opener and title track ‘Apeiron’ takes about +6 minutes and gives a full spectrum of the skills of the band. The arrangement is refreshing, the sound is just perfect and we get a mid tempo opening, a stomping forward rhythm section, a cool break in the middle part and really cool melody lines!

  • Culture and “Kharnha” (Blood or Love - Review)

  • WelicoRuss is one band that does not compromise. Their music is sung entirely in Russian and their compositions make fantastic use of pagan elements, showing pride for their Russian culture. Their lyrical themes heavily recall East Slavic mythologies based in a reverence for nature and in the noble warrior’s spirit. Listening to their music is like being taken back to an ancient time in which the rivers were pure, the air was clean, and the forests still held many mysteries.

  • WelicoRuss – Apeiron (Blood or Love - Review)

  • Years later, in 2009 or so, I was searching for music with symphonic/melodic elements. In my search I came across a very unique-sounding band from Novosibirsk, Russia. That band’s name is WelicoRuss and I became instantly enthralled by their intriguing blend of black metal, pagan metal, and symphonic metal. While many hardcore fans of black metal will surely be quick to point out that WelicoRuss strays quite far from the tropes and traditions of the genre, many more will appreciate the new ground that has been broken because of it.

  • From Russia With Love (No Clean Singing)

  • I haven’t yet listened to the whole EP, but I’ve now seen and heard the music video for the EP’s title track. The song is a rousing combination of metal styles. I guess you could call it blackened symphonic pagan folk metal, with both clean vocals and harsh ones. It tells the story (which is depicted in the video) of a warrior who loses his life in battle but is brought back to his world by spirits or deities of some sort (quite beautiful ones) to wreck havoc on his enemies.

  • Kharnha (Spirit of Metal)

  • On “Dolmen” they integrate a female singer which I really like and there is more of an orchestral composition that just gives the track a huge wall of sound. It is a little more on the metal side with a strong guitar lead and Alexy’s dark vocals. “Bridge of Hope” is the only one that I would say was a little bit too over the top but I did like the traditional style singing that went along with it though I would say they could have slowed down the drums a little more to fit with the piece.

  • WelicoRuss and the stroy behind skirts and make-up (Brutalism - Interview)

  • Russian symphonic pagan/black metal band, WelicoRuss, is making their mark in the metal community of the isolated frozen Siberian underground. They bring to us a beautifully cold and chilling sound with their album entitled “Wintermoon Symphony”. I had the opportunity to speak with Alex Boganov about the band, their future endeavors, his personal life, and his thoughts about the NSBM.