STORMCAST is an atmospheric metal band from the island of Cyprus.
Formed in 2007 in Nicosia, Cyprus and influenced by the status
of society and people’s own personal struggle, STORMCAST sought
to write music to express themselves and create something that
defines them.
STORMCAST present a blend of various metal genres while often
giving off an atmospheric/melodic black metal vibe. After being
signed by PITCH BLACK RECORDS in 2014, the band released their
first full length album entitled 'Frame of Mind' in the later
part of the year. The album received excellent reviews and
response from metal related press such as The Metal Observer
(8/10) and AngryMetalGuy (4/5), while also received Cypriot
Metal Album of 2014 award from the readers of Cypriot metal
e-magazine, Chromium Sun.
The band started out by playing cover songs mostly inspired by
bands such as Rotting Christ, Moonspell and Hypocrisy while also
experimenting with forming their own sound through writing their
own material. By 2009 the band released their first 4-track demo
entitled 'Scorched Earth', which earned the band a considerable
following in the Cypriot Metal community. Since then, the band
has performed with well known acts such as Sabaton (during their
show in Cyprus as part of their European tour in 2012), as well
as Rotting Christ, Stratovarius and Nightstalker. The biggest
live success for the band came in 2013 where they performed at
MetalDays festival 2013 in Slovenia as winners of a competition
held by the festival. The band performed next to bands such as Meshuggah, InFlames and King Diamond, while also being rated as
one of the Top 10 bands of the entire festival by U.S Metal
webzine 'Eternal Terror'.
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