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Shokran

From: Russia
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Latest Shokran News

Below is our complete Shokran news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.

Shokran Premiere New Music Video

Powerful groove laden riffs with flourishes of oriental and middle-eastern influences in their soundscapes - Russia's Shokran have made a name for themselves in recent years as a household name in the European progressive metal scene.

Following on from the release of their latest album Ethereal, which charted at #2 in the Heavy Metal iTunes Charts in 2019 - the band have now revealed a music video filmed on their Eurasian tour for the song 'Nature of the Paradox'.

Tells vocalist Andrew about the video: More...

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Shokran Premieres Full New Album

Russian outfit Shokran will drop new album "Exodus" tomorrow - September 17th, 2016 - and today we're premiering all 10 tracks early for an advance preview.

Accompanied by tough riffs, harmonic melodies, a furious rhythm section, beautiful clean singing and powerful screams, "Exodus" will cause full immersion into a heavy metal version of antiquity. Band mastermind Dmitry Demyanenko comments:

"In my opinion, our new album turned out a lot more versatile, it sounds much more mature and serious, which, if you ask me, is a natural order of things in music – a musician mustn’t stagnate, he must constantly improve his skills, experiment, and discover new aspects of composing."

As a special bonus, the CD version of "Exodus" will come as a double disc featuring an instrumental version of the album. Order your own digital or physical copy through Bandcamp here. The track listing is as follows:

1. Blood (Intro)
2. Creatures from the Mud
3. The Swarm
4. Living Arrows
5. Praise The Stench (...of your Fallen Idols)
6. Disfigured Hand (ft. Patrick Somoulay)
7. And Heavens began to fall (ft. Lauren Babic)
8. The Storm and The Ruler
9. Revival of Darkness
10. Firstborn More...

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Shokran Announces "Exodus" Release

Shokran is an oriental groove metal band founded by Dmitry Demyanenko in the city of Yeysk during the summer of 2013. In February of 2014 the band released debut album “Supreme Truth,” in support of which Shokran toured all over Russia.

In the end of 2015 the band received an offer from Sumerian Records, but, after extensive negotiations, ultimately decided to remain unsigned. Now, in the year 2016, the band is applying the finishing touches to a second album and is ready to announce the release date. The "Exodus" will occur on September 17th, 2016. More...

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