Mauna Kea is the name of a magnificent volcanic mountain in Hawaii, hosting one of the world's leading celestial observatories on its summit. In the summer of 2009, it gained yet another meaning for Mehmet Yaranona, Mete Yafet, Koray Erkan and Yiðit Ýrde, who decided to adopt it as their band name. The idea of this amazing mass of land rising out of the depths of the ocean, peeking ...

With their first EP, "It’s All About Our Silence", Black Sea turned out to be a great surprise on the earphones of Brazil dwellers. Because it shows that there are people working to use their textures better, experiment new sounds and seize the possibility to dare new structures. Thus bringing in their essence the characteristics of what is known as “progressive metal” or “prog-metal”. If you could comprehend that ...

Conceived in 2005 from a string of old 4-track demos and finally discovering the labyrinth of digital workstations and computer software, Kontakte became a realized concept in early 2006. The desire was to blend something more organic in terms of instrumental guitars within a more electronic and hypnotic framework of programmed beats and pulsing synths. Initially being inspired by the walls of sound from all things Godspeed You Black ...