Niobeth

Band Name: Niobeth
Status: Active
Genre: Symphonic Gothic Metal
City: Albacete
Country: Spain

The Begining
The idea of the band came up in Albacete in the summer of 2004 from the meeting between Itea (Vocals and Composition) and Jesus (Guitars and Composition). They began to look for a way to reflect the ideas and hopes they had in mind. Something original, different and special, finding their own way between the heavy and simphonic branchs of metal, with important influences of classical music and a light taint of folk.

Nevertheless, there was still another year to pass for Nibeth to get a consolidated formation and so the work began to be give results, aproximately in August 2005 with the first concerts of the band.

So, they prepare their first studio demo, recorded and mixed finally in August and September 2006. Under the name "Infinite Ocean Of Stars", the demo includes 6 tracks, five of own composition and an adaptation of The Magic Flute - Queen Of The Night Aria by W.A. Mozart.

In the months after the demo was completed, some changes in the formation happen, joining the band Santi (Keyboard) and Alberto (Drums).

The Growing

From there and until the begining of 2008 the band plays in some festivals and begins to tour over different cities of Spain, with concerts in Madrid, Sevilla, Alicante, Valencia, Murcia, Cantabria and Albacete, for example, sharing stage with bands as Saratoga and Centinela in some of the best stages of the country (Sala Q, Sala Gamma, Sala Durango, etc…).

With this first presentation card the band gets very good reviews in national and international specialized press as Rock Hard, for example, as well as in different radios. Besides, they are selected for various contests, both local and national, and winning the second prize in Tobarock.

The demo "Infinite Ocean Of Stars" sells very well in Spain through the web and concerts. In 2007, Niobeth appears in the international MetalMatanza compilation, which includes bands from South America, Spain and U.S.A., opening ways to new listeners out of their country.

In the begining of 2008 the band temporally stops their live shows to focus in the songs which will compose their first album.

The Step Beyond

The album, under the name "The Shining Harmony Of Universe" is recorded in August and September 2008 at Fernando Asensi Studios (Forever Slave, Opera Magna, Dragonfly, etc.) in Valencia, Spain. Produced by Fernando Asensi and Niobeth, the album is released in October 2008. The album has a length of 70 minutes and a total of 13 tracks, including the cover of The Magic Flute - Queen Of The Night Aria by W.A. Mozart and a bonus track, "Kowasani Furuete", an adaptation of one of the songs of the album, "A Frightening Shiver", with the lyrics in Japanese languaje. It has been distributed in Spain under the label Molusco Discos.

This album with epic and fantastic melodies counts with the collaboration of the best coral of Castilla-La Mancha: "El Orfeon de la Mancha", as well as with some guest musicians in instruments like flute, piccolo, ocarina (Lourdes Guillen), whistle, bagpipe, violin, etc. The recording of the bass lines comes by Juanba Nadal (Dragonfly).

At this moment the band is looking for international distribution.

Also, involved in "The Shining Tour", and preparing their first videoclip, which will be avaible at the end of May.

Itea Benedicto (Vocals and Composition)
Jesus Diez (Guitars and Composition)
Santi (Keyboards, Violin and Bagpipe)
Alberto Trigueros (Drums)

2006 - Infinite Oceans of Stars [EP]
2008 - The Shining Harmony of Universe

LISTEN THEIR MUSIC AT :
Nibeth - Official Homepage: http://www.niobeth.com/
Nibeth - Official MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/niobeth

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