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Subterranean Masquerade is a progressive metal band that was formed in 1997 by Tomer Pink, who is a guitarist and primary songwriter for the band. ==Overview== Started as a project consisting of a variety of changing guest and session musicions, Subterranean Masquerade formed into a band consist of a constant line-up. In 2013, the band reformed while recording their EP - Home, after 6 years of no activity. Drummer Matan Shmuely (Orphaned Land) and guitarist Or Shalev have joined the group with the recording of the 2 songs EP, which was self-marketed in a limited-copy on a vinyl version only. In 2014, while recording their second full studio-album, the band announced Kjetil Nordhus (Tristania, Green Carnation) as their new singer and Shai Yallin (Solstice Coil) as their new keyboardist. While mainly described as progressive metal,〔(Genre listed as progressive/psychedelic metal )〕 Subterranean Masquerade incorporates elements of jazz,〔(Interview with Tomer )〕 psychedelic rock,〔(Official bio )〕 and avant-garde metal,〔(Review of Suspended Animation Dreams )〕 with occasional death metal vocals. The release of the 2004 EP, ''Temporary Psychotic State'', garnered high acclaim for the band among the underground metal scene. The 2005 album ''Suspended Animation Dreams'' received more mixed reviews at the beginning, but in 2014 the album entered the top 50 progressive-metal albums of 2000s by prog-sphere magazine.〔(prog-sphere top 50 progressive-metal albums of the 2000s )〕 Home was released in 2013 as a 2 songs EP after 6 years of no activity from the band. It consists of the band's original song "Home" and a cover to The Mission - "Beyond The Pale". The reviews were very supportive and created big expectations for the band's forthcoming album.〔(A review of 'Home' in metalstorm )〕 In January 2015, Subterranean Masquerade released their second album - The Great Bazaar with Kjetil Nordhus as the main vocalist and Paul Kuhr as harsh vocalist. The album is characterized with many different music styles, middle-eastern melodies and non-native metal instrument such as clarinet, flute, oud and trumpets. In February 2015, the band announced that Eliran Waitzman (ex-member of Asgaut) will replace Paul Kuhr as their harsh vocalist. Eliran performed with the band at The Great Bazaar launch show in Tel Aviv. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Subterranean Masquerade」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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