Dark Princess (band)

Dark Princess is a Russian gothic-metal band from Moscow and Mangazeya that was formed in 2004.

Dark Princess
OriginMangazeya, Russia
GenresGothic metal, gothic rock
Years activeSince 2004
Websitedarkprincess.ru (in Russian)
MembersStanislav Fatyanov
Kirill Fyodorov
Ilya Klokov
Aleksander Lyubimov
Natalia Terekhova
Stepan Zujev
Past membersOlga Romanova
Denis Stekanov

The band has received several awards in Russia and has been successful in the Russian music charts.[1]

History

The band was founded by singer Olga "Dark Princess" Romanova.

Its debut album Without You was released in 2005. The songs on this album were written by Mikhail Karasyov and Mikhail Guzz from the band Forgive-Me-Not. Also in 2005, the band released a demo, Stop My Heart, which also included songs from Without You.

In 2006, Dark Princess released a full-length album titled Stop My Heart. A 2008 review by the German Sonic Seducer magazine noted similarities to bands like Evanescence but also original creativity, and praised Olga Romanova's singing as "remarkably competent".[1]

In 2007, the band released its third album, The Brutal Game. Since 2008, the albums have also been distributed in Central and Western Europe.

In 2008, a double CD was included in the heavy-metal magazine EMP that consisted of the band's first two albums, Without You and Stop My Heart. In the same year, the band participated in the preliminary round of the Eurovision Song Contest.

In February 2008, Romanova, citing personal and organizational problems, left the band and was replaced by Natalia Terekhova.

In April 2012, the band released a new album, The World I've Lost. After the release of this album, longtime drummer Denis Stekanov (also known as Ghost) left the band for unknown reasons.

In 2014, the band Dark Princess broke up.

In 2020, Olga Trifonova (ex-Romanova) regained the Dark Princess brand and in the summer of 2020, she began working on the new album "Phoenix," which is planned to be completed by February, 2021. This is a symbolic date for Dark Princess. The number of songs in the album is also not an accident: there will be 13 (11 songs in English and 2 bonus tracks in Russian) - one song for each year when Olga was deprived of the opportunity to create under her creative pseudonym Dark Princess.

Members
  • Olga Trifonova (ex-Romanova) – lead vocals; 2004-2008, since 2020

Past members
  • Stanislav Fatyanov – bass guitar; 2004-2014
  • Kirill Fyodorov – drums; 2012-2014
  • Ilya Klokov – lead guitar; 2004-2014
  • Aleksandr Lubimov – rhythm guitar and vocals; 2004-2014
  • Natalia Terekhova – lead vocals; 2008-2014
  • Stepan Zujev – keyboards and vocals; 2004-2014
  • Denis Stekanov – drums; 2004-2012

Discography
  • Without You (2005)
  • Stop My Heart (2006) - Metal Hammer: 5/7[2]
  • Zhestokaya Igra (Жестокая игра; English: The Rude Game) (2007)
  • The World I've Lost (2012) - Rock Hard: 7.5/10[3]
  • Phoenix (2021)

See also

References
  1. Eck, Markus (2008). "Dark Princess – Stop My Heart". Sonic Seducer (in German). No. 2. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Mit ihrer erstaunlich markanten und herrlich einfühlsamen Stimme agiert Romanova inmitten der Kompositionen bemerkenswert souverän. [With her surprisingly prominent voice, Romanova acts remarkably competent amid the various compositions.]
  2. Liebler, Manuel (2008). "Dark Princess – Stop My Heart". Metal Hammer (in German). No. 2. (registration required)
  3. Peters, Jens (2012). "Review: Dark Princess The World I´ve Lost". Rock Hard (in German). No. 302.
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