PSYCHO SYMPHONY
(Psychedelic Progressive Metal Band from Transylvania)
The History of the Band (short version)
The band was established in Carei city-Romania in the year 1992.
At that time it was a trio with the following members: Attila
Mogyorós guitar, Róbert Gindele bass, Gábor
Gindele drums and they were playing an instrumental technical
progressive thrash. In the autumn of the year 1993
after a long period of searching, Emil Gherasim (guitar
and vocal) has joined the band since his former group (Chaos)
had disbanded. Ever since the band has the same members:
Attila Mogyorós guitar, Emil Gherasim guitar
& vocal, Róbert Gindele bass, Gábor Gindele
drums.
On January 1994, with the above mentioned four members
it took place the first demo recording in HNS Studio.
In January 1996 the band released its second demo having
the title "The Killing Look" (HNS Studio)
Between 1996 and 1998 the band is
in contract with Transylvanian Music Production (TMP)
and has a good collaboration with his leader named Péter Moynahan
Papp who were dealing with the matters of the band.
In May 1997 the band are recording their first proper
album (only on MC) entitled "Silent Fall",
and it was issued Audio Pro Rec./TMP-Romania. The recordings
were made at "Audio Pro Studios" Oradea (Ro).
The album "Silent Fall" got very good critics
in the press, for example the Hungarian Metal Hammer No.97
(1997/10) and No.137 (2001/9) accorded 9. points in
a scale of 10.
With that album on their side they sent in 1997 a registration
form to Pepsi Sziget Festival (Hungary) and that's
how it happened that the band has played for the first time on this
grandiose festival, on "Banan Stage".The
band got a lots of requests, and interviews after the concert and possibilities
to play in Hungary.
In 2002 its released the promo-demo entitled "Schizoid",
to send it to record labels. The recordings were made in their rehearsal
room in 2001-2002.It got very good critics from the
press (Hungarian Metal Hammer, Metal Hammer - Greece, Shapeless
Zine - Italia, Ragazzi - Germany, Rockinform - Hungary, Heavy Metal
Magazine - Romania, hmm.ro, Maximum Rock Magazine - Romania
etc.).
It was a period that Psycho Symphony had three important concerts in
Hungary: one at the 5th edition of a talent competition "Denever
Studio" Festival (2001) in Szolnok city
- (winning the special prize); the other was the most important festival
of the progressive metal bands called "Progressive Metal
Festival" (2001) in Pecs city and also
on the 1st edition of the "Progressive Music Meeting"
(2002) in Miskolc city.
The band has been accepted again to "Sziget Festival 2003"
(Hungary) for the second time to play on the biggest stages called "Hammer
World Stage" in opening of some really great names like
for example Annihilator.
In 2004 the band celebrate with a concert the 10th
anniversary with such components at the "Decade
of Metal" -Taine Fest in Bucharest.
After 2004 the band was more concentrated to live performances and composed some new song.
In 2007 Psycho Symphony was performing the opening act for legendary group Atheist at Studio Martin - Bucharest and Cynic (reunion) at Maximum Rock Festival - Cluj Napoca.
Between 1994 and 1997 the band won
at the talent competitions one grand prize, 4
first prizes, 2 prizes for the best drummer
and one prize for the best guitarist.
In 1994 the band gained the 5th place
for the best "Romanian newcomer group" category,
according to the publics vote of the Heavy Metal Magazine
(Ro), a yearly voting process.
Till 2005 the band are included in three compilation
albums with the following songs:
- "Reality Falls Asleep - part I" (live'94) on "Underground
Romania" Vol.1 (1995- East & Art Rec.).
- "Temptations" (live'96) on "Top't
Buzau '96" (1997 East and Art Rec.)
- "Strange Illusion" on "Maximum Rock
Magazine" #2 (2002 Pro Music Prod.)
In the final charts 2004 of the public vote of Maximum
Rock Magazine, Gábor Gindele gained 1st
as the best drummer, and Róbert Gindele
are placed 2nd as the best bass guitarist.
