Tharaphita

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Tharaphita is a pagan black metal band from Estonia, featuring strong thrash metal influences. Their music is very furious, riffing sounds massively cold and melancholic. The sound will create an atmosphere of abandonment and raging storms at the same time. Most of the lyrics are in Estonian and are battling with the stupidity and bluntness of modern society. Tharaphita is a musical reincarnation of the bravery and world of our ancestors. Their internet home is located at www.facebook.com/Tharaphita , be sure to check them out, give a like and share the band with your friends. \m/ Into this topic I will post different things about Tharaphita. They are one of my favorite bands and I strongly feel that they are worth much more attention, fame and fans than they have at the moment. Tharaphita will release a new album in a few weeks, called „Ülestõus“ or „Rebellion“ in English. It really is a rebellion, using music as a weapon against cowardice and stupidity of the mass culture. But until they haven't released the album yet, take a listen to a pair of songs from their previous LP. The first one has translated lyrics in the description. Hullusesse (Into Madness) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGUM_WLq9uM Ristikatk (Plague Of The Cross) -

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[forge]

Good videos.

[NecroJam]

Really into this.

[fengarm]

Good to hear you guys like them. Keep your ears ready for an eargasm, because a new song will be revealed very soon, maybe in just a week.

[fengarm]

Okay, here's the brand new stuff! Really awesome.

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Here it the official message about the new album from Tharaphita. The album „Ülestõus“ is a product of seven years of creative effort and fine-tuning. It will be presented at the biggest Estonian metal festival Hard Rock Laager. The band will play songs from the new album as well as past hits to delight their old fans. The new album’s music is a mix of black, heavy and thrash metal. Lyrics are mostly inspired by Estonian history and our ancestors’ hard struggle for survival and the freedom of their homeland. Tharaphita’s frontman Ank had this to say about history and the album: „According to legend, the mightiest Estonian fire god Tarapita landed at Estonia’s biggest island Saaremaa. The album cover depicts the main crater of lake Kaali, which was formed by a meteorite. It caused enormous damage and chaos, but also contained iron ore, which made it possible to forge extremely strong weapons for the ancient warriors and tools for farmers.“ In an era when most people consider the living nature only as a resource to make money off of, the new album is also a call to reconsider the values dominant in our society. The album was recorded at the Roundsound studio and contains eight songs. The first single “Ülestõus” can be heard at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsAEkeem3kU. Information about the date of the album’s release and options of ordering will soon be available at Tharaphita’s Facebook page:www.facebook.com/Tharaphita. : Tharaphita — “Ülestõus” (Uprising) 2014 1. Ülestõus (Uprising) 2. Viimsepäeva koidik (The Dawn of Armageddon) 3. Luupainaja (The Nightmare) 4. Tuhandeaastase orjaöö tuhast (From the Ashes of a Thousand Years of Slavery) 5. Sõnad sõlmedesse (Knotting the Words) 6. Surma-arbujad (Sorcerers of Death) 7. Tuuled rändavad ringi (Winds Wander) 8. Terasest taotud teel (On a Road Made of Steel)

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An interview with Ank, one of the most legendary men in Estonian metal, the frontman of pagan black metal kings Tharaphita. I part: Tharaphita. 1. Tharaphita is the oldest pagan metal band in Estonia. Where did you get the idea to start a band and what was Estonian metal scene like back then compared to recent times? Are there any interesting stories from the band's first few years? The idea to form Tharaphita came from the urge to make music that I really wanted to make. Before that I played in Discrucior and C.C.C., but didn't write songs there. By the end of 1995 Discrucior went on a hiatus for a year and C.C.C. split up. I didn't have people around me that wished to make such music that I wanted to write so Tharaphita was a one-man-project right from the beginning in 1995. The main riff of probably our most popular song Merekurat (Sea Devil) was written by bass player Massacra for Discrucior, but its frontman thought it didn't fit the band's style. Massacra played in both bands so we developed Tharaphita's song Merekurat using this riff. Back then Estonian metal scene was vastly different. Most of the old death metal bands had split up by 1995 or 1996 and new bigger names hadn't formed yet. Metal concerts were a rarity, but this made them really stand out as important occasions. 2. How has the band changed and developed over the years? The main core of the band (Ank, Draconic, Melu, Benton) met already in the second half of the 90's. Draconic came in in 1996, Melu in 1997 and Benton in 1999. The first bass player Massacra left in 2006 to be replaced by Viking who stayed for a couple of years. Brutalis filled the spot for him afterward. 3. Where does the most important wellspring of Tharaphita's inspiration flow what drives you to write and play music? Life inspires and all experiences can reflect in our creations. The passion for metal music and the way we look at things drive us forward. 4. What happens after the idea? Do you create in group or is there a main songwriter? Do you create in studio, at home or out in the nature? Which comes before melody or lyrics? Something else important? I usually write the rhythm guitar at home. Then we lay down the structure of the song with Melu. Other instruments come in later. Most of the time, the music comes before the words. I've written most of the lyrics for the band. 5. Tell us more about the ideology behind Tharaphita. Tharaphita is basically my mind expressed in music. I like to feel myself tied with nature and I think it is important to praise the wild. I have always been interested in studying about how our ancestors lived and what they held in honour. I think that even in the modern welfare society, some values are misplaced. People destroy and manipulate with wildlife in the name of money and power, without thinking about the future. I put all this in my music. 6. Tharaphita's early music is quite homegrown and raw. Only the third LP was published under a real record company Nailboard. How came that you co-operated with them? Nailboard started to put out metal music in Estonia in 2004. It just seemed like a logical step. The new album lestus (Uprising) will be released through my own new label Vaarang Records. 7. Fifth album is about to be released very soon. What can the fans expect from it? Is there anything that differs from your past records? Musically it is pure Tharaphita. We didn't try to experiment too much, rather than refine the already working scheme. The new songs may be a little bit more complicated in terms of riffs and structure though. 8. Will there be a special presentation show and tour in support of the new record? The presentation takes place at Hard Rock Laager on 27th of June at 21.00 on the little stage. We play half of the songs from our new record as well as old hits to please our fans. We haven't planned a tour, but it might happen. We are going to make plans for concerts after the album has been released. 9. Are there any plans after the fifth album, maybe a sixth one is looming on the horizon? We'll do a proper promo for this album first and haven't thought about a next one yet. II part metal in general. 10. Name about ten important people or acts that have made you want to become a musician and create music for Tharaphita. I wanted to become a musician mostly because of Tnis Mgi, Gunnar Graps and Villu Tamme. When talking about foreign bands, I've been inspired by Bathory, Black Sabbath, Burzum, Rotting Christ, Darkthrone, Root, Running Wild, Kreator, Celtic Frost and many more. 11. Classic question: how often do you practice guitar? Do you also train vocals? I pick up a guitar almost every day, but I don't stick to a strict routine. I don't practice vocals daily. If there's a concert or a studio session coming, I practice more. 12. I know that you are quite familiar with little known good bands. Are there any really good unknown acts that you'd like to suggest people to listen to? I constantly discover new bands. Kawir, Root and Kat are of little fame, but in their own scene they are quite well known. 13. Surely there are many young rockers who would like to hear about the experiences of an experienced guy. Do you have any lessons to teach to promising Estonian metal musicians? How important is constant practice, how does the local scene work and can metal be considered a job here? You must be self-confident and do what you think is best even if you get negative feedback. The latter is unavoidable at first. The more you practice and concentrate, the more skills you gain. But it is very hard to make a fortune out of metal music in Estonia. There is too little market for heavy music here. But everyone's opportunities are in their own hands.

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Brand new song with English subtitles! You can also buy the CD and a shirt from Tharaphita's webstore now: www.tharaphita.ee/music.html

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Here's another song from the new album, enjoy!

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The album can now be bought digitally too and snippets of all songs are available at Tharaphita | Ülestõus | CD Baby Music Store

[Black Milk]

Man, I really like this stuff. The first song you posted is beautiful. I must ask though....is this your band? haha

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Man' date=' I really like this stuff. The first song you posted is beautiful.I must ask though....is this your band? haha[/quote']Glad you like them. But no, this is not my band by any means. They're just one of my all time favorites. I got to know the mastermind of the band Ank a few years ago and he liked a runic song I wrote so he used it as the lyrics for the fifth song on this new album. This with the exception of the drawings seen in the first post is my only collaboration with the band and because it's a great honor to me, I decided not to take any money for those works.

[Black Milk]

Ahh,, very cool man. I liked all the songs thus far

[fengarm]

Hey again, two more Tharaphita's song from the new album are made public on YouTube. Although they're unauthorized uploads, the band doesn't mind it so enjoy! Surma arbujad (Sorcerers of Death) -

Tuuled rändavad ringi (Winds Wander) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjgocLUXeKE

[Westbrook266]

Where can I download or buy this? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Hello, if you want a real copy of the CD, then there's a webshop www.tharaphita.ee/music but if you'd like the digital album, please visit http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_nr_seeall_1?rh=k%3Atharaphita%2Ci%3Adigital-music&keywords=tharaphita&ie=UTF8&qid=1409862328Glad you like em!