Silent Stream of Godless Elegy

SILENT STREAM OF GODLESS ELEGY have been pioneering their own way of what's now being called “Folk Metal” since their founding in 1995. They emerged from Moravia, which makes up the eastern third of modern day Czech Republic, deep within the Slavonic heartlands. It is the Slavic feelings of ancient longing and melancholy that fuel the fires of passion in their music, which is a unique combination of traditional Moravian folk music and doom/death metal. Tradition permeates the music of the Moravians by their use of violin, cello, and dulcimer; it also shows in the vocals and choral parts. Moravian folkish doomsters SILENT STREAM OF GODLESS ELEGY are now about to release their sixth album entitled “Smutnice”. As for the title, it’s not a common word in Czech language. "Smutnice" is noun coming from adjective “smutný” what means “sad / sorrowful”, so the meaning could be like “a poem of sadness” or “someone who brings sadness”. The Moravians entered GrapowStudios again to record with Roland Grapow himself and joined forces with Yossi Sassi (Yossi Sassi & The Oriental Rock Orchestra, exOrphaned Land), the world famous Oriental rock pioneer, who took care of the production of the album. Having thoroughly conquered their homeland, SILENT STREAM OF GODLESS ELEGY are now ready to take on the world. The Moravians are able to stake their claim as pioneers of this genre, as opposed to all the cheap followers of the trend. SILENT STREAM OF GODLESS ELEGY move far beyond simple drinking songs and could be compared with a fresh whirlwind blowing through the Folk Metal genre, like the unfortunately short lived but legendary GÅTE from Norway. At the same time, they share the catchiness of the German so called Medieval Metal and Rock scene or their Finnish Folklore counterparts, while maintaining complete originality and difference in sound deriving from their native traditions.