Deadscape

Deadscape is a five-piece melodic death metal band, based in Sofia, Bulgaria. Even though originally founded in late 2015 by lead guitarist Ivan Bratoev and bassist/clean vocalist Alexander Trifonov, the band’s real journey began in 2019, after the addition of drummer Ivan Kolev, rhythm guitarist Ani Dimitrova and harsh vocalist Mirela Kaneva to the line-up, and Deadscape has been an active part of the local metal scene ever since.

Drawing inspiration mainly from the Scandinavian melodic death metal scene and bands such as Insomnium, In Flames, Before The Dawn, Dark Tranquillity, on January 14th the outfit released their debut album “Of The Deepest Shade”, mixed and mastered by the world-renowned producer Dan Swanö.

Since the release, Deadscape has performed numerous shows, including all the biggest metal festivals in Bulgaria, and has been selected as the opening act for names such as Draconian, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Omnium Gatherum, Kataklysm, Soilwork, Bullet For My Valentine, The Halo Effetct. In 2023 Edgar Monreal joined the band as keyboardist and second clean vocalist.

In 2024 Deadscape returned to the studio and recorded their second album. Titled “State Of Decline”, the record was mixed and mastered at Kohlekeller Studios, Germany, by Kai Stahlenberg and was released on August, 23rd.

In 2026 Mirela and Alexander announced their departure from the band. Edgar changed his role from keyboardist to bass player. Krisi Borisova joined the band as the new main vocalist with the debut single “Withstand the Cold Winds”.