Caïna (band)
Caïna | |
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Origin | Manchester, England, United Kingdom |
Genres |
Dark ambient Black metal |
Years active | Since 2004 |
Labels | Profound Lore Records |
Website |
caina |
Members |
Andrew Curtis-Brignell – multi-instruments Laurence Taylor - vocals |
Past members | Jon Brignell – double bass |
Caïna is an English one-man post-black-metal band from Manchester, formed in 2004 by Andrew Curtis-Brignell (known as "A" on early releases).
History
The project was designed to become a continually evolving musical entity, combining the frigid and cold musical framework of the rawest black metal with a post-rock/ambient sound and aesthetic. Stylistically drawing from influences as disparate as black and death metal, drone, dream pop/shoegaze, neofolk and post-rock, each Caïna release is designed to be a distinct entity with its own palette and mood. Amongst the project's lyrical themes are English myths and legends, its literature, the repudiation of religion and the exultation of the individual.
The name "Caïna" refers an eternally frozen lake in Dante's Inferno (14th century); a bottomless fissure filled with blackened ice, reverborating with the lament of innumerable damned souls, from which there is no escape.
Discography
Albums
- 2006 – Some People Fall
- 2007 – Mourner
- 2008 – Temporary Antennae
- 2011 – Hands That Pluck
- 2011 – Will over Worlds (compilation)
- 2013 - Litanies of Abjection
- 2015 - Setter of Unseen Snares
Singles and EPs
- 2007 – "I, Mountain"
- 2007 – "The Heart of the Master"
- 2009 – "Caïna"
Demos
- 2005 – "When We Are Grown, We Will Be Strong"
- 2006 – "The Cold Taste of Perdition"
- 2006 – "The King Beneath"
Splits
- 2006 – "Age of Thorns (An Anti-Monotheistic Hate Monument)"
- 2009 – "Krieg / Caïna"
- 2009 – "Caïna / Process of Guilt"
- 2011 – "White Medal / Caïna"
- 2014 - Esoteric Youth / Caïna
Line-up
Current members
- Andrew Curtis-Brignell (ex-Dormant) – all instruments
- Laurence Taylor (Cold Fell) - Vocals
Former members
- Jon Brignell – bass, double bass
See also
External links
- caina
.150m , the band's official website.com - Caïna at AllMusic
- Caïna at Encyclopaedia Metallum