Carthago

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Band: Carthago

Genre: Progressive Metal (potentially)

Web site: http://www.carthagomusic.com / http://www.myspace.com/carthagomusic

Biography:
Carthago, a gothic and 
  progressive rockband from Katwijk, The Netherlands, was formed in July 1994.

  Guitarist Rob Ouwehand and Bassplayer Arris 
  Ouwehand met up in Rock-Coverband "Order 
  Out Of Chaos" in 1990. Rob's passion for progressive music lead 
  the way for creating their own material in early 1993. Epic songs with high 
  male vocals were their musical trademarks at this time. In 1994 Carthago 
  was born. In the same year their first demo "The 
  Change" was released

In 1997 after some line-up changes the band gets on solid ground. 
  Their music at this stage was very much influenced by the coming of two female 
  voices Margreet van Duyvenbode (1996) and 
  Stella de Ruiter (1997). The music style 
  was becoming more spiritual and gothic combined with progressive rock. In this 
  period Carthago was support-act for American 
  bands like "Fates Warning", "Omen" and "Vicious Rumors". 
  In 1998 they win a regional contest "de Grote Prijs van de Bollenstreek". In 
  1999 their 2nd demo "Experience" was recorded 
  and they became 3rd in the finale of a contest called "de Zuidhollandse Popjacht" 
  (the semifinal from a big music-prize in The Netherlands). Due to this contest 
  many live shows were given.

In 2003 Carthago played at the progressive metal festival "The Headway 
  Festival" with acts like Pain Of Salvation, Freak Kitchen, Sun Caged and 
  many more.

On January 19, 2008 Carthago played a short set on a prog metal event at Dynamo Eindhoven - opening for Feedforward and Sun Caged.

Edited by Angelo - January 26 2008 at 15:43

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Angelo Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: May 07 2006 Location: Italy Status: Offline Points: 13244	Topic: Carthago Posted: January 26 2008 at 15:42
	Band: Carthago Genre: Progressive Metal (potentially) Web site: http://www.carthagomusic.com / http://www.myspace.com/carthagomusic Biography: Carthago, a gothic and progressive rockband from Katwijk, The Netherlands, was formed in July 1994. Guitarist Rob Ouwehand and Bassplayer Arris Ouwehand met up in Rock-Coverband "Order Out Of Chaos" in 1990. Rob's passion for progressive music lead the way for creating their own material in early 1993. Epic songs with high male vocals were their musical trademarks at this time. In 1994 Carthago was born. In the same year their first demo "The Change" was released In 1997 after some line-up changes the band gets on solid ground. Their music at this stage was very much influenced by the coming of two female voices Margreet van Duyvenbode (1996) and Stella de Ruiter (1997). The music style was becoming more spiritual and gothic combined with progressive rock. In this period Carthago was support-act for American bands like "Fates Warning", "Omen" and "Vicious Rumors". In 1998 they win a regional contest "de Grote Prijs van de Bollenstreek". In 1999 their 2nd demo "Experience" was recorded and they became 3rd in the finale of a contest called "de Zuidhollandse Popjacht" (the semifinal from a big music-prize in The Netherlands). Due to this contest many live shows were given. In 2003 Carthago played at the progressive metal festival "The Headway Festival" with acts like Pain Of Salvation, Freak Kitchen, Sun Caged and many more. On January 19, 2008 Carthago played a short set on a prog metal event at Dynamo Eindhoven - opening for Feedforward and Sun Caged. Edited by Angelo - January 26 2008 at 15:43
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sean Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: April 02 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1155	Posted: January 27 2008 at 11:33
	Didn't get to listen to much because the internet here is really bad, but I liked what I heard. The progressive gothic metal tag fits very appropriately I think. How have they managed to go on for so long without being signed? You'd think that after all that time someone would have taken notice.