ALKERA

Progressive Metal • Turkey

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Alkera biography
Alkera is a progressive metal band based in Istanbul, Turkey which was formed in 2015 by Yal�ın Hafızoğlu (drums), Faruk Aydın Toks�z (guitar), and Ali G�kt�rk (keyboards). The band focuses on composing music in the progressive metal genre, with lyrics in both Turkish and English. Over time, the lineup expanded to include Onur �obanoğlu (vocals) and Ozan Mustafa Tuncal (bass).

Group members possess a range of talents that not only support their music musically but also span across different areas. For instance, the band's keyboardist, Ali, is also a programmer and develops a world-renowned keyboard software called KeyStage. The band's drummer, Yal�ın, is also a well-known actor and regularly takes part in various national projects. The lead singer of the group, who is also a lyricist, Onur, is also a voice-over artist and a session singer and collaborates with international agencies and musicians from all over the world. The band's indispensable bass guitarist, Ozan, is a graphic designer who also creates much of the group's visual work himself. As the spine of Alkera music with his riffs, guitarist Faruk also shares various instructional videos on his YouTube channel and is a guitar tutor as well.

"Alkera" means the dream time of the Aboriginals. Before the world was created, the Aborigines believed that all living things in the universe existed only as spirits. This myth is described as the "dream time". Spirits existed in Alchera before everything else and these spirits found bodies in the world and returned to Alchera after they died, and from there to the world to meet another body cyclically. A belief like reincarnation is similar to Indian culture.

The band was founded in 2015 but officially began its musical journey with the release of their EP "Live in Sin" in 2018, followed by "Coexist" in 2021. One of their most notable works is their debut full-length album, "Zamanın �tesine" (Beyond Time), released in 2024. Alkera's distinctive style combines technical proficiency with a conceptual storytelling approach.

2018: Live in Sin (EP)
This EP contains 2 songs: Falls Within and Live in Sin. A progressive journey with a total duration of almost 17 minutes and this is the first release by Alkera in 2018. As a side note, after their full album release in 2024, Alkera created a medley from Live in Sin and Spectral Heaven and created "Live in Spectral Heaven" and performed this new metamorph...read more

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Zamanın �tesine
2024

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5.00 \| 1 ratings Live in Sin 2018	5.00 \| 1 ratings Mental Nomad 2021	5.00 \| 1 ratings A Living Prison 2021	5.00 \| 1 ratings Spectral Heaven 2021	5.00 \| 1 ratings Taş Yuva 2022
5.00 \| 1 ratings Dilhun 2024

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5.00 \| 1 ratings Live in Sin 2018	5.00 \| 1 ratings Mental Nomad 2021	5.00 \| 1 ratings A Living Prison 2021	5.00 \| 1 ratings Spectral Heaven 2021	5.00 \| 1 ratings Taş Yuva 2022
5.00 \| 1 ratings Dilhun 2024