UNTOLD STORIES

Crossover Prog • Bulgaria

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UNTOLD STORIES is a Bulgarian progressive rock band formed at the end of 2022 by Daniel ELISEEV-MARINOVSKI, already known for his solo project, THE DANIEL ELISEEV PROJECT, which released the albums 'Night Shadow' in November 2018 and 'Lost Humanity' in May 2021. Much of Daniel's earlier musical biography can be read on the DANIEL ELISEEV PROJECT page.

However, after the album 'Lost Humanity' was finished in the spring of 2021, and Daniel had started work on some new compositions in readiness for preparing the third DEP album in 2022, in the early fall of 2021 he was diagnosed with idiopathic nonfamilial focal dystonia (a neurological disease associated with atypical repetitive activity in certain centres of the brain causing involuntary muscle movements or contractions) which affected the fingers and wrist of his right hand, and he wasn't able to begin working on his music projects again until the end of 2022.

It was at this time that he assembled a new band, which although not necessarily a continuation of his previous project, focuses on creating music which Daniel describes as art rock with elements of melodic rock, heavy prog and space rock, arriving at an intriguing crossover of genres and influences. The intention was to not only record original music, but perform it live as well, with the original instrumental trio being joined by keyboardist Nikolay SAMARDJIEV, and with guest vocals being provided by Boil KARANEYCHEV. The rhythm section of the band consists of Alek TSANDEV on bass, and Radoslav MITEV on drums and percussion.

The debut album is called 'Wind and Memories', and has a loose conceptual theme which combines 'Wind' as a symbol of life and movement, with 'Memories', the tangled web of imprints that life's experiences weave in our minds. It was self-released both as a CD and digitally on 24th January 2025.

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Wind and Memories
2025

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Fly Away
2023

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Piece of You
2024

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Wind and Memories
Untold Stories Crossover Prog

Review by A Crimson Mellotron
Prog Reviewer

— First review of this album —

One of the exciting contemporary voyagers in the world of progressive rock is back with a new band and a new studio album - Bulgarian musician Daniel Eliseev (originally known from the Daniel Eliseev Project, having released two excellent solo albums) has assembled a new musical collective under the name Untold Stories and the band's debut album 'Wind and Memories' happens to be one of the earliest releases of 2025. While this might not necessarily be a continuation of the previous project, Daniel Eliseev and his bandmates have once again crafted a very ingenious, melodic and enticing sound that combines elements of art rock with hard rock, space rock and melodic rock, all tangled in a very balanced combination of great playing and really excellent writing. We have a very solid, warm guitar sound that is quite upfront, mixed up with a very prominent and atmospheric presence of keyboards, which are perhaps the main drivers behind the sound of this band.

Untold Stories deliver a crossover of styles that should be quite appealing to art rock and prog rock fans, there is even a little bit of a neo-prog influence, but what matters is the fact that this is arguably the best release of Mr Eliseev, an album on which we will hear the most far-reaching and emotive pieces of his catalogue as well as the most eclectic. Opener 'Broken Light' is an energetic and uplifting track with a bit of a rocky attitude, it sets a fine tone for this record which also exhibits somewhat of a conceptual edge, with several songs dealing with the theme of time and its various manifestations. 'Fly Away' offers a memorable chorus, while the 10-minute-long title track is a great excursion into the more technical and intricate side of the band as this mini-epic goes through a more somber first half and a spacey second half. Another highlight is the instrumental 'Faces', this track is darker and more dynamic than the rest of the album, with tasteful soloing and gorgeous passages. It almost feels like this track sets the tone for the second half of the album, and we can definitely say that the rest of the songs successfully carry on with this moody, introspective feel. Overall, this is a great album with lots of memorable lines and heaps of masterful playing, especially in the guitars department, and it might turn out to be one of the really pleasant surprises of the year.

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