Meet the band LISTANA from Turkey

They are a progressive/symphonic metal band from Istanbul, Turkey. The band has an EP called “Unveiled”. They have released a single that comes with a music video named “Persona Non Grata”, and they will release an album next year. Their EP contains 4 tracks:

1. Istanbul: Birth of a Dream
2. Hasret
3. The Legend of Hellespont
4. Elveda

Their music is available on spotify and on reverbnation.

Biography: They are ordinary citizens of Istanbul, losing hours to traffic, trying to get to work, school, always rushing somewhere… However, their existence was transformed when their music opened up the gates of the fairy-tale city Listana for them. They became “We”, they became “one”, they discovered themselves in the realm of Listana through music.

Listana is a five piece female-fronted progressive-symphonic metal band from Istanbul, Turkey, whose current members are Fulya ?elikel (vocals/keyboards), Alp So??anc?? (guitars), Ali G?kt?rk (keyboards), Kaan Seyithano??lu (bass) and Ozan G?mr?k?? (drums). It was founded in 2011 by idealist amateur musicians, who sought to develop their musical skills further by playing covers. Feeling that music making provided an escape from their tough daily routines, the band members adopted the name “Listana” for their alternative Istanbul. The name originates from an Amin Maalouf novel and has a quasi historical-fantastical feeling to it. The band prioritized live performance from its onset and performed in more than 30 local and international concerts. After the habitual lineup changes and demo recordings, their output up to date is gathered together in an EP album, released digitally under the name Unveiled. The band is currently making occasional public appearances while working on their full length studio album.

Listana members:

Fulya ?elikel Soganci – Lead Vocals
Ali G?kt?rk – Keyboards & Back Vocals
Alp Soganci – Lead Guitar
Tolga Can Satir – Bass Guitar & Brutal Vocals
Ozan G?mr?k?? – Drums

www.youtube.com/channel/UC4nXrqwQ3-eg3SnoAW6SEaA
www.facebook.com/ListanaReborn

Pavel

Home: Parczew (Poland). Interests / Hobbies: music, musical journalism, oriental studies, anthropology, psychology, medicine, sociology. Favourite music genres: first of all the all genres of Metal, Hardcore and Progressive Rock as well as Gothic, Ambient, Classical Music, Ethnic Music, Sacred Music, Choral Music, Soundtracks, New Age Music, Folk Music i sometimes Jazz, Electro, Experimental or Alternative Music... He co-founded magazine & webzine Born To Die'zine as Gnom.