Second To Sun - Биография

Second to Sun is a metal band from Saint Petersburg, Russia, founded in 2012 by its guitarist Vladimir Lehtinen. Unlike many modern metal bands, who tend to gain fans and spread their music using a more visual element - live performances, music videos, band image, etc., Second To Sun try to concentrate on the musical aspect more and use visual elements (artwork, etc.) to give more depth and back story to the music. The band's music contains a unique blend of metal genres: on the one hand, it has the many rhythmic elements of groove metal, following in the footsteps of such bands as Pantera and Sepultura; on the other -hand, it continues the legacy of such classic Scandinavian black metal bands as Emperor, Mayhem, and Dakthrone. Such diverse musical roots of the band protrude from Vladimir Lehtinen's songwriting, Gleb Sysoev's soul-crushing vocals and Fedor Borovsky's groovy drum lines. The band releases two versions of each album - the vocal and the instrumental one. Everything the band does is 100% DIY - they aren't signed to any labels and don't outsource anything - everything is composed and recorded by the band's members. Each individual instrumental composition is accompanied by unique artwork and a hefty description of the story the composition tells, which provides a deeper insight into the music, as well as the band's inspiration and creative process. Second to Sun has currently released 2 albums - The First Chapter and Blackbound, and is now getting ready to release the third one.