Semper in adversos saltus fracta

B I O

MANCAN (vocals, guitars) is the founder leader of Ecnephias. The first line up of Ecnephias (death black metal band from Potenza, Italy) was formed in 1996 by Mancan, Atlos, Akeron and Namgyal. Since that date the lucanian musicians have played heavy metal for 10 years, with other bands and projects, leaving no trace of the first act. At the end of 2005, with Valkiria and Tinco, Mancan refounded Ecnephias and realized "November", the official debut mcd of the band (reviews and songs downloadable by this site). At the end of 2006, as for "November", after a year of hard work, "Dominium Noctis" - the first full lenght album - is finally mastered by Mauro Andreolli! It contains 11 tracks of death and doom metal with black, folk and horror influences. This work represents the pride, the talent and the extraordinary personality of the band. "Dominium Noctis" (played and recorded by Mancan, Atlos and Akeron) is produced by Nekromantik Records and Necrotorture Agency (Masterpiece Distribution). Ecnephias members interpret extreme metal like exploration of the unconscious, of the orrid, of the fantastic and the mythical one, a musical travel in the popular traditions of the ancient lands of Europe. However, Ecnephias members say that their metal act it's not part of "X" or "Y" scene. All the musicians in Ecnephias have 10 years of experience in studio albums and live contexts. The most important festival in which Mancan has played with other hm bands is the Agglutination Metal Festival, in South Italy, for two times (1997 and 2001), with Overkill, White Skull, Ancient, Kiko Loureiro, Schizo, Natron, Glacial Fear and others. Mancan has also recorded, between 2005 and 2006, all the growls and all the clean vocals on "Blood on Blood" and "Of dreams and pain" of his friend Valkiria, except for the black screams performed by Valkiria himself. The Ecnephias frontman is "the man" behind ABBAS TAETER, an old school black metal project with medieval music influences and gregorian chants in which his versatile vocal work ranges from down tuned clean voices, death growls, screams and experimental folk voices. "Infernalia" (produced and printed in limited version by Fauno Extreme Art Prod., Mancan personal label) is the first album recorded by Abbas Taeter, pure italian black art, with some guest musicians: Cabal Dark Moon (Obscure Devotion), Valkiria and Ecnephias. Between 2005 and 2008 Ecnephias have toured South Italy playing with Obscure Devotion, Malvento, Nefertum, Infernal Angels, Damned Creation, 3RD and others, supporting Frostmoon Eclipse in Potenza, Opera IX in Avellino and Exodus in Manduria and playing as headliner in Potenza, Bari, Taranto - (Death Attack) supported by the apulian bands Evillive and Terremoto - and in Avellino (Ist Totem Camp Indian Bikers MC). Summer 2008: Atlos, Akeron and Namgyal part ways with Ecnephias after three years filled with successful live performances and cd recordings. The new band line-up, for now, is: Mancan (vocals, guitars), Sicarius Inferni (keyboards and piano), Toru (bass, ex-Infernal Angels) and the excellent drummer Antonio Donadeo (Exhumer, Traitor, Necrotorture, Stench of Dismemberment, Stillness Blade and ex tour-session for Vital Remains and Undertakers).

ECNEPHIAS IS:

Mancan - guitars, vocals

Sicarius Inferni - keyboards and piano

Toru - bass

Antonio Donadeo - drums

PAST MEMBERS

Atlos - drums (on "Dominium Noctis" and on DN tour)

Akeron - bass (on "Dominium Noctis" and guitars on DN tour)

Namgyal - bass (on DN tour)

Valkiria (the man behind the metal project Valkiria) - guitars (on "November")

Tinco - drum sessionist (on "November")

H O M E

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

This page is optimized for a screen resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels