KALKI AVATARA

Kalki Avatara biography
KALKI AVATARA is the side project of Italian musician Paolo Pieri, most famous for his work with Italian industrial black metal band ABORYM. He has released two EP's under this project on the Shaytan Productions label, 2008's Mantra for the End of Time and 2009's Para Logon. This project was a means for Paolo to explore thematic material related to the Kali Yuga, the Hindu belief pertaining to the illusion of the physical world, as well as a means to explore new musical territory for himself.
KALKI AVATARA can be best described as a mixture between symphonic black metal and various styles of Middle Eastern and Indian folk and indo/raga music, more often than not delving more heavily into the latter of such styles with diminished use of the guitar and a very heavy emphasis on sitar, doumbek, and synthesizer. Interestingly enough, a fair amount of jazz is also incorporated, with very heavy use of piano and lead bass throughout. With KALKI AVATARA, Paolo Pieri conjures up a very ancient, epic, and mystical feeling with his music, sure to appeal to fans of bands like NEGURÅ BUNGET, DRUDKH, and FEN.

Biography by NecronCommander