Genre(s):
Progressive Metal
Origin:
United States of America
Formed In:
1993
Status:
Active
Current line-up:
John West - Vocals (Feinstein, Royal Hunt, Sun Red Sun, Emir Hot, Cozy Powell)
Roger Staffelbach - Guitars (Roger Staffelbach's Angel of Eden)
Vitalij Kuprij - Keyboards (Ring of Fire, Mark Boals, Ferrigno, Leal, Kuprij, Adagio (Fra), Stygia (US))
Steve DiGiorgio - Bass (Autopsy, Scariot, Freak Neil Inc., Funeral (US), Sebastian Bach & Friends, Death, Dark Hall, Control Denied, Iced Earth, Suicide Shift, Dragonlord, James Murphy, Quo Vadis (Can), Sadus, Testament, Vintersorg, Futures End)
Mike Terrana - Drums (Savage Circus, Axel Rudi Pell, Rage (Ger), Empire (Ger), Roland Grapow, Squealer (Ger), Victor Smolski, Metalium (Ger), Yngwie J. Malmsteen, Kiko Loureiro, John West, Tony MacAlpine, Gamma Ray, Masterplan, Hanover Fist, ex session for Not Fragile, Emir Hot, Zillion (Ger), Iron Mask, Razorback, Tarja, Zillion (US), Downhell (Kor))
Former/Past Member(s):
Bass:
John Onder (on Machine and Forces of Nature)
Kevin Chown (Magnitude 9 (US), Mike Terrana, Edwin Dare, Tiles, Tony MacAlpine, Pleezer)
Drums:
Shane Gaalaas (on Machine and Forces of Nature) (Yngwie J. Malmsteen, Cosmosquad, Diesel Machine/Diesel (US), Miloš Dodo Doležal, M.S.G.)
Additional notes:
The band was formerly called Atlantis Rising.
Discography:
Artension - Into The Eye Of The Storm [full-length] - 1996
Artension - Phoenix Rising [full-length] - 1997
Artension - Forces Of Nature [full-length] - 1999
Artension - Machine [full-length] - 2000
Artension - Sacred Pathways [full-length] - 2001
Artension - New Discovery [full-length] - 2002
Artension - Future World [full-length] - 2004
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Official site:
www.vitalijkuprij.com/artension
Artension - Into The Eye Of The Storm [full-length] - 1996 by Oskulum
Artension - Phoenix Rising [full-length] - 1997 by Oskulum
Artension - Forces Of Nature [full-length] - 1999 by Oskulum
Artension - Machine [full-length] - 2000 by Oskulum
Artension - Sacred Pathways [full-length] - 2001 by Oskulum
Artension - New Discovery [full-length] - 2002 by Oskulum
Artension - Future World [full-length] - 2004 by gothik