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Evgeniy Teselkin - vocals
Pavel Pavlihin - guitar
Yuri Sivtsov - bass
Rodion Starovoitov - drums
Dmitry Ovchinnikov - keyboards
Official Site - http://www.rasta.by
Official MySpace
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RASTA - leading metal newcomers from Eastern Europe. New promising artist of major EMI MUSIC for Europe. Their maxi single "Between Two Times" released in 2005 is metal music bestseller on territory of Russia, Belarus, Ukraine.
RASTA unique style called MODERN SYNTH METAL is very well-known for fans from Eastern Europe, because of very big amount of concerts played by band and high quality performances on stage (52 gigs in 2006 covering thw whole Eastern and central Europe).
From 2006 RASTA started active offensive to European markets. Playing many gigs and tours in Poland, Finland, appearing in main stages of biggest festivals of Central Europe like Woodstock (300 000 visitors!!!), Brutal Assault or Hunter Fest band got many fans around.
Their new album called "THE AGE OF MOVEMENT" (mastered in Cutting Room, Sweden by Bjorn Engelmann) has been released in Europe by major EMI MUSIC in Europe.
Song of RASTA is included to elite CD compilation METAL FOR THE MASSES with bands like Satyricon, Lacuna Coil, Celtic Frost, Strapping Young Lad and etc, which will be released by EMI MUSIC (UK) on 26th of February.
Besides, RASTA got 3 national awards!!!!
On 20th of February, when band was in Ukrainian tour, manager of RASTA Vadim Khomich was invited to award called "MYSTERY OF SOUND 2006" where latest album of RASTA called "THE AGE OF MOVEMENT" won nomination "bestseller rock and metal album of 2006". Names of winners of these awards subjective critics and not define not casual interrogation of an audience, and quite concrete parameter - quantity of the sold compact discs and audiocassettes.
On February, 25th in capital of Belarus Minsk the main event in a life of show business of the country took place. It?s called "ROCK-CORONACIJA 2006". The given event is analogue American Grammy and is summarizing of year in the musical market of the country. This year the hero of event became modern synth metal artist of THE FLAMING ARTS management called RASTA, having taken at once two awards - " the best group of the country playing heavy music" and the main award "the best artist of the country 2006 "!!!
" To tell the truth, we have been assured that we will get nomination " the best group of the country playing heavy music" and I?m not surprised because of that absolutely. But we did not expect in any way, that the best musical critics of the country among whom owners of the largest labels, producers and the most influential musical journalists will name us "THE BEST NATIONAL MUSIC ARTIST OF 2006 ", - the manager of group Vadim Khomich speaks, - " all the borders which have settled by years for the first time have been broken! In fact during more than 10 years of existence of the given award, always artists, playing pop or pop/rock music won nomination "the best artist of year ". For us it is greater unexpectedness and we are proud that the group playing metal, could be the best in the country!"
3 national awards ? that?s really cool result for any artist!
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