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Alanas Ibrahimas Chošnau (born July 11, 1974 in Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Lithuanian singer and songwriter of Lithuanian and Iraqi Kurdish origin. In 1992 - 2001 he was the frontman of the band Naktinės Personos. He owns the 'Best Performer of the Year' , 'Best Song', 'Best Video', 'Golden Disc' awards. Alanas is continuously named as one of the most played solo artists of Lithuania. .

"a forceful slab of progressive extremity" METAL HAMMER MAGAZINE (Oct 2010) "truly fascinating, in a modern way" PROG MAGAZINE (Sep 2010) "a mechagodzilla of homepride filth" TERRORIZER MAGAZINE (Sep 2010) Following the response to the release of their debut 'reason & abstract' EP in August 2010, British progressive metallers talanas are currently studio-bound in preparation of their first full length album, 'the waspkeeper'. Combining all the furiosity of extreme metal with atmospheric soundscapes influenced by the darker leanings of the 80s & 90s mainstream, talanas have made their stamp with a CD that has now been distributed across 3 continents,...

Alana Dante (real name : Christel Hoogewijs) was born in Belgium on the 1st December 1972 or 1969, according to biographies. At the age of 4, she started to sing along with the songs she heard on the radio. She also made up her own songs. When she was 12, she went to the music academy where she studied violin and took singing lessons during almost 8 years. After she had left school, she performed at karaoke club, disco's, etc... Where she soon was discovered by the Belgian dance-producer Peter Neefs. Peter immediately recognized Alana's talent and they buried themselves...

Hesskhé Yadalanah is a pseudonym of Portuguese musician & producer Miguel Santos (ex-member of urban folk band Melleril De Nembutal), who had run Johnny Blue label. Project was originated in Lisboa, Portugal in late-80s and was occupied in musique concrète and experimental underground scenes. Its sounds were treated in an extremely abstract. Hesskhé Yadalanah participated on various compilations of the time, having gained some international recognition. Miguel Santos described it himself as a logical and positive evolution of a project focused on a new musical area, addressing the conceptual-art sound and all the aesthetics of the "noise" in a play...