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History
ILLIDIANCE - Russia's best-known Cyber Metal act that rocks out catchy, original, and technical alternative metal of the millennium - was formed back in 2005. The raw power and the atmosphere of ILLIDIANCE's music is easily comparable to the likes of The Kovenant, Fear Factory, and Sybreed. As of today the band has released two full-length albums, namely "Insane Mytheries To Demise" (2006) and "Nexaeon" (2008), which together sold over 5000 copies. The act also took part in the Brutal Assault festival compilation in 2006 that sold another 6000 copies worldwide. Band’s song "Razor To The Skin" have been included in cover mounted CD compilation FEAR CANDY 72 released by TERRORIZER MAGAZINE distributed with september 2009 issue (188 issue) of Terrorizer in number of 30.000 copies worldwide, also band reached the issue 24 covermount compilation in another UK Zine - Devolution Magazine with song “Infected” and joined the compilations of some other zines.
The new album, "Damage Theory", released on the territory of CIS by Mazzar Records label, has surpassed all expectations, in terms of sales - more than 3000 copies and more than 60.000 downloads in the first quarter of sales. Also the promo version of the album (6 songs and video) was released in covermount version with magazines CHIP (in amount of 100.000 copies - the band being touted as the best music for fans of video games), and Dark-City zine (15000 copies), respectively, in November 2010 and January 2011.
Throughout the years of its successful stage career ILLIDIANCE wheeled all over European Russia with solo tours, as well as played at concerts and festivals in other CIS and Eastern European countries (more than 180 gigs at all). ILLIDIANCE has had the privilege of sharing the stage with such well-known international bands as Rotting Christ, Grave Digger, Thy Disease, Shenight, Deathstars, and went on tours with Hate, Grave, Behemoth, and Crionics. In addition to that ILLIDIANCE have already played twice at one of Europe's best known festivals: Brutal Assault v11 (2006) and Brutal Assault v13 (2008). In 2009 band signed a contract with TheFlamingArts Agency and now band is promoted, managed and booked by one of the most reliable and well-known agencies in Europe (Septic Flesh, Behemoth, Rotting Christ, Sybreed…)
The press has also totally embraced the music and the status of the act. For instance, according to the 1Rock magazine: «ILLIDIANCE is today one of the most promising modern/cyber metal acts on the Russian stage», their first release "Insane Mytheries..." was reviewed at 9/10 by the Dark City magazine and 5/5 by М-Magazine, while "Nexaeon" received 9 points out of 10 in Whiplashmag, and scored "Album of the Month" at Terroraiser, EP “Synthetic Breed” gained more than 40 reviews with average score 8/10 and according to ALL ACESS MAGAZINE it - “dispels any doubts that ILLIDIANCE, probably synonymous with allegiance, is here to join the metallers for cyber domination!”. The greatest number of excellent reviews brought a new album of ILLIDIANCE - "Damage Theory". The album received a 9 / 10 on the portal HeadBanger, 10/10, and scored “release of the year” according to Portal Rock-center, 10/10 and nominated as “release of the year” on the portal MetalKings.ru, 5 / 5 according to Metal Library, 5 / 5 and scored “release of the month” at DarkWorld, 9 / 10 in the most respected U.S. magazine - AllAccessMagazine, 9 / 10 in the Dark City zine, 10/10 according to Rock-Core zine, 9 / 10 on the portal Darkside. ILLIDIANCE group photo is represented on the cover of Metalizer, release 11 - August 2010. Also, tracks and media of the album ILLIDIANCE "Damage Theory" included in the compilation of this magazine published in amount of 3.000 copies. ILLIDIANCE group photo is represented on the back cover of Rock-Oracle (january 2011, 6000 copies) as well as a detailed interview and two ad units, respectively, in December 2010 and january 2011. ILLIDIANCE group photo is represented on Poster in the New Year issue of Rock-Core zine (8.000 copies). Also, the band played at the moment more than 85 interviews for radio / video channels / magazines.
Actually in 2009-2010 ILLIDIANCE reached the airplays of more than 170 radio stations and channels in a different corners of the world, band’s songs and pages are featured at more than 30 portals/radios,like SignMeTo RoadRunner where featured twice! Band is interviewed and reviewed by more than 80 radios, TV channels and zines. Band spent a lot of time and budget on promotion, also ILLIDIANCE have about 20 streetteams in the different corners of the world, their total volume is more than 34.000 people involved, the number and volume of band’s streeteams is growing day by day!
In 2009 ILLIDIANCE became the 1st runner-up of the Nation-wide «Na Vzlyot» contest competing against more than 1000 rock-bands. In 2007 the band won the Rock nomination at a contest held by Russia's Ministry of Culture in Southern Russia, while in January 2009 they finished as No.2 in a contest held by Metal Radio, with over 500 other Russian bands participating. In 2011 ILLDIANCE’s song "I Want To Believe" became a semifinalist in international contest “ISC music competition”.
Right now ILLIDIANCE’s album “Damage Theory” is released in CIS countries. The band is also invited some special guest appearances for their new record, with guest musicians from Japan, Poland, Sweden and the UK, as well as members of Russia's leading alternative acts. Once that is sorted out, the act is set to hit the road in support of their new record in Russia and Europe. Planing to play at least three tours (Eastern Europe, Western Europe, CIS countries and about 5 festivals (eastern EU and CIS) for a period of winter 2010 - spring 2011, summer-autumn 2011.