Alkonost
Country of origin:Russia
Location:Naberezhnye Chelny, Republic of Tatarstan
Status:Active
Formed in:1996
Genre:Folk/Pagan/Doom/Black Metal
Lyrical themes:Fantasy, Folklore, Paganism
Current label:Soundage Productions
Years active:1996-present
In Slavic mythology, Alkonost (Алконост) is the goddess of the land of the dead. She is pictured as half-woman/half-bird.
Eldenhor was founded one year after as a side project by Anton Chepigin.
The band stands on non-political and anti-racist positions.
Compilation appearances:
- "Mouth" on The Plague Inside: A Tribute to Paradise Lost (Fono Ltd., 2016)
MEMBERS
| Current | |
| Andrey Losev | Guitars (1996-present) |
| See also: Test by Freedom, ex-Руян (live), ex-Canonis, ex-Molestation, ex-Траурный Бисер | |
| Ksenia Pobuzhanskaya | Vocals (2012-2014, 2015-present) |
| See also: Test by Freedom, Winter Dream | |
| Past | |
| Alexey Solovyov | Bass, Vocals (1996-2010) |
| See also: Сердце-Камень, Путь Птиц, Чернава Яра | |
| Sergey "Kooker" Medvedev | Guitars (1997) |
| Vladimir "VL" Lushin | Drums (1998-2002) |
| (R.I.P. 2019) See also: ex-Molestation, ex-Сердце-Камень | |
| Almira Fatkhullina | Keyboards (1999-2011) |
| Anton Chepigin | Drums (2000-2011) |
| See also: Eldenhor, ex-Izuver, ex-Cerberus, ex-Flaming Hate | |
| Alyona Pelevina | Vocals (2002-2011) |
| Dmitry Sokolov | Guitars (2003-2015) |
| Maxim Shtanke | Bass, Vocals (2012-2015) |
| See also: Black October, White Midnight, ex-Corrupted Grave, Test by Freedom, Winter Dream | |
| Anastasia Ryabova | Drums (2014-2015) |
| See also: ex-Nordward, ex-Unperfectum | |
| Pavel Kosolapov | Guitars, Vocals (2015-2017) |
| See also: ex-Chrysalis | |
| Rustem Shagitov | Bass (2016-2021), Guitars (2018-2021) |
| See also: ex-Baradj, ex-Lunar Strain | |
| Current (Live) | |
| Alexey Mitrofanov | Bass (2018-present) |
| See also: ex-Калевала | |
| Ravil Nizametdinov | Drums (2020-present) |
| See also: Psychosis, Ultimatum | |
| Pavel Kosolapov | Guitars (2020-present) |
| See also: ex-Chrysalis | |
| Past (Live) | |
| Vladimir Pavlik | Vocals, Bass (2010-2011) |
| Irina Zybina | Vocals (2009-2010) |
| See also: Грай | |
| Vitold Buznaev | Bass (2015-2016) |
| See also: Amederia, Black October, Downcast Twilight, Thrashhold, Vitold, Грай, Импакт, ex-Intra Spelaeum (live) | |
| Skorb | Guitars (2015-2016) |
| See also: Amederia, Грай, Руян, ex-Ак Бүре | |
| Fin | Drums (2016, 2017) |
| See also: Ashen Light, Dark Secret Love (live), Intra Spelaeum (live), Risk (live), ex-Formaline, ex-Gmork, ex-Древень, ex-Изморозь, ex-Disillumination (live), ex-Drauggard (live), ex-Educated Scum (live), ex-Mass Madness (live), ex-Melancholy (live), ex-Pokerface (live), ex-Rose of Steel (live), ex-The Mutilator (live), ex-Монсальват (live), ex-Путь Солнца (live), ex-СВД (live) | |
| Dmitry Dzhus | Drums (2016) |
| See also: Orion, Lycanthropy, Портал | |
| Andrey Ischenko | Drums (2017) |
| See also: Bestial Invasion, Dark Matter Secret, Grace Disgraced, Mass Madness, Restless Mind, Shattered Destiny, Валтасар, Чёрный Кофе, Amalgama (live), Cranioclast (live), Melancholy (live), Risk (live), Rossomahaar (live), Путь Солнца (live), ex-Divizion S-187, ex-Dreaming Soul, ex-End Zone, ex-Forbidden Shape, ex-RD, ex-Symbol, ex-Cardinal Points (live), ex-X-Rated 6ex6ex6ex (live), ex-Ashen Light, ex-Catharsis, ex-Kartikeya, ex-Melissa, ex-Metafora, ex-Stigmatic Chorus, ex-Аркона, ex-Изморозь, ex-Рогатые Трупоеды, ex-Abdication (live), ex-Age of Rage (live), ex-Aura (live), ex-Blackwinged (live), ex-Blaze Bayley (live), ex-Butterfly Temple (live), ex-Fatal Band (live), ex-GjeldRune (live), ex-Hatecraft (live), ex-Haze of Summer (live), ex-Little Dead Bertha (live), ex-Manic Depression (live), ex-Nefas Terra (live), ex-Paul Di'Anno (live), ex-Price of Death (live), ex-Scream in Darkness (live), ex-Shadow Host (live), ex-Sinful (live), ex-Sword Coast (live), ex-Tent (live), ex-The Arrow (live), ex-Treachery (live), ex-Абордаж (live), ex-Андем (live), ex-Антарес (live), ex-Белый Шаман (live), ex-Вал'кирия (live), ex-Коrsика (live), ex-Колизей (live), ex-Кувалда (live), ex-Монсальват (live), ex-Харизма (live), ex-Atonismen (live), ex-Fferyllt (live), ex-Рарогъ (live), ex-Hieronymus Bosch, ex-Scartown, ex-Arcana Imperia (live), ex-Ens Cogitans (live), ex-Esgharioth (live), ex-Mortem (live), ex-Revelance (live), ex-Ruthless Order (live), ex-Scrambled Defuncts (live), ex-Stonehenge (live), ex-Crystal Abyss (live), ex-No Emotions (live), ex-Eihwaz (live), ex-Croupier, ex-Heretic Town, ex-Madwar, ex-Nazgul, ex-October Sun, ex-Viper Inc., ex-Иван Иванов, ex-Конклав, ex-Модем, ex-ПитерПэн, ex-Antreib (live), ex-Bombay (live), ex-City Band (live), ex-Crazy Orchestra (live), ex-Dark Ocean (live), ex-DeadHouse (live), ex-Giraffiti (live), ex-Hostile Breed (live), ex-John Lawton (live), ex-LevelUp (live), ex-Makkhabr (live), ex-Marrow (live), ex-Metal Warriors (live), ex-My Lenin (live), ex-Spaint (live), ex-Step by Step (live), ex-Waylaid (live), ex-Бакара (live), ex-Бамбей (live), ex-Виниловый Паровоз (live), ex-Интегра (live), ex-Каланча Бэнд (live), ex-Московские Каникулы (live), ex-МПТРИ (live), ex-Ольга Кормухина (live), ex-Оргия Праведников (live), ex-Оркестр МинЮста (live), ex-Семечкин Бэнд (live), ex-Сергей Бокарев (live), ex-Серебряный Рубль (live), ex-СОМбэнд (live), ex-Ужин с John Lawton (live), ex-Узоры (live), ex-УРА (live) | |
| Mark Kirichenko | Drums (2018-2019) |
| See also: My Dose of Dopamine | |
DISCOGRAPHY
| Name | Type | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadows of Glory | Demo | 1997 | |
| Shadows of Timeless | Demo | 1997 | |
| Songs of the Eternal Oak | Full-length | 2000 | |
| Spirit Tending to Revolt | Demo | 2001 | |
| Memoris | Compilation | 2001 | |
| Неведомые земли | Demo | 2001 | |
| Alkonost | Compilation | 2002 | |
| Родная земля | EP | 2004 | |
| Between the Worlds | Full-length | 2004 | |
| Межмирье | Full-length | 2006 | |
| Путь непройденный | Full-length | 2006 | |
| Песни вечного древа | Full-length | 2007 | |
| Каменного сердца кровь | Full-length | 2007 | |
| Live in Moscow | Split video | 2008 | |
| У стен Арконы | Video | 2008 | |
| На крыльях зова | Full-length | 2010 | |
| Сказки странствий | Full-length | 2013 | |
| Русалка | Single | 2014 | |
| Tales of Wanderings | Full-length | 2015 | |
| Русалка | Single | 2016 | |
| Русалка | EP | 2016 | |
| Песни белой лилии | Full-length | 2016 | |
| Тропа к весне | Single | 2017 | |
| The River | Single | 2018 | |
| Листопад | Single | 2018 | |
| Врата зимы | Single | 2018 | |
| Папоротник | Single | 2018 | |
| Октаграмма | Full-length | 2018 | |
| Лента на ветру | Single | 2019 | |
| Парус | Single | 2019 | |
| Там, где живут ветра | Single | 2020 | |
| Река (Piano Version) | Single | 2020 | |
| Пророчество | Single | 2020 | |
| Подруга-ночь (Piano Version) | Single | 2020 | |
| Piano Version | Full-length | 2020 | |
| Bird | Single | 2020 | |
| Ведомые ветром / Vedomye vetrom | Full-length | 2021 | |
| Птица | Single | 2021 | |
| Солнце | Single | 2021 |