Deimos

Deimos is a Russian group active since 1999. It is described as working in experimental and heavy metal, and the name is used by several different acts.

Line-up and releases

The Russian Deimos is a progressive and experimental metal band formed in Moscow in 1999. It releases singles including Al Lying (1996), Grey Blue (1996), Mirror of your Love (1997), Look at you and Hold you (1997), Continuously (1997), Time (1998), Darkness (1999), Maybe Al Alba (2002), Let (2002), Take My Hand (2005), Is Fear (2006), Secret Garden (2006), Where you go (2006) and Buscándote (2008).

Members

Its active members are José Fernández, on keyboards, composition, programming and vocals; Julio Garcia, on keyboards, lyrics and vocals; Enrique Huerta, on voice; and Guillermo Ballardo, who handles logistics and IT support. Former members listed include Rodolfo Delgado, Jamie Ochoa, Cesar Tirado and Aldo Toledo.

Performance history

The group develops through a number of line-up changes and live appearances in the 1990s and 2000s. It plays covers of artists such as Depeche Mode, Red Flag, Virus, Kraftwerk, Cause And Effect, The Smiths, Camouflage and Simple Minds before moving further into its own material. A 2002 demo, containing songs recorded between 1996 and 2002, circulates without official benefit to the band. In 2003 Deimos supports the German group Melotron at a synth festival in Peru, and also gives its first concert in La Oroya. It later appears at festivals in La Oroya, shares bills with national and foreign groups, and opens for the Swedish group Elegant Machinery and the German group Camouflage.

Related project

In 2008, two remaining members form the side project Reaktor and open for Dro in Peru. Later that year the group continues with a new vocalist, Enrique Huerta, and works on composition and remastering of older and newer songs for live shows.