Introducing: Progressive/post-rock band Astraya from Stuttgart, Germany!

Photo by Jonas Kielwein

Astraya is a progressive/post-rock band from Stuttgart, Germany. Their unique sound hails directly out of a parallel universe. Spherical post-rock meets metal meets great emotion. All of this paired with a certain amount of world weariness and the longing to be somewhere far away. They mourn about the coarsening of society and deal with questions about our existence. Their goal is to conquer the stages of our world and enchant us with their music. Epic vocals, exceptional guitar riffs and a dark melancholic spirit are the ingredients.

What could be so dark, corrupt and deceptive in this seemingly civilized world to be found in one of Germany’s richest cities that the artistic needs for an awakening of this deep slumber, for a liberation of the decadent bondage and a pointing towards how it should and could be better give birth to a band like Astraya?

The dreaminess of how it could be, the lament about what might be forever lost and locked away, paired with an unrelenting rage about the unbearable presence and brutalization: this is what the open-minded audience can expect on »Myth Of Dike«, the new LP of this promising post-alternative rock band from Stuttgart, which is out now!

The explosive mix which paints vast landscapes of calm, just to tear them down unexpectedly, demands the listener to show the same dedication to the emotional highs and lows which the five musicians intended on creating their art.

Photo by Anna Theresa

After having hit the scene in 2019 with their first EP »Black Awakening«, which met great reception in one of Germany’s biggest rock and metal magazines and had world wide airplay in well-known alternative rock stations, Astraya set a constant mark of uproar and want to take the listener upon a journey to new horizons of realization, whether those are dark or full of light.

The 100% hand made, authentic and at times looming wall of sound is crowned by the ethereal and engaging vocals of their singer Melina Abele, who often enough uses her voice like another instrument and which rests like a gleam of sun rays upon dark clouds.

You hardly can escape the urgent call of Astraya’s music, and if you are under it’s spell you will have a hard time letting it go.

Astraya’s debut album »Myth Of Dike« was released on June 5th, 2023. Order your copy here: astraya.bandcamp.com

Recorded by Tim Suske & Astraya.
Except drums recorded by Wolfgang Lück at Heide Studio.
Mixed and mastered by Jari Altermatt at Monoton StudioCover.
Artwork by Eugenia Bathoriya.
Design and layout by Julian GrauLogo by Johann Karlin.
All songs written and performed by Astraya.
Piano on »A Finite Sequence Of Fainting Transcience« by Mani Lutz.
Studio drums by Jonas Hund.

Astraya are:
Melina Abele – Vocals
Benny Gölz – Guitars
Tim Suske – Guitars
Tobi Hänsel – Bass
Klaus Wintermayr – Drums

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Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well