Magion

A Different Shade Of Darkness

Founded in September 2005, the Dutch symphonic gothic power metalband Magion creates powerful and tightly executed symphonic metal. The songs are elaborately structured, but have clear heads and tails and show a lot of variation. The music perfectly fits Myrthe’s evocative and partly autobiographical lyrics.

Magion have built an excellent reputation as a live act, and have had the pleasure of playing with acts that have received worldwide acclaim, such as Epica, Delain, Trail of Tears & Jorn Lande. Because of their great performances, but also their professional attitude towards venue staff and volunteers, Magion has received very positive reactions from audiences and programmers alike.

Music

The independently-released debut album “Close To Eternity” was recorded in Excess Studios Rotterdam, where big names such as Epica, Gorefest and Ayreon recorded previously. The CD was mastered in Sweden by the musical mastermind Dan Swanö; the artwork was handled by the Brazilian graphic artst Jobert Mello.

The album was well received both domestically and abroad and has achieved good sales figures; due to an unexpectedly high demand from countries such as the United States, Canada and Japan a second pressing of the album was necessary within a year of the release.