Holy Blood (band)

Holy Blood
Holy Blood in 2011.
Background information
Origin	Kyiv, Ukraine
Genres	Folk metal, unblack metal, melodic death metal
Years active	1999–present
Labels	Bombworks Records
Associated acts	Evroklidon, Oskord, Requital
Website	http://holyblood.com.ua/
Members	Fedor Buzilevich Lev Kurgansky
Past members	Myhaylo Rodionov Dmitry Titorenko Olexiy Furman Eugeniy Tsesaryov Vera Knyazyova Artem Stupak Sergiy Nagorniy Olexiy Andrushchenko Vladislav Malitskiy Olexandr Omelchenko Vyacheslav Kirishun Igor Dziuba Ira Klesch Evgeniy Titarchuk Anatoliy Bondarenko Danylo Rybin Oleg Bogomaz Victor Serbin Grigoriy Nazarov Roman Gerchtun Poul Guchlencko
Notable instruments
Blockflute, bagpipe

Holy Blood is a folk metal band from Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, formed in 1999. The band is notable for being one of the few Christian bands in its genre, and the fact that they are the most successful group on its label Bombworks Records, and the band has been noted world wide despite being an underground group. Holy Blood has released five albums: The Wanderer, Waves are Dancing, The Patriot, Shining Sun and Day of Vengeance.

Holy Blood was formed in October 1999 and their music leaned towards hardcore punk style. The band consisted of guitarist-vocalist Fedir Buzylevych, drummer Dmytro Tytorenko, and bassist Mykhailo Rodionov. Previously, they played in a band called Voice of Cryeth in which Buzylevych played bass, Tytorenko handled keyboard, and Rodionov was the guitarist.

In 2000, the band changed their style to deathgrind. A year later in 2001 the band was joined by former Revival lead guitarist Oleksiy Furman, female keyboardist Vira Kniazeva and former Maranatha member Yevhen Tsesarev replaced Radionov as a bassist. Rodionov became a rhythm guitarist. After the line up change, Holy Blood changed their style to melodic death metal and began to record the first studio album.

Fedir and Vira were married in August 2001. In 2002 a local small metal label called Core Zone released the first album The Wanderer. In the middle 2002, the guitarist Oleksiy Furman left the band and was replaced by former Maranatha member Artem Stupak. Holy Blood changed their style to folk death-black metal style and Buzilevich incorporated blockflute.

Rodionov left the band in 2003 and was replaced by former Celestial Call member Serhiy Nahornyi. Artem Stupak focused on his own project, unblack metal duo Evroklidon, and eventually Buzylevych became the rhythm guitarist. Serhiy Nahorny became a lead guitarist. Buzlylevych and Rodionov recorded a death-grind studio project under the name Requital and released the album Retribution for Sin. It included previously unreleased songs of Holy Blood.