Novistador

Novistador was created in the middle of the year 2006 by Canadian solo musician Chrono. The first work under the name of Novistador was titled ‘Demo 1′ and was released for free over the internet to positive feedback; it was reviewed by Lars Christiansen for Metalcrypt.com and received a 4/5, featuring many of the same compliments others said about the demo: the cavernous vocal work, relentless guitars and pounding drums created a moody, dark and thoughtful atmosphere.

Three months later, in February of 2007, Chrono released another demo, titled ‘Demo 2′ again through the internet. The demo’s most popular song, ‘Stricken’, was given airplay on radio stations such as Spain’s ‘The Noise Hour.’ Again, the demo received positive feedback from people all over the world, this time complimenting on the song arrangements and an even darker atmosphere.

Almost a year after the release of ‘Demo 2′, the next demo was released under the moniker of “Demo 3: The Revival”. The powerful riffs, atmospheric melodies and matured song structures impressed many. The biggest achievement was the epic outro, ‘Lost Souls’, which is 15 minutes long.

Chrono began writing the self-titled debut after the third demo and it was released the summer of 2008. It featured guitar solos, keyboard leads and clean vocals for the first time. The release was noted as being faster and heavier than previous material and slightly more experimental.

At this time, the conclusion was also reached that a record label is unnecessary for Novistador to continue. Chrono writes music for the sake of personal enjoyment, and prefers to have anyone be able to acquire all of his discography at any time for free. This way there is also total control over the direction of the music; a release could be a minute long, or ten hours long.

The anticipated follow up to the debut has now been released, and is titled ‘#3: Nemidemic’. Pushing the experimentation past what the debut expressed, and featuring many more guitar solos along with much more clean vocals, the follow up is a journey in itself. Check out the nightmare that is the Nemidemic at your own risk…