The band OATH OF CRANES was founded a few years ago by Franco Sesa, former drummer of swiss legendary band Celtic Frost.
Franco: „The musical vision was to combine my passion for traditional eastern mantra chants and shamanic music with modern metal music.»
After several line up changes, years of experimenting and searching for the right way to represent this music, the album „The Unsung Mantras“ was created.
The goal was to capture the healing, the sacred, that is inherent in music. It’s not just shallow entertainment.
Metal music has always carried this message for us. More than any other musical genre. Lifestyle, philosophy, identification. Much more than just noise to dance to or an accompaniment to party. Of course, that is ok too. But metal means much more to us.
With the addition of Erol Uenala who was also working with Celtic Frost in the past, the gears were slightly shifted. This resulted in the creation of another album «No One Has The Right To Obey» which the band recorded themselves in true DIY manner.
The band is:
Franco Sesa. Drums, lyrics and concept.
Erol Uenala. Guitars, noise and drones.
Chris Tragianidis. Guitars, keyboards and bass on «The Unsung Mantras» .
Fabrizio Merico. Lead vocals, video production and graphics.
Former Members:
Amedeo Mauriello: Bass.
Sven Gryspeerdt has contributed a lot of great work in «The Unsung Mantras» pre-production and much more.