"Without a shadow of a doubt if they had been from a more 'fashionable' country their name would be on your lips already as one of the greatest and most important pagan metal bands around.They play a mixture of exciting Black Metal and earthy, vivid folk and they do so with honest determination.“ (Alan/Primordial)
VRANI VOLOSA (ancient Bulgarian for „Black Hair“) exist since 2003 being Bulgaria’s most successful Pagan Folk Metal Band, just like ARKONA are in Russia or DALRIADA in Hungary in their countries. The project’s early ideas were influenced by music of bands like Primordial, Enslaved and Borknagar spiced up with the ambience of Pink Floyd and 70ies psychedelia. For this record a drastic change in the musical style was the band’s main objective – simple and focused song structures and the commanding clear vocals of Hristos. Their “Heresy” album is the final result of almost two years of studio work: a feast of the Pagan Metal pantheon mix with influences from traditional Bulgarian music. It is the most successful production of the band so far – resulting in many live shows in Bulgaria. Among them two shows with Russian Pagan Metal Masters ARKONA, a show with SKYCLAD and many, many more for the VRANI VOLOSA clan. The song “Слънце” („Sun“ in English) made it to the top rank of Tangra Mega Rock’s Tuborg Top 40
„By the light of the moon Vrani Volosa dig for the roots of the genre. Instead of mead metal they deliver a cornucopia of magic moments. "Heresy" points the Pagan connoisseur’s mind to Bulgaria.“ (Christoph Kutzer/Zillo)
„Anybody who constantly laments, that everything was way better in the olden days and that true metal is not played anymore, will be disabused by VRANI VOLOSA's „Heresy“ (Thor Wanzek / Legacy - 13/15 Points)
"Heresy" connects driving, versatile and anthemic rock with Metal determination. Strong record of Bulgaria’s Post-Pagan-Black-Metallers.“ (Eckart / www.metal.de - 8/10 Points)
