DIKEN (Turkey)

Mr Nuke · Post by **Mr Nuke** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 10:30 pm

What are your opinions about this Turkish band? A post from tbieri from this forum made me do a little search and I've found their second album from 1998 on mp3 and I've immediately liked their epic songs with the subtle oriental influence. My friend in Turkey will try to get their albums, which according to him were released on tape, even if I remember having found a CD cover somewhere.

From all the Turkish HM bands I've heard (WHISKY, WYVERN), DIKEN is the most mature one, and the band that has the strongest compositions IMO.

Anyone else into them ?

Stormspell · Post by **Stormspell** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 4:42 am

I can sell you my CD copies if you want them for $10 each plus shipping. I bough them coz someplace they were labeled as "Turkish answer to WASP"... unfortunately I couldnt hear nor WASP, nor epicness

The best Turkish band by far for me is ALMORA

Mr Nuke · Post by **Mr Nuke** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 9:31 am

Thznkd for the offer ! Next month probably because this one I'm already short of cash.

And, I say that I see no WASP in DIKEN. It's not their spirit at all for sure.

And what about ALMORA? Any way to listen to it?

tbieri · Post by **tbieri** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 7:52 pm

stormspell wrote:I can sell you my CD copies if you want them for $10 each plus shipping. I bough them coz someplace they were labeled as "Turkish answer to WASP"... unfortunately I couldnt hear nor WASP, nor epicness

The best Turkish band by far for me is ALMORA

I am sorry ! I do hear some WASP in their first CD "Hedef Büyük" !
And i do hear MUCH of epicness in their second CD "Ay Batarken" !

This 2 CD's are quite differrent from each other. "Ay Batarken" is fantastic and easily he best CD from Turkey i know !

The Knell · Post by **The Knell** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 9:16 pm

Any source to check them both out (ALMORA, DIKEN)?

lunaboy · Post by **lunaboy** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 9:24 pm

www.myspace.com/dikenmusic

www.myspace.com/kingalmora

Mr Nuke · Post by **Mr Nuke** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 11:59 pm

Oh, I guess I'll try to get the albums from my friend :
http://hammeronlineshop.com/product_inf ... cts_id=121

The price is 5€ !!!

And thanks for the links Mr Lunaboy. I'll listen to ALMORA's music tomorrow when I'll have some more time to check it carefully.

ReichnRoll · Post by **ReichnRoll** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 2:04 pm

Diken has much more interest to my ears

EDIT: and I can sense a certain WASP feeling too

bastard priest · Post by **bastard priest** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 1:50 pm

So bad the band split up after their last cd Tahrip. In most cases they were ridiculous, specially live, but their debut cd 'hedef büyük' was cool.

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