Omega Lithium
Background information
OriginUmag, Croatia
GenresIndustrial metal, gothic metal
Years active2007–2011
LabelsDrakkar Entertainment
Sony BMG
Artoffact Records
MembersMya Mortensen
Malice Rime
Zoltan Harpax
Torsten Nihill

Omega Lithium was a Croatian industrial metal/gothic metal band. It was formed in 2007 and is signed to Drakkar Entertainment, a part of Sony BMG.[1] The band's debut album, Dreams in Formaline, was released in 2009.

Career

The first single from the debut album was "Stigmata". The single was played on the MTV rock chart[2][3] and peaked to the 4 place on the MTV Adria Rock chart, receiving a constant airplay for more than 2 months. The video appeared on other European and worldwide TV stations in their daily charts.
On YouTube "Stigmata" received more than a quarter of a million views, which is the highest viewing number for a debut song in this genre.

The band toured with the German folk metal band Subway to Sally on their Kreuzfeuer tour from 18 to 30 December 2009.

They headlined the 2nd stage on Metal Camp 2010, appeared on Wave Gothic Treffen and concluded the Dreams in Formaline tour with a performance on Metal Female Voices Fest 2010.[4] On 26 February 2010, they announced that a North American version of the debut album Dreams in Formaline will be released by Artoffact Records on 6 April and will include a bonus track.

The band released their second album Kinetik in 2011 via Drakkar Entertainment/Sony Music. It was recorded in Horus Studio in Hannover and was co-produced by the band's guitarist Malice Rime, and produced by Žare Pak. The band disbanded in 2011. Afterwards Marko Matijević Sekul (Malice Rime) and Zoltan Lečei (Zoltan Harpax) went on to form industrial folk metal band Manntra,[5] while Teodor Klaj (Torsten Nihill) joined Croatian death/thrash metal band Monox.[6]

Awards

They were awarded as "Newcomer of the year 2009" by Zillo (one of the leading German's alternative music magazines).[7]

They were also awarded as "Newcomer of the year 2009" on Sonic Seducer (Also one of the German's leading alternative music magazines) [8]

Lineup

Final lineup

  • Mya Mortensen – vocals (2008-2011)
  • Malice Rime – guitars, synthesizers, backing vocals (2007-2011)
  • Zoltan Harpax – bass, lyrics (2007-2011)
  • Torsten Nihill – drums, percussion (2007-2011)

Former members

  • Andrea Zuppani – vocals (2007-2008) [9]

Discography

Albums

Singles & EPs

  • Andromeda (2007)
  • Colossus (2011)
  • Dance With Me (2011)

References

  1. ↑ "Drakkar Entertainment GmbH | | OMEGA LITHIUM | NEWS | 2011". Drakkar.de. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  2. ↑ Archived 28 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "Featured Content on Myspace". Blogs.myspace.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  4. ↑ Archived 25 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ "Nije lako dobiti vlastitu publiku i to treba stalno održavati". Glas Slavonije. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  6. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ↑ Archived 12 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ "Featured Content on Myspace". Blogs.myspace.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  9. ↑ "Ri Rock 2007 ::: 29. Ri Rock festival". Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
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