PROTEAN

PROTEAN is a Black Metal project started back in 2013, and since then it is developed and masterminded by two well-known Latvian Metal Underground personalities - Jānis Krivāns (ex-Moonveil, ex-Urskumug) and Edmunds Vizla (Frailty). 

The band was recently joined by Jānis Bušs (Eschatos), to be its lead vocalist and Edgars Gultnieks (Eschatos) as guitarist.

The music of PROTEAN is finely crafted Black Metal, melodic, aggressive and majestic, with lyrics focusing on mythologies, legends, folk tales and warfare of both ancient and still existing nations.From the grim times of the Punic Wars, when Hannibal crossed the Alps, to the 15th century Hungarian Black Army's bloody clashes with the Ottoman Turks;from the sagas of the Northmenand the flames of their burning long ships, to the dark legends of foreign sorcerer lords of the Latvianpast.

Debut album "The Burning Centuries" was nominated for the Best Latvian Metal album 2015 and won the Latvian Metal Debut 2015 nomination. Also PROTEAN’s guitaist Edgars was recognized as the Latvian Metal musician of the year 2015.