22:
257:
They soon founded their band "Atlantis Rising", which played several instrumental gigs in
Switzerland. After having recorded some demos, they got in touch with Mike Varney of Shrapnel Records, who showed great interest in the band but suggested to add some vocal lines to their songs.
261:
Vitalij had already known stunning drummer Mike
Terrana from one of Yngwie Malmsteen's tours. His friend, bassist Kevin Chown, also joined the band and enriched their sound with solid experience and great musicianship, and Artension was born.
265:
Mike Varney introduced
Vitalij and Roger to several musicians, one of them being John West, whose soaring vocals, along with Vitalij's and Roger's lightning-fast solos, became the trademark for Artension's neo-classical and aggressive music.
253:
It was sometime in 1992 or 1993 when
Vitalij Kuprij, who was studying classical music in Switzerland at that time, met Roger Staffelbach, a Swiss guitarist who was also studying at the Jazz School in Lucerne.
399:
440:
455:
450:
445:
245:. The band split up after recording seven albums from 1996 to 2004, but reformed in 2016 with the intention of releasing an eighth album.
105:
43:
400:"Legendary Keyboardist, Composer Vitalij Kuprij (Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Artension, Vitalij Kuprij) Passes Away at 49"
86:
58:
39:
32:
65:
72:
54:
283:
184:
235:
143:
238:
139:
329:
220:
167:
302:
242:
79:
434:
323:
289:
232:
216:
188:
308:
206:
314:
210:
21:
163:
418:
425:
15:
280:
198:
194:
178:
174:
159:
149:
135:
127:
120:
46:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
8:
305:– keyboard (1993–2005, 2016–2024; his death)
117:
441:American progressive metal musical groups
106:Learn how and when to remove this message
456:1993 establishments in the United States
391:
241:band, founded in 1993 by keyboardist
451:Musical groups disestablished in 2004
7:
44:adding citations to reliable sources
446:Musical groups established in 1993
286:– vocals (1996–2005, 2016–present)
14:
20:
31:needs additional citations for
426:John West's official home page
311:– drums (1996–1998, 2001–2005)
1:
320:John Onder – bass (1999–2000)
317:– bass (1996–1998, 2001–2004)
419:Artension's official website
472:
343:Into the Eye of the Storm
131:United States of America
292:– guitar (2016–present)
155:1993–2005, 2016–present
40:improve this article
326:– drums (1999–2000)
332:– bass (2004–2005)
144:neoclassical metal
239:progressive metal
226:
225:
182:Roger Staffelbach
140:Progressive metal
116:
115:
108:
90:
463:
422:
421:
404:
403:
396:
355:Forces of Nature
330:Steve Di Giorgio
221:Steve Di Giorgio
201:
170:, Marquee/Avalon
152:
118:
111:
104:
100:
97:
91:
89:
48:
24:
16:
471:
470:
466:
465:
464:
462:
461:
460:
431:
430:
417:
416:
413:
408:
407:
398:
397:
393:
388:
367:Sacred Pathways
339:
299:
277:
275:Current members
272:
251:
219:
215:
213:
209:
205:
199:
187:
183:
150:
123:
112:
101:
95:
92:
49:
47:
37:
25:
12:
11:
5:
469:
467:
459:
458:
453:
448:
443:
433:
432:
429:
428:
423:
412:
411:External links
409:
406:
405:
390:
389:
387:
384:
383:
382:
376:
370:
364:
358:
352:
349:Phoenix Rising
346:
338:
335:
334:
333:
327:
321:
318:
312:
306:
303:Vitalij Kuprij
298:
297:Former members
295:
294:
293:
287:
281:
276:
273:
271:
268:
250:
247:
243:Vitalij Kuprij
233:North American
224:
223:
204:Vitalij Kuprij
202:
196:
195:
192:
191:
180:
176:
175:
172:
171:
161:
157:
156:
153:
147:
146:
137:
133:
132:
129:
125:
124:
121:
114:
113:
28:
26:
19:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
468:
457:
454:
452:
449:
447:
444:
442:
439:
438:
436:
427:
424:
420:
415:
414:
410:
401:
395:
392:
385:
380:
377:
374:
373:New Discovery
371:
368:
365:
362:
359:
356:
353:
350:
347:
344:
341:
340:
336:
331:
328:
325:
324:Shane Gaalaas
322:
319:
316:
313:
310:
307:
304:
301:
300:
296:
291:
290:Chris Caffery
288:
285:
282:
279:
278:
274:
269:
267:
263:
259:
255:
248:
246:
244:
240:
237:
234:
230:
222:
218:
217:Shane Gaalaas
212:
208:
203:
197:
193:
190:
189:Chris Caffery
186:
181:
177:
173:
169:
165:
162:
158:
154:
148:
145:
141:
138:
134:
130:
126:
119:
110:
107:
99:
96:February 2024
88:
85:
81:
78:
74:
71:
67:
64:
60:
57: –
56:
52:
51:Find sources:
45:
41:
35:
34:
29:This article
27:
23:
18:
17:
394:
379:Future World
378:
372:
366:
360:
354:
348:
342:
309:Mike Terrana
264:
260:
256:
252:
236:neoclassical
228:
227:
207:Mike Terrana
200:Past members
151:Years active
102:
93:
83:
76:
69:
62:
50:
38:Please help
33:verification
30:
337:Discography
315:Kevin Chown
211:Kevin Chown
55:"Artension"
435:Categories
386:References
214:John Onder
164:Lion Music
66:newspapers
284:John West
229:Artension
185:John West
122:Artension
168:Shrapnel
361:Machine
270:Line-up
249:History
179:Members
80:scholar
381:(2004)
375:(2002)
369:(2001)
363:(2000)
357:(1999)
351:(1997)
345:(1996)
160:Labels
136:Genres
128:Origin
82:
75:
68:
61:
53:
231:is a
87:JSTOR
73:books
59:news
42:by
437::
166:,
142:,
402:.
109:)
103:(
98:)
94:(
84:·
77:·
70:·
63:·
36:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
