Epizod is a Bulgarian rock/heavy metal/epic metal band formed in 1988 in Sofia. The Bulgarians (българи balgari) are a South Slavic people generally associated with the Republic of Bulgaria and the Bulgarian language Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Power metal is a style of Heavy metal music combining characteristics of traditional metal with Thrash metal or Speed metal, often within Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Sofia (София ˈsɔfija is the Capital and largest city of the Republic of Bulgaria, with a population of 1395568 in the Capital Municipality The first songs of the band were inspired by the French poet Francois Villon. François Villon (in modern French fʀɑ̃swa viˈjɔ̃ in fifteenth-century French viˈlɔn (c Epizod are famous in Bulgaria for their concerts which include theatre, an Orthodox church choir, and an ensemble for Bulgarian folk songs and dances. Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one The term Orthodox Christianity may refer to The Eastern Orthodox Church: the Eastern Christian churches of Byzantine For the musical composition see Chorale. A choir, chorale, or chorus is a Musical ensemble of Singers Bulgarian music is part of the Balkan tradition which stretches across Southeastern Europe, and has its own distinctive sound
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In October 1990, the English BBC filmed Epizod's concert at the National Palace of Culture in Sofia. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Sofia (София ˈsɔfija is the Capital and largest city of the Republic of Bulgaria, with a population of 1395568 in the Capital Municipality Two years later, in 1992 the group recorded their second album "Dead Among The Dead" with lyrics by Charles Baudelaire and Francois Villon. François Villon (in modern French fʀɑ̃swa viˈjɔ̃ in fifteenth-century French viˈlɔn (c This marks the end of the first phase of the band's existence because the vocalist Dimitar Argirov moved to Italy with his family and Rossen Doychinov (keyboards) moved to Canada. However, Epizod continued their work with the new vocalist Emil Chendov in 1996 . In 1998 they recorded the album "Respect" with lyrics written by Dragomir Draganov. In 2000 the band started to work over "The Bulgarian God", an album which is considered to be one of the best in the history of Bulgarian rock. The texts used in the songs are lyrics by the revolutionary poet Hristo Botev and Ivan Vazov. Hristo Botev (Христо Ботев also transliterated as Hristo Botyov) ( January 6, 1848  – June 2, 1876) born Ivan Vazov (Иван Вазов ( June 27, 1850 - September 22, 1921) was a Bulgarian Poet, Novelist and After the release of the first singles of the album The National Television included the song "Haiduks" based on a poem by Hristo Botev in the 2001 New Year's Eve Show. Hajduk (or haiduk, haiduc, hayduck, hayduk) is a term most commonly referring to Outlaws highwaymen or Freedom fighters Hristo Botev (Христо Ботев also transliterated as Hristo Botyov) ( January 6, 1848  – June 2, 1876) born The album was officially released in 2002 and was one of the most sold albums of the year in Bulgaria. The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian Essential for the success of the album were the voices of the guest folklore singers- father Andon, Daniela Velichkova, Kristina Yaneva as well as St. John Kukuzelis Choir. Saint John Kukuzelis ( Byzantine Greek: Ιωάννης Κουκουζέλης Йоан Кукузел Yoan Kukuzel; Jan Kukuzeli (c In 2003 Epizod released the album "The time has come" with lyrics by the French classical poets Francois Villon and Pierre de Ronsard. François Villon (in modern French fʀɑ̃swa viˈjɔ̃ in fifteenth-century French viˈlɔn (c Pierre de Ronsard ( 11 September, 1524 – December 1585 was a French Poet and "prince of poets" (as his own generation in France About that time the drummer Stoyan Petrov was replaced by Hristo Gyosharkov. By the end of 2004 Epizod released the Rock Opera "Saint Patriarch Evtimiy". Saint Evtimiy of Tarnovo (also Evtimii Evtimij Euthymius; Свети Евтимий Търновски Sveti Evtimiy Tarnovski) was Patriarch of Bulgaria The promotional concert in Veliko Turnovo was held exactly where the events described in the album took place – at Tsarevets Castle, the reconstructed palace of the medieval Bulgarian tsars. Veliko Tarnovo (Велико Търново sometimes transliterated as Veliko Turnovo) is a city in north central Bulgaria and the administrative centre of Tsarevets (Bulgarian Царевец is a mediaeval stronghold located on a hill with the same name in Veliko Tarnovo in northern Bulgaria. The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian Tsar csar and tzar redirect here For other uses see Tsar (disambiguation. The concert was filmed and later released on a DVD. The band appeared clad in armour, the show included a folklore dance ensemble, a church choir, Bulgarian folklore songs and the performance of the virtuoso Rossen Genkov who plays the ancient string instrument rebec. Armour (or armor) is protective covering most commonly manufactured from metals to prevent damage from being inflicted to an individual or a vehicle through use of direct contact For the musical composition see Chorale. A choir, chorale, or chorus is a Musical ensemble of Singers The rebec (sometimes rebeck, and originally various other spellings is a bowed string Musical instrument. In 2006 Epizod released the album 'Our Roots' with the image of the Madara Rider on the front cover. The Madara Rider or Madara Horseman (Мадарски конник Madarski konnik) is an Early medieval large rock Relief carved