ChthoniC

ChthoniC, praised as one of the best bands performed at the Ozzfest in 2007 by the New York Times, is a heavy metal band born in Taiwan over a decade ago. ChthoniC was invited to perform at the Fuji Rock Festival in Japan in 2000, and was the winner of “best group” award at the Taiwanese 14th Golden Melody Awards in 2003. In 2007, Chthonic was invited to perform at the biggest rock festival in the US, the Ozzfest, the Wacken Open Air music festival in Germany, and was the first Taiwanese band to take part in the MIDEM, an international music expo held in Cannes, France. In September of 2010, ChthoniC was confirmed to play in the biggest Loud Rock festival in Japan: “Loud Park 2010”.

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In 2006, ChthoniC was dubbed “the band to watch” by the popular music magazine Revolver. In the second half of the same year, ChthoniC’s North American and European tours made it to renowned music magazines including Terrorizer, Metal Hammer, Rock Sounds, Kerrang!, as well as international media outlets such as the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, and the TV netowrk ABC in the US. ChthoniC’s outstanding achievements in more than a decade have made it a star among Asian metal bands in the eyes of North American and European rockers. After inking a contract with Spinefarm Records/Universal Music in 2009, the band released its fifth album in September of that year, Mirror of Retribution, and completed two UK and North American tours through over 30 cities in the US, UK, and Canada. ChthoniC’s popularity in Europe and in North America boosted rapidly after the 2009 tours. Besides being a familiar face in major music magazine worldwide, ChthoniC was voted to win the second place in both “best band” and “best album” by readers of the UK rock magazine Terrorizer in January, 2010. In addition, each member of the band was honored with the eighth to the second places as best musicians.