Biography
Armenian black metal band Rahvira (Ռահվիրա) was found in 2005 by guitarist Tigran and drummer Garegin. After some time the band joined bass player Gevorg and vocalist Gor. Lyrically the band was inspired by the ideology of National Socialism (one of their influences was Garegin Nzhdeh, Armenian historical figure). The first material was soon written about Armenian genocide. Rahvira played on a few gigs. In 2007 the band broke up because members had duties in military service. In 2008 the new material was written by guitarist Tigran dedicated to the victims of Nagorno-Karabakh War (it was about suffering, hunger, cold…). In 2009 the Rahvira was reformed with few differences (vocalist and bassist left the band because of ideological differences) while the new member - vocalist Simon joined. With new crew Rahvira recorded two albums (Rahvira – Part I, Rahvira – Part II), both were released in 2010 by Pure Nation. The third and final album was released in 2011 (Our Fight).
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