Almora (band)

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Years active 2001–present Origin Istanbul, Turkey (2001)		Website www.almora.net Record labels Zihni Müzik, Eznora Müzik

Albums Kıyamet Senfonisi, Kalihora's Song, Shehrâzad, Gates of Time, 1945 Members Soner Canözer, Bilge Kocaarslan, Nihan Tahtaişleyen Genres Symphonic metal, Folk metal, Gothic metal Similar Mezarkabul, Ogün Sanlısoy, Aylin Aslım, Çilekeş, Ali Rıza Binboğa

Almora was founded in 2001 as a musical project of Turkish musician Soner Canözer.

History

Almora was founded in 2001 as a musical project of Turkish musician Soner Canözer. After the release of the EP Standing Still & Cyrano they published their debut album Gates of Time in 2002 on the Turkish label Zihni Müzik. The follow-up album Kalihora's Song was released in 2003 and also received attention abroad.

The release of their third studio album Shehrâzad in 2004 was followed by positive reactions from all over the world. The newspaper Milliyet and Blue Jean magazine referred to it as one of the five best Turkish rock albums ever. Particularly in Japan the album got recognized and two songs were even included in the musical Jazzy Fairies/Revue of Dreams by the popular Japanese theater group Takarazuka Revue.

In 2006 the band released their fourth studio album 1945 in collaboration with the Turkish opera tenor Hakan Aysev. In 2008 it was followed by their latest album Kıyamet Senfonisi which features a guest appearance of the Turkish rock musician Ogün Sanlısoy.