"Knight Errant" which means "the rover knight who stands against the king's injustice" was selected as suitable name for the band, which formed in 1993, referring to idealist point of view. Knight Errant is the symbol of people's mentality who believe that there is still injustice although knights don't exist anymore...The band has changed members frequently since it was formed, meanwhile they began to produce their first songs and performed their first show in Istanbul. A new guitarist, violinist and a new vocalist joined the band in 1996. Knight Errant's music, in which successful melodic and harmonic structure is based on aggressive guitar riffs with the help of the violin, has even attracted the attention of people who in fact weren't metal fans at all.The positive reactions of fans and the rock press to the concerts that have been performed since the second half of 1997 helped the band to record their first album. In July 1999 the band's debut album was released by Kod Müzik / Trak Müzik.After the release of the album, the band continued performing shows and increased their fans; meanwhile the band's plans about performing abroad began to get clearer. The German Magazine RockHard, which is the most popular publication in its subject, published an interview with the band and attracted attention to heavy metal in Turkey, which is not well known outside the country.Wacken Open Air Festival: Knight Errant's first show abroad, is a dream shared with most Turkish heavy metal bands. Being the first band from Turkey to play at the festival, at which there were 35,000 fans from all around the world, was a milestone in Turkish heavy metal history. And being chosen as the opening band of the festival where 60 bands played in total was a sign of the importance given to Turkish heavy metal.After Wacken, with a new line-up they recorded their second album "Divan" which has just been released. The band is composing new songs for the third album and rehearsing for a great show at Headbanger's Openair 2007.Line-up :
Barbaros Bensoy-Vocals,
Ilgin Ayik-Violins,
Ali Ulupinar-Guitars,
Hamid Nejatemin-Guitars,
Ilker Olmez-Bass,
Murat Arslanoglu-Drums.
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