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WENDIGO

About Me

What is Wendigo?
Hard and loud, metal music for metal fans, a unique interpretation how metal can sound when embracing different views, people and ideas.
A fresh interpretation of metal music; ranging from modern and extreme to progressive metal, with jazz and anything else that whips their fancy, whether it be pop, thrash or beyond. Wendigo plays metal music, loud and hard, but that is as far as the summary can go. Listen, bang your head and enjoy, judge if you must.
Formed in 2003 by well known members of Hungarian metal scene, Wendigo introduced the new band with a 3-song EP (Reconnecting, 2004.), followed by their debut album (Let It Out, 2006.)
Let It Out was the Best Newcomer Album at Hungarian Metal Awards 2006, and it was also nominated to the Best Metal Album.
Wendigo was nominated to the Fonogram Music Awards (and thus to the Eurovision finals) as the Best Newcomer of 2006.
Management: MX4 Music (send an e-mail by clicking here)
Booking: Send an e-mail by clicking here!

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Member Since: 01/04/2006
Band Website: http://www.wendigonet.com
Band Members: Zoltán BÁTKY-VALENTIN (or BZ) - singer, songwriter, born April, 1974.
Instruments include vocals, melodies, screams, growls, and sighs, also guitar, keyboards, drums and flute.
Past bands include Stonehenge (1999-2003.) – Angelo Salutante album, 2001.
Other bands and side projects:
After Crying (from 2002.) – Show album, 2003. After Crying Live DVD, 2007.
Hungarian Queen Tribute band (from 2003.)
H.A.R.D. (from 2007.) – Traveler album, 2008.
Musical influences: Queen, early Dream Theater, Disturbed, Pain of Salvation, Fates Warning, Glenn Hughes, Psychotic Waltz, John Williams, Bill Brown, Nevermore.

Tamás KOZÓ (or Kozi) - guitarist, songwriter, born April 1978.
Previous bands include the instrumental Da Capo, then “real” Da Capo, playing progressive metal.
Released two albums: Phaistos (2001.) and Nowhere Land (2003.)
Other side project: New Level (from 2006.)
Idols include Petrucci, Malmsteen, Dream Theater, Machine Head, Incubus, Slayer.

József TAKÁCS (or Jozzy) - guitarist, co-writer, backing vocalist, born July 1980.
Previous bands include Behinia
Other side project: Hot-Ten-Totta
Favorite music includes: Queen, Dream Theater, Guns ‘n’ Roses, Pantera, Faith No More, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Tribal Tech, Stuck Mojo, Machine Head, Extreme.
Favorite guitarists include: Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Brian May, Steve Vai, Dimebag, Robben Ford, Slash, Dániel Várnai, Nuno Bettencourt.

Róbert CSÖRNYI (or Rob) - bass guitarist, co-writer, born May 1972.
Previous bands include the instrumental Da Capo, then “real” Da Capo, playing progressive metal.
Released two albums: Phaistos (2001.) and Nowhere Land (2003.)
Other side project: New Level (from 2006.)
Favorite bands include Slayer, Rush, Incubus
Favorite musicians include: Richard Bona, Marcus Miller, Vinnie Colaiuta, Gerg-- Borlai.

Attila VARJÚ (or Crow) – drummer, co-writer, born April 1971.
Previous bands: In Slovakia: Klinika(1989-93), The Red Rooster (1994-2000), Mrs.Carmen. (1995-1998), In Hungary: Bankrupt (1999-2001), The Beaux Jaxon Band (2001- )
Other side project: Hot-Ten-Totta, Ron Ringwood Band
Favorite bands and performers include: Van Halen, Wynton & Bradford Marsalis, Faith No More, Dave Matthews Band, System Of A Down, Foo Fighters, Sheryl Crow, Seal.
Favorite musicians: mostly the members in this band.
Influences: Disturbed, Nevermore, Slayer, Soilwork, Evergrey, Pantera, Korn, Dream Theater, Faith No More, Machine Head and a lot more...
Sounds Like: Wendigo :-)
Record Label: Unknown Indie
Type of Label: Indie

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...and EVEN MORE DEMOS here on MySpace!

Heya!We just can’t stop! Accelerating to hyperspeed... 3... 2... 1... And here they are!2 more exclusive demo songs online! Of course they are also products of our wonderful home studios (a.k.a....
Posted by on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 06:05:00 GMT

NEW DEMO TRACK ONLINE! / HALLGASD MEG AZ ÚJ DEMÓT!

Hey Metalheads,We have a little surprise for you! As we are writing the new material for the upcoming album and recording demos, we have decided to share a demo version of a song with you all! The son...
Posted by on Sun, 02 Mar 2008 11:58:00 GMT