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Tadas Kupčiūnas: playing the guitar is my kind of meditation
“The first electric that I’ve played on was some funky stuff from soviet 60s or 70s. My guitar teacher’s father had a couple of old soviet guitars that were playable, so I just tried those… Read more
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Ričardas Laginauskas of Katedra: “We Succeeded Because I Truly Believed in What I Was Doing”
The Lithuanian heavy metal giants Katedra have been flashing across my musical radar for nearly half my life—probably since 2005, when I first saw them live at the “Roko naktys” festival. I screamed “Mes jėga”… Read more
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Ales Loverde: A Journey of Soul, Survival, and Song
From freeriding down Swiss mountains to singing his heart out on stage in Lithuania, Ales Loverde’s life is anything but ordinary. The Sicilian-born, Swiss-raised artist has lived through love, loss, near-death, and creative rebirth —… Read more
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Sherman Tan on Music, Loss, and Building a Home in Lithuania
Sherman Lucharl Tan Hoon Heng, better known as Sherman Tan carries a rich cultural heritage. Born in Malaysia to a Chinese father and a mother of Welsh-Indonesian descent, his identity has always straddled different worlds.… Read more
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The Cosmogram: all the pieces are finally on the table
Who are you? Why are you calling yourself the Cosmogram? When I was a teenager, there was this cartoon called The Fairly OddParents—or something like that. Suddenly, this nickname “Cosmo” came to me. It was… Read more
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Ignas Bautrėnas: as a metalhead from NYC, I couldn’t deny the importance of hip-hop
I have known Ignas since my adolescence as we met on gothic.lt forum. He striked me as someone who loves music and is a very kind and interesting soul. Years went by and we reconnected… Read more
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Žymantė Kupčiūnė: growing up in 2000s Šiauliai wasn’t for the faint of heart
As a girl from a post-Soviet block in the south of Šiauliai, who spent her teenage years living in a very different reality compared to what the current teenagers experience, I can definitely claim that… Read more
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Membrice Joseph: my inner punk tells me not to it do like everyone else
Everybody in Šiauliai knew Membrice back in the early 2000s as that weird kid dressed all in black, with long curly hair and an acoustic guitar on his shoulder, busking in the boulevard and shouting… Read more
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My sweet and cozy Vilnius
My sweet and cozy Vilnius. The capital of dreams, the place where all our childhood dreams come into fruition and fade away. The city of post-soviet architecture glistering in the sunrays of the golden hour.… Read more
Hey! I’m Žymantė – welcome to my blog!
Ever since I was a teenager, I have been interested in writing, travelling, taking pictures and talking to people from all over the world. Through this blog, I aim to share my encounters with people who love metal, showcase their beauty in photos and show you my travelling experiences.
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