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DaSt is an acronym for producer Daniel Stopka from the Czech Republic, who makes instrumental metal music. His gear is his own computer. Beside of that, he plays drums at a local death-grind band Histos. .

ENDAST, translated from Icelandic to mean enduring, has become more than just a name for the Montreal based metal band, but rather an apt description of what they have come to embody. Outlasting the other underground bands they grew up with, since 2004 ENDAST has gone on to tour heavily supporting two independently released albums, playing nearly 1100 shows since their inception. 2005′s ‘The Promise’ EP, and 2006′s full length ‘Odds Against Tomorrow’ have helped to make the band a staple in the Canadian metal scene. Now with the third full length album ‘Black Cloud’ (available now on iTunes Canada!!)...

There are at least 3 bands with the name of Adastra: 1. Adastra is a rock band from Croatia. Their music can be described as a mixture of rock and electronic music with lots of influences from grunge, metal and alternative rock. Members are: Jeronim Marić (lead vocal), Danijel Tomašić (lead guitar), Petar Makar (bass guitar) and Dalibor Denković (drums). Adastra's first album has been released in June 2007, the second in 2011 and they are currently in the writing process for the upcoming third album. 2. Adastra is a heavy metal band hailing from Finland. Band was formed in...

The Dastan Ensemble is an Iranian group, founded in 1991, which plays both its own compositions and the work of others. It is made up of: Hamid Motebassem. (tar and setar), Pejman Hadadi (percussion), Saeed Farajpouri (kamanche), Behnam Samani (percussion), and Hossein Behroozinia (barbat). The Ensemble won the title “Musical Shock“ in Le Monde, and received the 2003 Best Music of the Year Award from the French Ministry of Culture. .