INOK, a character on the cover, is a wandering monk who makes his way through dark places fighting with daemons and beasts as well as with evil in his own heart. The light he keeps is a ‘light of truth and balance’. Lyrics of the band tell about the problems of self-control, struggle with our own shortcomings and sins, they are often based on the literary works of the leading classics of horror and mysticism such as Howard Lovecraft and William Peter Blatty. The unique setting is reflected in the drawings and concert performances.
INOK was founded in 2014 by Andrey Cheban (frontman) and Denis Bondarev (guitar/backing vocals) in Moscow, Russia. It is unique project where you can find heavy sound of progressive metal, classical orchestra and variety of vocals, from romantic clean vocals to brutal growling and screaming in the setting of mysticism of orthodox culture with the best classics of the genre.