Formed in Chelyabinsk in the Siberian region of Russia, Kauan is a metal band
whose name, meaning "long time", is borrowed from the Finnish language, as are
the lyrics. The project, led since 2005 by musician Anton Belov (vocals, guitar,
keyboards, programming), welcomed violinist Lyubov Mushnikova and guitarist
Alexander Borovikh for the recording of the album Lumikuuro, released in 2007 on
the BadMoonMan Music label. The formula of folk and black/doom metal evolves
towards ambient and post-rock on the following album, Tietäjän Laulu ("The Wise
Man's Song"), released in 2008 and...