After all the years of hard work and face paint, Chthonic (閃靈) can rightly claim its place as the most successful indie label rock band Taiwan has ever produced. The black metal ensemble has been invited to the biggest concerts, has sold the most CDs and is still going strong. This Sunday at 5:30pm the group celebrates its seventh anniversary, playing with the support of a traditional Chinese orchestra and lion drums in a three-hour spectacular at National Taiwan University's old gymnasium (台灣大學體育館 舊館).
Chthonic was formed in 1995 by Freddy Lin (
PHOTO COURTESY OF CHTHONIC
Lin wants something special for the band's seventh anniversary so he's enlisted the support of Taiwan's top student orchestra for traditional music, the NTU Chinese Music Orchestra (
Tickets cost NT$666 and are available in advance through ERA ticketing outlets and at Rose Records.
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