Proyecto Eskhata

Proyecto Eskhata is a Spanish rock band from Almería. Debuting in 2012 with Decadencia, the band has released three albums to date, won the 2014 Rock In Lei contest, and has attracted significant media attention in Spain for its genre-shifting sound, including coverage in Time Out.

Proyecto Eskhata's diverse musical style draws predominately from progressive influence, combined with rapped vocals and metal guitar riffs, a style that has been categorized by journalists as progressive rap metal;  this style has also drawn from flamenco, electronic music, techno, avantgarde and folk.

The band's lyrics focus on science fiction concept album themes, with much of the band's storytelling being set in the year 2984. These lyrics also deal with philosophical and social themes.

History
Samuel Barranco began his professional music career in 2006, seeking to mix "rap with guitar". Borranco formed Proyecto Eskhata, originally as the sole member,  and self-financed the band's first two albums, Decadencia (2012) and El despertar de Queztgull (2013),[8] the latter produced in collaboration with musicians from Spain, Switzerland, the United States, Senegal, Argentina, Malaysia and Belgium.

Metal Trip described El despertar de Queztgull as being "full of symbolism and parallels between that planet and Earth, which can only be fully understood by complementing the listening of the record with the reading of the story."

In 2013, Proyecto Eskhata won the fourth annual Rock In Lei contest, launched by Youth and Culture in association with Clifford Records and Europa FM. Subsequently the band later competed as finalists in 2014 and 2015.

During this period, Barranco also formed a hip hop group called XpresidentX, and began to manage the Gecko record label/music collective, where Barranco has produced such artists such as Numak, Suddenly Flatline, No Signal and Samael Soylent.

Proyecto Eskhata's third album, 2984, featured guest appearances by Roy Mercurio (Dremen), Kantz (Tenpe, De La Cradle to The Tomb), Gransan (XpresidentX) and Ihmaele (Fausto Taranto). 2984 was divided into two acts, with the first act, La edad postcontemporánea,  consisting of 4 songs, being released in early 2015, with a second part following at the end of the year.

Music
Proyecto Eskhata is noted for its diverse musical style, drawing from elements ranging from metal and rapto flamenco,  electronic and thrash,  as well as Andalusian music, and techno, folk and avantgarde. Reviewers have compared the band's music to Tool and Joy Division,  as well as classic-style progressive metal bands like Fates Warning and contemporary djent bands like Tesseract, and to the band Meshuggah. Barranco himself has cited Limp Bizkit and Linkin Park as influencing his music.

Proyecto Eskhata's eclectic sound has been categorized by journalists, including Time Out, as being progressive metal  and also as progressive rap metal. 'Decadencia'' (2012) has been described as a mixture of metal, rap and electronic music. ''

The band uses seven-string electric bass and eight string guitars as part of its sound,  which is categorized as combining shorter forceful riffs with longer bass and guitar solos. The band also incorporates acoustic and Spanish guitar into its sound. Describing the band's sound, Barranco stated, "It is true that our music is complex, we define it as progressivesounds, that we live with intensity".[3]Borranco uses rapping as his primary vocal style.

Proyecto Eskhata's lyrics draw from science fiction  and philosophy. According to Barranco, the band's lyrics "symbolize the evolution of the planet and we interpret it metaphorically through science fiction".[3]

The lyrics of Decadencia (2012) draw from social themes.[14] El despertar de Queztgull (2013) is a concept albumset in the year 2984, when a tribe on an organic planet called Queztgull seeks "the origin of everything" The album chronicles the lifespan of the planet "from its birth to its death, passing through the analysis of the evolution of native ways of life, and how they adapt to conditions and face different adversities". The album is divided into 4 acts and an epilogue, each representing different cycles of the celestial body.

2984 (2015) chronicles a dystopian future that occurs from 2039 to 2420 on Earth, describing a futuristic war started by Almería.

Band members

 * Samuel Barranco - vocals, guitars
 * Rubén Gutiérrez - guitars
 * Samuel Fernández - drums
 * Antonio Acién - bass
 * Miguel Segura - DJ

Discography

 * Decadencia (2012)
 * El despertar de Queztgull (2013)
 * 2984 (2015)