Holy Dragons
A metal band formed in 1992 in Almaty, Kazakhstan (According to the group's official website, the original band name Axcess was changed to the current name in 1997). From the moment of its foundation to the present day, the main guide for the group is a musical direction such as heavy metal; the group adheres to the style of the eighties of the twentieth century. In addition, one can trace the influence and identify components of styles such as speed metal, power metal, hard rock, techno thrash, and several other directions in the collective's work. The first full-length album was recorded by the group in 1998 (Dragon Steel). Since 2003, the group has been collaborating with the Russian record label Metalism Records; some albums were released in cooperation with Studiya Soyuz, Metal Agen, Sound Age, and others.