One could see Ardawahisht as a citadel of forlorn ghosts of the long-gone past. We choose our anonymity to be channelled into the lore that we deem Ardawahisht Mythos.
This section is mainly created to introduce the individuals within this citadel/circle to visitors and listeners of the music we publish and to reduce the ambiguity surrounding the names and members of our projects.
Thus, we present to you, the spirits that reside and wander inside the ancient walls of Ardawahisht citadel.
ERANCNOIR
The Loremaster
A.K.A. Harpag Karnik
The founder and governor of Ardawahisht Kollective, he was born in Nishapur, Iran on the fourth day of October 1997. He created the collective as the central hub for all his personal projects and those of his peers and the joint endeavours between the members of the circle. Harpag is the loremaster behind many of the concepts and lyrics of Ardawahisht projects and contributes to the visual and sonic design of the collective’s numerous musical outputs.
Current Project(s): Erancnoir, Forelunar, Etheraldine, Urnscent, Neonscepter, Désespéré, Forestionist, Broken Pillars
Former Project(s): Taurvi
ASTWIHAD
The Blacksmith
A.K.A. Earthen Shade
The longest-lasting member of Ardawahisht Kollective alongside Harpag Karnik, as well as one of the founding pillars of the circle, he was born in Tehran, Iran in May 1997. He utilizes his monstrous voice and thunderous strings to forge the weaponry that makes the collective triumphant in its sound and conquering in the dense atmosphere of its more crushing endeavours.
Current Project(s): Astwihad, Urnscent, Désespéré, Enscelados, Broken Pillars
ARDWISUR
The High Priestess
A.K.A. Ardwisur Anahita
A Gemini from where she calls “a frozen no man’s land on the edge of the world”, Ardwisur was born in 2002 on the day the sun passed the twins and the moon smiled at the earth unlike ever before. She brought the mythology of the stars into the collective with her cosmic shrieks and sacred prayers of pure sonic energy. She channels the spiritual essence of the circle into the realm of Anahita, the wise goddess of healing waters and astral oceans.
Current Project(s): Enscelados, Ardwisur
TAURVI
The Futurist
A.K.A. Taurvi Daeva, AC Futures
A mechanical soul at the very core of flesh and blood, he was born in August of 1995. Taurvi was at first the anonymous moniker of Harpag Karnik himself, and AC Futures was a contributor to the social presence of the collective. Yet, after releasing the first two albums of Taurvi, Harpag lost interest in the project and the moniker was passed down to AC, who reignited the project in 2023 and contributed to the debut full-length of Enscelados. He is a wandering spirit in the future, borrowing soundscapes of cyberstructures and transhumans to create his unique sounds.
Current Project(s): Taurvi
XVARMART
The Dissident
A.K.A. Nihil Satan
The discordant spirit of the abandoned halls within the citadel, he was born in Tehran in October 1997. He chose chaos and violence as his inspirations while retelling tales of morbidity and cruelty that were or might be forgotten in history. With his tortured screams and mischievous chords, Nihil Satan brings the gritty soundscapes to the ever-flowing rhythm of the collective.
Current Project(s): Aneraxt
Former Project(s): Xvarmart
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