The First Tour (Years 89-90)
By the year 88, Coven of the Nightqueen had only played in a handful of European cities and Rio de Janeiro. In the first day of 89, however, the band started its first worldwide tour, beginning with London. While those first shows were well-rated, they were still far from stellar. It was in the middle of the tour (a period which the band rested so that Rhiannon and Kenya Nefertari could have their babies) that the band released its first single: To Valhalla's Gates, which sold well in Europe and made "Season of Eostre" the Coven's first hit. It was also during that tour break that Zilda Djanikian joined the band as keyboard player and second songwriter.
The second half of the tour took the band to southern and eastern Europe, ending with a very well-rated show in Kiev, the Coven's home city. After that, the band took another short break to record and release its first full-length album: Riders of the Sun. That very album - which was heavily influenced by the Mad Max series - established the band's style as one of storytelling, with each album having a central theme.
After the album's release, the Coven finally expanded its horizons beyond Europe, and played its first shows in Asia, Oceania and the Americas - with a great return to Rio de Janeiro. The third part of the tour was the longest, and its end was celebrated with the release of the Coven's second single: Legend of the Tailed Beasts, prelude to the band's second full-length album, Chronicles of the Hurricane, which pays homage to the popular Japanese series Naruto.
At the end of its first world tour, Coven of the Nightqueen had already achieved a place amongst the top 400 Heavy Metals bands of the world, with shows rated a solid "wonderful"
The second half of the tour took the band to southern and eastern Europe, ending with a very well-rated show in Kiev, the Coven's home city. After that, the band took another short break to record and release its first full-length album: Riders of the Sun. That very album - which was heavily influenced by the Mad Max series - established the band's style as one of storytelling, with each album having a central theme.
After the album's release, the Coven finally expanded its horizons beyond Europe, and played its first shows in Asia, Oceania and the Americas - with a great return to Rio de Janeiro. The third part of the tour was the longest, and its end was celebrated with the release of the Coven's second single: Legend of the Tailed Beasts, prelude to the band's second full-length album, Chronicles of the Hurricane, which pays homage to the popular Japanese series Naruto.
At the end of its first world tour, Coven of the Nightqueen had already achieved a place amongst the top 400 Heavy Metals bands of the world, with shows rated a solid "wonderful"