Pandemonaeon is an American independent progressive folk metal band from the San Francisco Bay Area founded in 1996 by the neopagan Celtic singer Sharon Knight & her long-time musical collaborator, Winter. Pandemonaeon incorporates such folk instruments as violin, oud, saz, mandocello, & flute, as well as many ethnic hand percussion instruments such as dumbek, djembe, tar, & riqq. The band has released two studio albums & one live album, and their music has appeared in feature film & in a bellydance instructional DVD.

Pandemonaeon performed frequently in the San Francisco Bay Area in the early part of this century. They quickly gained a following among Gothic Pagans, and were well known for their lavish live shows. Like mini-circuses, each show featured several acts that supported that evening's storyline - themes such as "the Court of the Winter King" and "Temple of Dreams" featured some of the Bay Areas most original talent. Leather clad fetish vixens strutted alongside exotic tribal bellydancers, fire spinners set the stage for eccentric performance artists, vaudevillian musical acts led into kissing contests, and raving Pagans filled the room as Pandemonaeon fueled the night with their raw tribal music. Pandemonaeon's vision was always to feature the myriad talented artists that make up our vibrant Bay Area community. Now, after a long hiatus, during which time Sharon and Winter both worked on solo projects, Pandemonaeon re-emerges with the new album Dangerous Beauty.



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