Weesp is an alternative post-metal band from Minsk, Belarus. The band style can be described as a mix of heavy and recognizable riffing, groovy drumming beats, analogue synth sounds, and melodic expressional vocals. Even though band members used to call their style alternative rock, some music journalists describe it as “combination of metal and rock genres”, and some songs they define as nu-metal. With the release of the Black Sails album the band have defined themselves as 'alternative post-metal'.
Early years
Band front man Lex Falco together with Michail Zalucky formed the band in Minsk when they both were studying in high school in the middle of the 2000s. Later, the rest of the members joined and, in 2009, the band finally announced its name - "WEESP" and immediately released the Taste of Steel EP]. Inspired by such bands as The Prodigy, Nine Inch Nails, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Korn and Metallica, they soon formed their own sound: a combination of heavy riffs with melodic and classic synth sounds. After the next EP release This will destroy us , Weesp performed at numerous concerts and festivals, including those in Baltic countries, CIS, Poland, Germany and Czech Republic. The band also released a few singles during that period.
2015 - "The Void" album
On 20 August 2015, Weesp released their first full album The Void on which they had been working from 2012). The recording had been postponed for a long time. According to frontman, Lex Falco the “album reflects feelings and experience from the last 10 years of our lives. This is why the sound and mood of the album at times differ a lot if you listen to different songs. This album has both vivid teenager impressions and bitter life lessons”. The album includes a few tracks in collaboration with Cory Brandan from Norma Jean. Brandon features in the "Solar Empire" and “Everything Burns” tracks. Unlike previous albums, The Void was not recorded in the band's home city but at the Polish studio Hertz by the Wieslawski brothers, who were working with such bands as Behemoth and Vader. The mastering was done at Turtle Tone studio. The band was touring across Europe in 2015-2017.
2018 - "Black Sails" album
Weesp released the "Illumination" single at the end of 2017, together with the official video. They announced a new album named Black Sails to be released in the first half of 2018. Later on the band announced that "Black Sails" would be released on April 5, 2018 and is produced by the Wieslawski brothers. The band released two more singles in February and March 2018 - "Not Over" and "Who We Are" and in addition a "Not Over" official music video. During the album promo campaign Weesp started to call their fan community Black Sails. The ‘Black Sails’ album has the theme of opposing the pressure of society on people who want to be different, opposing witch hunting and mass cultural dictatorship. The band released the "Black Sails" album on April 5, 2018. The album features 9 songs and has a total length of 41 minutes.
2019 - "Crystal Clear Waters" album
On September 11 2019 Weesp released its new album Crystal Clean Waters. It features 7 tracks from the previous albums played with acoustic instruments and two songs from the last album recorded live during the show in Minsk. The band filmed music videos for new versions of “illumination”, “Red Neon Glow” and “Monsters” songs, which are on YouTube.
