Holy Lamb is a progressive rock band from Latvia with a history that spans a quarter of a century.

Formed in 1991, the group has recorded four albums, three of which were released internationally, and

established a steady following from prog fans in their home country and abroad. The music of Holy Lamb

is a result of blending the band members’ influences which range from vintage prog, jazz and fusion to

metal, post-rock and classical musical, so the outcome is sure to provide an interesting listening

experience to those that are familiar with the intricacies of prog and first-timers alike.

Discography

Bite in the Dust (self-released cassette album, 1996 – recorded in 1994)

Salt of the Earth (Mellow Records, 1999)

A Fantastic See-Dee (self-released CD-R, 2001)

Beneath the Skin (Periferic Records, 2002)

Gyrosophy (released on the web in late 2015; CD due out in Spring 2016)

Music videos

Stars Fell on Fertile Lands – https://myspace.com/holylambmusic/video/stars-fell-on-fertile-

lands/61170231

This Amazing Race – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBEvZCYemng

Makhtartam & the Low Brotherhood (Live) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEgc3C257bE

Key live appearances

Festival RockUp – 2015 (Latvia)

Opening for Italian band The Watch – 2013 (Latvia)

Rendition of ‘Jolly Company’, a piece of music in excess of 30 minutes written by Latvian composer

Juris Ābols, with the choir Sōla – 2011 (Latvia)

Opening for US guitarist Ritchie Kotzen – 2009 (Latvia)

Baltic Prog Fest – 2007, 2009 (Lithuania)

Festival Baltijos Garsas – 2006 (Lithuania)

Festival Proguary – 2005, 2006 (Latvia)

Festival Kuri Proge – 2003 (Estonia)

Festival Augustibluus – 2002 (Estonia)

Festival Forte – 2000, 2001 (Latvia)

Valmiera Rock Festival – 2000 (Latvia)

Short tour with Finnish band Wasami – 2000 (Latvia)

Colossus shows – 1999, 2000 (Finland)

Festival Sinepes un medus – 1996, 1998 (Latvia)

Festival Bildes – 1995, 1997 (Latvia)

Festival Rock Summer – 1996 (Latvia)

Festival Liepājas Dzintars – 1993 (Latvia)

Web

www.holylamb.lv

www.facebook.com/holylamb.lv/

https://holylamb.bandcamp.com/

https://soundcloud.com/holylamb

https://myspace.com/holylambmusic

Band members

Juris Rāts – keyboards. His musical path winds back to Jelgava Children’s Musical

School where he learned to play the piano. Although not much shall be said about the

early days of his career as a rock musician, he was involved in a number of bands and

projects prior to 1997 when Aigars introduced him to the likes of Gentle Giant, ELP and

Dream Theater and asked him to join Holy Lamb. Juris co-produced two of the band’s

albums, ‘Salt of the Earth’ and ‘Beneath the Skin’; he has provided massive contributions

in shaping the sound of Holy Lamb, in particular, the arrangements and compositions.

Ansis Markauss – guitars, vocals; other instruments on recordings. Instrumentalist,

composer, arranger, recording engineer, producer for the bands Morpholatria,

Iconstraints and Rokāde. He has has recorded and released over 10 self-funded albums.

Ansis has also filmed and produced several music videos. He has sung and played

various musical instruments for the mixed choir Mūza and contributed singing and some

bass parts for its album ‘Intro’, which was nominated for the Golden Microphone award in

the Best Vocal and Choral Music Album category in 2015. Ansis has collaborated with

such artists as Laima Jansone, Ira Krauja-Dūduma, Sniedze Prauliņa, Viesturs Donis,

Slava Slushniy and the band Wake Up. His first string quartet composed was premiered in

2015. More recently Ansis has been doing acting for the online series ‘Traces of

Nowhere’.

Aleksandrs Volperts – guitar. Half of his family were professional musicians, so, naturally,

he got a diploma from Jūrmala Musical School as a percussionist and performed in an

orchestra. Alex has been playing the guitar and writing lyrics for Distant Light (later

renamed Vital Science), a Latvian/Estonian prog metal band he formed at the beginning

of this century. In 2005 he gladly accepted the invitation to join Holy Lamb.

Gustavs Pauna – percussion. His passion for music started to develop when he was 10

years of age. Since he comes from a musical family, he first became interested in playing

the piano; that was followed by the guitar and, finally, stopped at the drum kit, which has

remained his passion and affair to this day. Graduated from Rīga Teacher Training and

Educational Management Academy with the bachelor’s degree of Teacher of Popular and

Jazz Music in the percussion speciality. Gustavs has worked with international

musicians such us King B. Val Belin Band (USA/LV), Heatseakers (Norway), Smooth

Criminals (Norway) and several Latvian musicians.

Aigars Červinskis – bass guitar, vocals – Holy Lamb’s founding member, lyricist, co-

producer, composer and arranger (sharing the latter two with other bandmates). He has

participated in every recording session and show of the band. In 2010, he switched from

the guitar to the bass as a result of a line-up change. Putting his gift of words into use,

Aigars has collaborated with Latvian singers Valdis Indrišonoks and Ivars Pētersons,

Latvian band Rebel, British band Thieves’ Kitchen and others. He was the bassist in the

rock band Rokāde, a project put together by Ansis, and has done some acting in the web

series ‘Traces of Nowhere’.