Liliac (band)

Liliac is a rock band which was formed in Los Angeles in 2015 and is now based in Atlanta. Its members are siblings Melody Cristea, Samuel Cristea, Abigail Cristea, Ethan Cristea and Justin Cristea.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Music

Their genre is often referred to as heavy metal, while they refer to it as "vamp metal"^[6]

Members

• Melody Cristea (born December 27, 2001) - vocals, bass, flute
• Samuel Cristea (born March 21, 1999) - lead guitar, backing vocals
• Abigail Cristea (born February 24, 2000) - drums
• Ethan Cristea (born August 24, 2006) - bass, additional rhythm guitar
• Justin Cristea (born October 27, 2007) - keyboard
• Alexa Rae (born September 29, 1998) - Touring fill in drummer
• Paul Barnes Jr (17 years old) - Touring drummer 2024

History

Their father Florin was born in Transylvania, Romania.^[7] He worked as a music producer for many years. He started the siblings playing music, drove them to their lessons and also started the band.^[6] Circa June 2022 they have produced two albums.^[5] During the COVID pandemic, they moved their base from Los Angeles to Atlanta. They were a common sight performing at the Santa Monica Pier for several years while building their fan base. Eventually they were "kicked out" because they were drawing crowds that were too large.^[7][8] Florin also manages the band.^[9]

Liliac competed on The World's Best hosted by James Corden.^[7] They also did a performance on America's Got Talent "that dropped the jaw of Simon Cowell".^[10]

The band name translates to "bat" in Romanian, where Florin and their mother are from.^[1]

Their recording "We Are The Children" from their 2nd album Queen of Hearts hit No. 1 on Amazon’s Rock Chart for New Releases and Best Sellers.^[3]

Discography

Their first album was Chain of Thorns released in 2019 ^[7] followed by Queen of Hearts released in 2020. Their third album Madness was released in 2023. They also released three covers CDs: Covers Volume 1, Covers Volume 2 and Covers Volume 3.