The Gold & Silver Ritual Tour: Pačess + Bratrstvo Luny + Vesna + The Split

Pačess is a Czech rock/metal band founded in 2011 by guitarist and composer Zdeněk "Pačess" Vlček. After collaborating with Bára Basiková (three studio albums), the band enters a new era with vocalist Silvía Chrudinová. Dark rock legends Bratrstvo Luny celebrate 20 years on stage with the release of their new studio album Aquarius. Special guests for this stop are the bands Vesna and The Split.

Bratrstvo Luny defines their work as LunArt music / post gothic. The band performs only on exceptional occasions and is known for carefully crafted physical releases. They work closely with frontman Petr Štěpán (XIII. století) – their collaborative album Luna nad Iglau (2019) was sung entirely by the legend and added to his official discography. On their fourth studio album Clamare (2021), vocals were handled by Bruzs D. In 2025, a split album Carpe Luna and Autumn was released together with the band Monasterial Crypt, where guitarist and co-founder "BL" Darkthep (Payo) began his career. They celebrate their anniversary with the release of Aquarius (26 September 2026) and six concerts of The Gold And Silver Ritual Tour 2026 with Pačess. Bratrstvo's spiritual leader R. X. Thámo is also the organizer of the Magická noc trubadúrů festival, publisher of the Trubadúr fanzine, and co-author of the documentary Světec z pekla – chaoticon Petra Štěpána. He is currently working on a book version of the project.

Pačess has 8 recordings to their name. The debut Monte Liliorum (2011) and album Trapista (2016) were created as a solo project with guest vocalists. The albums Zoigl (2019) and Zoigl: Zugabe (2020) were recorded with drummer Martin Škaroupka (Cradle of Filth) and bassist Parambu (Asgard); the live band was also joined by Tomáš Chylík, Jakub Fritsche, Zdeněk Čepička and Lukáš Krupička. This was followed by the albums Poupě (2021) and Absolutno (2023), on which Bára Basiková appeared as a guest on the single Továrny na Absolutno – she then became the band's permanent vocalist and recorded the albums Katech1smus (2024) and Katechi2mus (2026) with them. The latest album features guests Jaroslav Rudiš (Kafka b...