Chaplin’s Dream

Hailing from Shumen, Bulgaria, Chaplin’s Dream is an up and coming independent metal band with a penchant for infectious dynamics and hard hitting narratives. Made up of four distinct individuals – Ivaylo Todorov (vocals/guitar), Danail Petkov (guitar), Venelin Antonov (bass) as well as Svetoslav Dimitrov (drums) – the quartet was founded in 2015. Being avid storytellers, Chaplin’s Dream are influenced by real life, drawing inspiration from personal experience, spirituality, history, and current events that allows them to evoke strong emotional response in the audience. Offering a distinct mixture of heavy grooves seasoned with progressive, stoner, and thrash elements and hummable melodies, Chaplin’s Dream have managed to create a consistent brand which is one of the reasons to keep an eye on this band.

Their debut EP titled Chapter I came out in 2016. In 2017, the band released their first full length and performed at a various venues throughout Bulgaria. They took part in several festivals in Bulgaria and Romania such as Mindya Rock Fest (2016), We Are Going to Maglizh (2016), Soundart Festival (2017), Shumen Rocks (2017), Sofia Metal Ring Fest (2017), and Rock’N’Iasi Indoor (2018) to name a few that allowed them to amass a loyal following over the years.

In February 2022 Chaplin’s Dream released Salt of the Earth – the debut single from their upcoming second album recorded in The Rounders recording studio.