Kania was formed in early September '03 in Lithgow, a small town 150km West of Sydney, Australia. Formed by guitarist/songwritter Marty Warren and vocalist Dan Ellery Kania's sound has been described to possess aggressive guitars riffs, catchy choruses and of course some magical melodies which are the key elements to the young bands already whispered name, with influences from early metal bands such as Amorphis / In Flames through to Insomnium / Ensiferum the band wasted no time in writting and releasing Prophecy in December '03.