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Actually there are/were several bands with this name. 1. EMBRYON was Georgian Alternative / Hardcore female band from Tbilisi (1999 - 2002). Members: Nina Leshchenko - Vocals, Guitar Maka Bakradze - Bass Sophio Pruidze - Drums The band was founded in 1999 in Tbilisi, Georgia by teenager classmates Nina Leshchenko, Maka Bakradze and Sophio Pruidze (all of them are born in 1983). Band became quite popular for their all-English lyrics and fresh sound in Georgian rock scene. The hit song was "Player In The Fire" from the 2001 album "Born". After their split-up in 2002 Nina Leshchenko formed own band "Nina's Dimension". EMBRYON received "Best Band" award at international festival “In the City” (Manchester, UK) in October 2002. English rock journalist John Robb wrote of EMBRYON, “The band's appearance at In The City oozed a confidence that belied their short existence and their raw power and top tunes spat ‘move over Kittie’ whilst proving that making great rock music is not just the preserve of the more traditional Anglo-American axis” (Robb 2002). Examining the social, stylistic and expressive aspects of their music, as well as the complexities of the ways in which EMBRYON and its vocalist and songwriter Nina Leshchenko have subverted the ideals of patriarchal morality and standard feminine behavior derived from this morality. The lyrics reflect the tension between the urge towards being a Georgian, to belong to the nation and the simultaneous desire to break free from