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The Enigma Birth
''The Enigma Birth'' is the fourth and final full-length album by Timo Tolkki's Finnish metal opera project Avalon (Finnish band), Avalon, released on June 18, 2021. As with the previous effort, several heavy metal singers were invited to play the characters of the story of the album. The album was announced on 14 April 2021 alongside a video for "Beauty and War" (featuring Raphael Mendes). On 27 of the same month, a video for "Master of Hell", also featuring Mendes, was released. On 10 May, Avalon released a video for "The Fire and the Sinner" (featuring Jake E and Brittney Slayes). On the day of the album's release, a lyric video for "Beautiful Lie" (featuring James LaBrie) was published. According to Tolkki, he created a fourth part for the trilogy out of contractual obligations with Frontiers Records. In September, he wrote around 10 tracks for the album and the label picked about half for the final track list; the remaining songs were written by a team of unacquainted Italian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avalon (Finnish Band)
Timo Tolkki's Avalon (also known simply as Avalon) was a Finnish metal opera project created by Timo Tolkki (formerly of Stratovarius, Revolution Renaissance and Symfonia) in 2013. According to Tolkki "I find the Metal Opera concept fascinating and logical to me at this point of my career. I love classical music and just like in Classical Opera, in the Metal Opera you can also create stories and have almost limitless possibilities musically". History Foundation and ''The Land of New Hope'' (2013) The project, including its name, was conceived by Frontiers Records's founder Serafino Perugino in 2010. He called Tolkki back then and asked if he wanted to do a metal opera like that. The project's debut album, '' The Land of New Hope'', was released on 17 May 2013 through Frontiers Records. The album features performances by vocalists Elize Ryd, Rob Rock, Michael Kiske, Russell Allen, Sharon den Adel and Tony Kakko, as well as the participation of guest musicians Alex Holz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marina La Torraca
A marina (from Spanish , Portuguese and Italian : "related to the sea") is a dock or basin with moorings and supplies for yachts and small boats. A marina differs from a port in that a marina does not handle large passenger ships or cargo from freighters. The word ''marina'' may also refer to an inland wharf on a river or canal that is used exclusively by non-industrial pleasure craft such as canal narrowboats. Emplacement Marinas may be located along the banks of rivers connecting to lakes or seas and may be inland. They are also located on coastal harbors (natural or man made) or coastal lagoons, either as stand alone facilities or within a port complex. History In the 19th century, the few existing pleasure craft shared the same facilities as trading and fishing vessels. The marina appeared in the 20th century with the popularization of yachting. Facilities and services A marina may have refuelling, washing and repair facilities, marine and boat chandlers, stores and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Agate
Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language–speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular male baby names in the United States since the late 19th century and has been among the top 200 since the mid 20th century. In the English language, it is translated as Anthony, and has some female derivatives: Antonia, Antónia, Antonieta, Antonietta, and Antonella'. It also has some male derivatives, such as Anthonio, Antón, Antò, Antonis, Antoñito, Antonino, Antonello, Tonio, Tono, Toño, Toñín, Tonino, Nantonio, Ninni, Totò, Tó, Tonini, Tony, Toni, Toninho, Toñito, and Tõnis. The Portuguese equivalent is António (Portuguese orthography) or Antônio (Brazilian Portuguese). In old Portuguese the form Antão was also used, not just to differentiate between older and younger but also between more and less important. In Galic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DGM (band)
DGM ("Diego, Gianfranco and Maurizio", after the founding members) is an Italian progressive metal band. Over the course of the band's history, they have had numerous line-up changes, with none of the founding members are in the band's current line up with eight previous members since 1994. Career Early career (1994–2000) Originally formed in 1994 as an all-instrumental, power metal outfit, Italy's DGM featured guitarist Diego Reali, keyboardist Maurizio Pariotti and drummer Gianfranco Tassella. In 1995 Luciano Regoli, formerly of Raccomandata Ricevuta Ritorno, soon joined as lead singer. Their first official release was in 1996, the self-produced mini CD ''Random Access Zone.'' In 1997 the band produced their first full-length album ''Change Direction'' the album was well received in Italy, Germany, Finland, and Denmark, which prompted them to start an Italian tour which resulted in a gain in popularity. With the new drummer Fabio Costantino (ex-Carnal Raptor), DGM enter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Concept (band)
Concept is an Italian progressive power metal band, formed in 2000. History After a short experience under the name of ''A.T.T. (About Traverse Tracks)'' and after releasing the EP ''"Abstractive Fallacy"'' in September 1999, Mariano Croce, Andrea Mastroianni, Gianni Carcione and David Folchitto (now Stormlord, Prophilax), in January 2000, formed the band Concept, producing their first EP ''"Time Before"'' in February 2000. In June 2000 they signed a deal with the record label Underground Symphony. Soon after, the bass player Andrea Arcangeli (now DGM) joined the band. Their first full-length cd Reason and Truth was recorded in the spring of 2001 at the Zenith Studios (Lucca – Italy); because of some negative circumstances, the cd will be mixed only in October 2002, at the New Sin Studio (Loria (TV) – Italy), and released in 2003. On March 1, 2005, the band released their second album, The Divine Cage, recorded between May and June 2004 at the Cromas Studios (Rome - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Arcangeli (musician)
Andrea Arcangeli (born 3 August 1993) is an Italian film, television, and stage actor. Life and career Born in Pescara, Arcangeli studied at the S.M.O. drama school, and made his professional debut on stage in 2009. In 2012, he moved to Rome to study performing arts at Sapienza University, and the same year he played a minor role in the Canale 5 TV-series ''Benvenuti a tavola - Nord vs Sud''. After a few television roles, he made his film debut in Marco Pontecorvo's '' Partly Cloudy with Sunny Spells''. Arcangeli played his first film leading role in 2017, in Alessandro D'Alatri's ''The Startup''. He had his breakout in 2020, playing Yemos in the series ''Romulus''. In 2021, he played footballer Roberto Baggio in the Netflix film '' Baggio: The Divine Ponytail''. Personal life Arcangeli plays drums and occasionally performs as a DJ. Selected filmography * '' Partly Cloudy with Sunny Spells'' (2015) * ' (2017) * ''Trust'' (TV, 2018) * ' (2019) * ''Romulus'' (TV, 2020–2) * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federico Maraucci
Federico (; ) is a given name and surname. It is a form of Frederick, most commonly found in Spanish, Portuguese and Italian. People with the given name Federico Arts and language * Federico Ágreda, Venezuelan composer and DJ * Federico Aguilar Alcuaz, renowned Filipino painter * Federico Andahazi, Argentine writer and psychologist * Federico Aubele, Argentine singer-songwriter * Federico Ayos, Argentine actor * Federico Canessi (1905–1977), Mexican sculptor, muralist * Federico Casagrande, Italian jazz guitarist * Federico Castelluccio, Italian-American actor who is most famous for his role as Furio Giunta on the HBO TV series, The Sopranos * Federico Cesari, Italian actor * Federico Cortese, Italian conductor, Music Director of the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras and the Harvard Radcliffe Orchestra * Federico D'Elía, Argentine actor * Federico Elizalde, Filipino marksman and musician * Federico Falco, Argentine writer * Federico Fellini, Italian film-maker and director ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secret Sphere
Secret Sphere is an Italian symphonic power metal band from Alessandria, formed by guitarist Aldo Lonobile in July 1997. History Early Years (1997–2011) Guitarist Aldo Lonobile formed Secret Sphere in July 1997. Early on, the band was influenced by hard rock, heavy metal, and classical music. After some lineup changes in December 1997, the band recorded their first demo, ''Between Story and Legend'', in September 1998. The style of the demo was firmly in the symphonic power metal genre that was expanding in Italy at that time. The demo caught the attention of the Italian progressive/power metal label Elevate Records, who signed the band to a two-album deal. In June 1999, Secret Sphere recorded the first full-length album, ''Mistress of the Shadowlight''. The album continued in the stylistic direction shown on ''Between Story and Legend'', and included re-recordings of a few songs from that demo. In October 2001, the band returned to New Sin studios (where the first alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Revolution Renaissance
Revolution Renaissance was a multinational power metal band founded by guitarist Timo Tolkki after he left Stratovarius in 2008. The band released three studio albums before disbanding in 2010. History ''New Era'' The studio lineup for the '' New Era'' album was Michael Kiske, Tobias Sammet and Pasi Rantanen on vocals, Pasi Heikkilä on bass, Joonas Puolakka on keyboards, and Mirka Rantanen on drums. Tolkki himself is the only one included in the permanent lineup, which was announced later. ''Age of Aquarius'' In March 2009, the band released their second album ''Age of Aquarius'' with a permanent lineup when Gus Monsanto joined the band as the new lead singer. The band said that it was "by far the darkest, heaviest and most symphonic album that Tolkki has ever been involved in.". In October 2009 Timo Tokki announced that both Justin Biggs and Mike Khalilov have left the band due to musical differences. On 1 November 2009 Blabbermouth.net reported that Magnus Rosén (former b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Symfonia
Symfonia was a short-lived symphonic power metal Supergroup (music), supergroup formed in 2010 by Andre Matos (vocals), Timo Tolkki (guitars), Jari Kainulainen (bass), Mikko Härkin (keyboards) and Uli Kusch (drums). On February 18, 2011, the band made its debut performance at the Finnish Metal Expo. The band released its only album, ''In Paradisum (Symfonia album), In Paradisum,'' in March 2011. History After touring together as members of Stratovarius and Angra (band), Angra, guitarist Timo Tolkki and vocalist Andre Matos became good friends. When Matos moved to Sweden, Tolkki called him and told him he had some song ideas he would like to show him. On the condition of being part of the songwriting process but not of the managing duties due to his other activities, Matos flew to Helsinki and started working on the songs, though at that time they did not know if those songs would be used in a band, or a project or anything alike. Tolkki then completed the team with other musicia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stratovarius
Stratovarius is a Finnish power metal band. Formed in 1984, they have released sixteen studio albums, six DVDs and six live albums. The band's line-up has changed many times, with no founding member left since the departure of drummer Tuomo Lassila in 1995, and no member from their early recording days left following guitarist Timo Tolkki's departure in 2008. Currently, the longest standing member is singer Timo Kotipelto, who joined in 1994. The band was founded in August 1984 as Black Water, consisting of Lassila as singer and drummer, guitarist Staffan Stråhlman, bassist John Vihervä, and, later, keyboardist Antti Ikonen. In Summer 1985, the band changed its name to Stratovarius, which was soon followed by line-up changes. Tolkki replaced Stråhlman and with this line-up, the band released its first album '' Fright Night'' in 1989, with Tolkki as sole songwriter. While going through many bassists, the band released the albums '' Twilight Time'' in 1992 and '' Dreamspace ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frontiers Music Srl
Frontiers Music (formerly Frontiers Records) is an Italian record label that primarily focuses on hard rock. The label was founded in 1996 by Serafino Perugino and is headquartered in Naples. History In 1996, Serafino Perugino began his career in the music industry as an Italian distributor for various artists in the field of classic rock, earning a strong reputation in the industry. In 1998, this reputation enabled him to establish Frontiers Records, named after Journey's album '' Frontiers''. The label's first release was the double live album '' Never Say Goodbye'' by the British hard rock band Ten. Alongside its dedication to managing new artists in the genre, Frontiers Records has become a leading label in the classic rock nostalgia circuit. Its roster includes several renowned classic rock bands and artists, such as Toto, Journey, Whitesnake, Blue Öyster Cult, Styx, Survivor, Quiet Riot, Boston, FM, Glenn Hughes, Joe Lynn Turner, Jeff Scott Soto, Jeff Lynne, Yes, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
