Lyraka is a multimedia art project. There has been one musical CD released from the project,
Lyraka Volume 1, with another in the works. Also in the making is a graphic novel collaboration between the project's original creator, Jasmine Aliara, and horror artist
Vince Locke
Vincent Locke () is an American comic book artist known for his work on '' Deadworld'' and ''A History of Violence'' and for his ultraviolent album covers for death metal band Cannibal Corpse.
Biography
Locke began work in 1986 illustrating '' ...
.
The project features several portraits both commissioned and licensed from fantasy artist
Ken Kelly as well as Locke.
Origins
Lyraka was originally conceived by Jasmine Aliara in 2006, as the result of a lifetime fascination with fantasy creatures and tales. Around that time composer-guitarist Andy DiGelsomina suggested making the project into something resembling a
Wagnerian
Wilhelm Richard Wagner ( ; ; 22 May 181313 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, essayist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his mature works were later known, "music dramas"). Unlike most ...
Gesamtkunstwerk
A ''Gesamtkunstwerk'' (, 'total work of art', 'ideal work of art', 'universal artwork', 'synthesis of the arts', 'comprehensive artwork', or 'all-embracing art form') is a work of art that makes use of all or many art forms or strives to do so. ...
, incorporating music, graphic novels, fiction, and ultimately film. As Aliara put together a website and script corresponding to her vision, DiGelsomina began composing music for the soundtrack.
Story
Aliara's story is based upon a fictional teenager named Neires, who finds a magic guitar buried in his homeland of Errandia. The guitar transmits a siren's call to the ocean's depths (the latter containing the underwater empire of Lyraka), and the story centers around the protagonist's journey there. Other characters are the main antagonist, Lilliput, who tyrannically rules the aforementioned desert land; her vizier Semmonet; Pinador the dragon; Scatherus, a demonic servant of the ocean's abyss; Locke, the head of the underwater empire's palace guards, and the empress of Lyraka, Jasmine.
Music
Lyraka Volume 1
In November 2010 the CD Lyraka Volume 1 was released, which featured ex-Rainbow vocalist
Graham Bonnet
Graham Bonnet (born 23 December 1947) is an English rock singer. He has recorded and performed as a solo artist and as a member of several hard rock and heavy metal music, heavy metal bands including Rainbow (rock band), Rainbow, Michael Schenke ...
as Locke,
Veronica Freeman as the serpentine Scatherus, and
Tommy Heart as Neires.
Lyraka Volume 2
The Lyraka Volume 2 CD is scheduled for 2016, and features Bonnet and Freeman reprising their roles; both
Liz Vandall and
Nina Osegueda
A Sound of Thunder is an American heavy metal band from the Washington D.C. metro area, United States. This four piece band is known for its varying styles of musical composition, powerful female vocals, and energetic live shows.
History Ba ...
as Lilliput (Vandall having been unable to complete her songs for personal reasons);
Al Atkins
Alan John Atkins (born 14 October 1947) is an English heavy metal vocalist, best known for being the original lead vocalist and founder of Judas Priest.
Biography
Atkins formed what would become Judas Priest in 1969. With a wife and young dau ...
as Semmonet;
Mark Boals taking the place of Tommy Heart for the role of Neires, and Rob Diaz as Abyss. DiGelsomina has assumed the bulk of the production duties,
Graphic novel
On May 6, 2012 it was announced Jasmine Aliara would collaborate with Vince Locke on the first Lyraka graphic novel which, like Lyraka Volume 2, is set to be published in 2016.
References
External links
Official website
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Multimedia works